In his first full year with a team from outside of Utah, Derrick Favors provided leadership and a hardened on-court presence for a blossoming New Orleans Pelicans locker room. However, he hasn’t done enough to make rejoining the team next season a surefire bet.
Receiving praise for their core of young players from around the league, it’s well known that the Pelicans are building something special for the future. However, there are crucial moves that need to be made from year-to-year to give this team its competitive boost.
While the New Orleans Pelicans primarily spent the summer of 2019 getting younger, the team made a pair of crucial moves, the additions of J.