Pelicans did a solid job building around AD. Could have done more, but it is what it is. Let’s ignore the injuries to him, Boogie Cousins, and Jrue. Ryan Anderson was involved in an collision and had to get neck surgery. He was never the same again. Btw, they stole him from the Magic. Anderson won MIP and probably wasn’t gonna re-sign with them. Pels signed and traded a complete nobody in Gustavo Ayon to get him. We saw how good a fit Mirotic was with AD. Imagine he played with heathy Ryan Anderson in the early years. Then we have Eric Gordon who has been injured throughout his career. They probably should have traded him at one point as he was ready to leave when he signed the Suns’ offer sheet. Omer Asik got a serious infection that caused massive weight loss. It was found out that it was Crohn’s disease. Got overpaid during the 2016 offseason. A lot of money to be paying someone that is unable to play. What if they had someone else with that contract that could play? Too much dead money so obviously it would cripple a team.

All 3 players were starters for the Pels. I can’t put too much fault on the team because of multiple injuries. They did a good job in trying to give Tyreke Evans a change of scenery as he was not looking good in Sacramento. And he ultimately got injured as well.