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New Orleans Pelicans: Rotation issues are making injury risks higher

The Pelicans bench is becoming an injury risk. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

The New Orleans Pelicans are risking their future of this core by not having a serviceable rotation early in the season

Something’s been on my mind lately that I just can’t shake. Sure, the New Orleans Pelicans are off to a solid start on the season, but their biggest weakness is just bugging me non-stop.

That weakness is the Pelicans’ lack of a reliable second-unit. Coming into the season, I wrote that this could be an issue for the team, but I had faith that players like Nicolo Melli and Jaxson Hayes would step forward.