NEW ORLEANS -- WITH the trio of Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum and Zion Williamson, the New Orleans Pelicans were thought to have one of the best offenses in the league entering 2022-23.
Ingram averaged nearly 24 points per game during his first two seasons in New Orleans and was at 22.7 points per game last season. McCollum has averaged at least 20 points per game in seven consecutive seasons and averaged 24.3 points in 26 games with the Pelicans after being acquired before the trade deadline. And Williamson, when healthy, has been one of the league's best offensive players.