The trade deadline may be all anyone wants to talk about outside of New Orleans, but inside it, Pelicans’ fans have to be giddy with excitement to see a team overcome certain odds, rise above expectation and distractions night after night, and nearly do the unthinkable without the resources necessary to be taken seriously by their opponents.
Welcome to what has become the 2018-19 season for the New Orleans Pelicans.
A team loaded with underperforming All-Star level talent has been replaced with a bunch of try-hards who continually come up short, but fight ‘til the end earning praise from a fan base that just wants to see competent basketball without excuses or let downs.