Trey Murphy III #25 of the Virginia Cavaliers (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
The New Orleans Pelicans traded away three of their five starters from last season, so we are going to be seeing some new faces in the starting lineup.
Lonzo Ball, Eric Bledsoe and Steven Adams are all gone with Jonas Valanciunas and Devonte’ Graham as the likely replacements so far.
If I had to guess at the Pelicans’ starting lineup right now it would probably look like this:
- PG: Devonte’ Graham
- SG: Nickeil Alexander-Walker
- SF: Brandon Ingram
- PF: Zion Williamson
- C: Jonas Valanciunas
These are probably their best five players, so it makes the most sense, though there could still be additions to the roster that might change that.