(This wonderful article was penned by Will Bjarnar, who has produced pieces for Celtics Blog, Clips Nation, among other sites!)
Before Larry Nance Jr. made his Pelicans debut in late March, he made sure to note how excited he was to be joining a team that was “playing for something.” He told reporters that he had been in locker rooms both good and bad, but that this New Orleans group was a “great” one. “Player one through 15 has a voice in there,” he said, amplifying the team’s wholistic approach to winning.