Imagine running up and down a basketball court, competing against some of the world’s best athletes, while carrying a 20-pound anchor on your back. That’s essentially how New Orleans Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson describes his 2014-15 season, a struggle for him from the beginning. Anderson shot a career-low 34.0 percent from three-point range – after connecting on at least 38.2 percent of his treys each of the previous four seasons – and never found an offensive groove.
Coming off a herniated disc injury that caused him to miss the final three months of 2013-14, Anderson wasn’t even permitted to run until training camp in late September 2014.