There are plenty of numbers the New Orleans Pelicans will study to figure out the best way to build their roster.
Offensively, the Pelicans are the 4th highest scoring team in the NBA, while their defense slips all the way to 20th in the league.
It’s easy to look at this and say that the Pels need to add defenders, but part of the reason for this disparity is that the Pelicans turn the ball over too much, which leads to their defense not being set, which leads to easy hoops.
Sometimes the numbers aren’t so easy to evaluate.