The Pelicans will host the Pacers Monday evening, but this Indiana team probably won’t be recognizable to the common fan.
Although Caris LeVert is listed as a game-time decision, the Pacers will be missing the rest of their usual starters in Malcolm Brogdon, Domantas Sabonis, Myles Turner and TJ Warren.
They’ll also be without TJ McConnell. You know, Indiana’s version of Jose Alvarado.
But honestly, with the Pacers having lost 11 of their last 14 games and Rick Carlisle needing to field patchwork lineups, let’s skip the traditional preview and take a closer look at New Orleans’ budding two-way player.