I can’t pretend I know the right answer here, however, I do want to look at this from a more zoomed out level. I’ll start by introducing the concept of weak link/ strong link sports. After we are all nice and confused, we will take a deeper dive into how it may apply to the Pelicans, roster building, and take a look around the league.
What matters more?
Last week, I came across Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History podcast while at work. It’s pretty good and I recommend checking it out, but in his episode titled My Little Hundred Million, Gladwell makes the claim that America is soccer ( a “weak link”) and not basketball ( a “strong link”).