New Orleans Pelicans 04/10
Jrue Holiday, Lonzo Ball excited about the possibilities while teaming up in Pelicans backcourt | New Orleans Pelicans
Point guards who set up teammates for shots first, then look for their own buckets later, are gradually becoming dinosaurs in the NBA. Many of the league’s most explosive scorers now play the “one” position, a group headlined by the likes of Steph Curry, Kyrie Irving, Damian Lillard, Kemba Walker and Russell Westbrook. Every draft seems to add to the list of potent point guards poised to put up 30-plus points on any given night. There is at least one NBA city, however, where the pass-first point guard remains highly coveted: New Orleans.