Last season was a disaster for the New Orleans Pelicans.

They finished 14th in the Western Conference; most of the team was injured last season, and they only managed to land the 7th pick in the lottery this year. Even with all of that going against the Pelicans, I think at worst they make the play-in, or best case finish in the top half of the West.

You might be confused why I’m so high on a team that only won 21 games last season, and has a win total of only 30.5. It’s Zion Williamson. What I’m about to say might be a little crazy given that it’s never really happened, but if Zion stays healthy, he’s easily a top 10 player in all of basketball. Of course, he’s rarely healthy , but when he is, he’s able to carry this Pelicans roster, a roster that is a lot better than people give cred

See Full Page