Let’s just start with this: The New Orleans Pelicans are a cursed franchise that is seemingly incapable of having anything good happen to it. Every year in the Zion Williamson era, either he himself has gotten hurt or they’ve been so hurt around him to where nothing else matters. Of course, option number three in that equation is that both of these things happen, which is often the case.

If we know these things to be true, then what exactly is going to make this season different? Well, there are no guarantees in life, and there certainly are none when it comes to the health of a team such as the Pelicans. However, with Zion Williamson coming into the year in noticeably better shape and a revamped group around him, it’s reasonable to expect better results than what was on court last season

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