The New Orleans Pelicans hope to rejoin the conversation about the league’s premier young squads with a return to form this season. If they do that, a team they’ll join the company of is the Indiana Pacers, who are hoping to develop their own exciting big man Myles Turner next to franchise cornerstone Paul George.
The connections between the Pels and Pacers don’t end with the franchises’ big man battles though. The Pelicans biggest offseason get was former Pacers’ swingman Solomon Hill, who played for the team for three years before rising to prominence in an increased role during last season’s stretch run and playoff battle.