One of these years, the New Orleans Pelicans will enter training camp with a complete roster, avoiding the injury misfortune and other bad breaks that have left them short-handed in each of the past few Octobers. That year will not be this one, however.
Due to a significant hamstring injury, projected starting small forward Solomon Hill will be sidelined for six to eight months. As a result, the Pelicans are weighing how to proceed to fill Hill’s spot in the lineup and deal with reduced depth at his position. The timetable for the 6-foot-7, 225-pounder, who started 71 games in 2016-17, likely means he’ll be unavailable until at least the All-Star break.