New Orleans Pelicans, X-ray of an unsolvable disaster

A discouraging start that could be sensed and has been even worse than expected. New Orleans Pelicans is one of the two NBA teams that have not won any games yet, but they have the will and tools to seek something much better. Willie Green may be close to dismissal and the future does not look promising.

Resorting to a miracle to have hope, but not surrounding it in the right way so that if it happens, it can have a real impact on the sports side. New Orleans Pelicans has been yearning for years to see the best version of Zion Williamson injury-free, but they have not done the necessary work to provide this generational talent project with a team on their level, if he manages to find himself. They are groping in the dark and nothing works out.

Missi's good performance from last year seems to have evaporated this season, Murphy III and Herbert Jones need a competitive team to leave their mark, Poole has not yet become a game-changer and Zion is a yes but not consistent, still with doubts about his physical condition and many shortcomings around him to shine. They could only get out of this situation through the Draft, being a small market, and indeed Jeremiah Fears is showing good signs, but it is not enough.

Even more so considering that their first-round pick in the NBA Draft 2026 was traded to sign Derik Queen, a rookie center who does not seem to have the full confidence of the coach and lacks the expected impact due to the accumulation of important players in that position. New Orleans Pelicans has a dark past, a worrying present, and a terrifying future, having mortgaged their hopes on an individual miracle that, even if it happens, would not be supported by a competitive team.

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