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New Orleans Pelicans: How Team Additions Impact Stretch Run

With the news that players would be given the power to choose for themselves whether to return, the NBA also decided to increase the number of roster spots, which should work out well for the finally-healthy New Orleans Pelicans.

During a normal NBA, season teams can carry up to 15 players on the roster, for the restart in Orlando that number will be increased to 17.

That increase also allows teams to replace a player who is hurt and will miss the re-start anyway. While most roster spots will be filled from G-League affiliates, a few teams have chosen to sign free agents.