The New Orleans Pelicans have a lot of what-ifs, and so does the rest of the NBA.
What if Portland had drafted Michael Jordan? What if the Pistons had just taken Carmelo Anthony instead of Darko Milicic?
What if the Hornets had kept Kobe Bryant?
There are plenty of what-ifs around the league, especially for the New Orleans Pelicans, whose recent history could have gone very differently.
The Pelicans have been involved in some of the biggest trades of the last decade, missed opportunities to build a dynasty and flopped on huge trade that eventually worked out for them.