The New Orleans Pelicans vision finally seems to be coming to fruition. A switch in scheme towards small ball has brought the Pelicans new life as we begin the new year.
The overall team improvement has been paralleled by the improvement of Buddy Hield. His early season struggles were well documented. But a shift into the starting lineup has helped him to look like the player we got used to seeing in during his time at Oklahoma (at least in a shooting sense).
Hield’s play last month garnered him national acclaim, as he won the Western Conference Rookie of the Month award.