Prior to Sunday’s rebroadcast of New Orleans’ Dec. 28 win vs. Indiana, Pelicans GM Trajan Langdon joined Fox Sports New Orleans TV sideline reporter Jennifer Hale on the “Pelicans Playback” pregame show. Here are three takeaways from Langdon’s appearance:
Imagine Brandon Ingram with a full offseason to get ready.
The 22-year-old has enjoyed such a fantastic debut campaign with the Pelicans that the story of the adversity he faced a year ago has largely been overlooked. Ingram sat out the final 19 games of his Lakers tenure due to blood clots in his arm; March 2019 surgery prevented him from experiencing anything resembling a normal summer.