It has been a long rebuilding process ever since the New Orleans Pelicans franchise traded away their star in point guard Chris Paul. After being one of the top teams in the Western Conference, NOLA has had to grind their back into playoff contention. Changes have been a plenty, from ownership, to nickname, and now most recently the coach.
After a myriad of injuries and other bad breaks, the Pelicans finally stuck gold in winning the lottery in 2012. They nabbed the league’s next generational superstar in Anthony Davis; a two-way monster who blocks every shot on one end and can get a bucket in any way on the other.