It wasn't supposed to be like this for the New Orleans Pelicans. Think back to opening night and the preseason power rankings. No one ranked the Pelicans worse than 11th. Las Vegas put the the Pelicans over under at 47.5 wins. They are going to fall far short of those marks.
Injuries came in waves all season long and began in training camp. Dante Cunningham and Alonzo Gee will be the only players to play at least 70 games. Gee, for his troubles, is out for the remainder of the season with a torn quad.