SAN FRANCISCO – According to play-by-play data from Basketball-Reference.com, 23 percent of Solomon Hill’s career minutes have been spent at shooting guard, though none of those have occurred since he joined the New Orleans Pelicans this season. However, after another backcourt player has been sidelined – Lance Stephenson is out for potentially an extended stretch with a groin injury – anything might be on the table.
“I’ll play wherever,” Hill said after Sunday’s practice at the University of San Francisco. “Wherever Coach (Alvin Gentry) puts me. I played point guard in Indiana. I can play wherever.”
New Orleans is facing abbreviated roster depth at guard entering Monday’s matchup against Golden State, which boasts the NBA’s premier backcourt duo of two-time MVP Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.