Naji Marshall #8 of the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The New Orleans Pelicans have been looking for some defense, toughness and playmaking off their bench all season, and it turns out they might have had the guy to provide it all along.
Naji Marshall was signed to a two-way deal in the offseason but because of this year’s COVID rules, he was allowed to stay with the team for the whole season.
He probably would have been in the G-League otherwise, but injuries have forced him into the rotation and he’s made the most of it.