In many ways, The Last Dance isn’t just about the end of the Michael Jordan era in Chicago, but also about the myriad changes that have happened since MJ left the game. The New Orleans Pelicans are very much representative of those changes.
As someone who was actually alive and sentient during the Jordan era, I have seen both sides of the old and new NBA and there is plenty to like and dislike about both.
Old NBA heads often bemoan the “soft” modern game and how players from their era were tougher, more physical and would wipe the floor with young teams like the New Orleans Pelicans.