With a pair of 6-foot-11 All-Star bigs in the lineup, New Orleans is going against the grain of the current NBA, but that doesn’t mean the Pelicans are straying too far from the league’s dramatically increased emphasis on perimeter shooting. During Saturday’s intrasquad scrimmage, for example, 10 different players connected on at least one three-pointer, led by five treys by one of those All-Stars, DeMarcus Cousins. Offseason free-agent signees Ian Clark and Darius Miller were added in part to make New Orleans a more dangerous team from three-point range.
“We have a lot of guys who can make threes,” said Anthony Davis, following Tuesday’s shootaround in advance of the 7 p.