The New Orleans Pelican could learn a few things from the Detroit Pistons Copyright 2021 NBAE.
The New Orleans Pelicans and Detroit Pistons are very different teams.
Detroit is in the beginning of a rebuild and trying to lose, while the Pelicans fancied themselves legit playoff contenders coming into the season.
The New Orleans Pelicans have failed to put it all together consistently while Detroit tanks away despite strong play from Jerami Grant, two rookies and a slew of role players.
The Pelicans have considerably more talent than Detroit but have only managed four more victories, largely because their bench has been one of the worst in the NBA.