Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The New Orleans Pelicans have a losing record, are in 11th place in the Western Conference and are battling myriad injuries.
The thing is, they are not dead yet.
The Pelicans’ slim chances have been kept alive by the play-in tournament, which will give the 9th and 10th seeded teams a potential back door into the playoffs.
It is a long shot at this point for the Pels to even make the play-in games, much less the actual playoffs, but those of us hoping the Pelicans’ young players would get to play some meaningful games this season are getting our wish.