The Western Conference is wide open, but it’s also extremely competitive. There will be no cakewalk to the 8th seed for the New Orleans Pelicans, nothing is given in the wild west. The roster at hand is young and inexperienced, there’s a good chance three out of the five starters entering next season will be under the age of 22-years-old.
It’ll take time for this team to get acclimated with each other, learn each other’s tendencies and what they like to do—the same applies to the coaching staff. Don’t be surprised if the team limps out the gate, especially if they’re forced to endure a five-game road trip in their first 10 games like they did last season.