The New Orleans Pelicans find themselves in a strangely familiar position. Armed with the top pick in a draft with a atypically interesting top draft pick, the franchise is dealing with ownership and management changes and franchise talent bolting. The details differ from the 2011-2012 time frame and the actual figures are different, obviously, but the similarity is noteworthy.
It’s exactly this similarity that should give fans and critics of the team cause to worry, but it precisely the differences where the hope for a better turn of events springs forth.
In the end, what the franchise needs more than anything is humility.