Without thinking, name your favorite New Orleans Pelicans small forward or shooting guard.
How long did that take you? Was it Peja Stojakovic? Maybe it was Rasual Butler. I doubt it was Morris Peterson, James Posey or Julian Wright. Probably wasn’t Cedric Simmons or Al-Farouq-Aminu either. Could it be Tyreke Evans. He came in as a possible wing, but became a better fit as the primary ball handling guard.
We won’t count him for this article, as he was partly responsible for the overall resurgence of good basketball in New Orleans. He gets a slight pass.
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