Omer Asik and Alexis Ajinca did not exactly light the world on fire last season for the New Orleans Pelicans. Posting miserable box plus/minuses (-4.5 for Ajinca and -4.2 for Asik, per basketball-reference.com), the pair were an obvious negative when they were on the floor. As a result, the New Orleans Pelicans have made some moves this offseason to minimize the negative impact of the two giants.
Right away, it is clear Anthony Davis will play more center. Last season, lineups with Davis at center almost exclusively featured Ryan Anderson at the power forward position.