After a great weekend of festivities in Chicago for the All-Star Break, the New Orleans Pelicans and the rest of the league now have to refocus their sights on the closing run to the season. For the Pelicans, getting players like Nicolò Melli to play bigger roles is going to be key.
Lacking experience but needing pieces of their young core to show maturity, the Pelicans need to find some guys on their bench who can perform in brighter moments.
As one of the team’s oldest players despite being a rookie, the Pelicans have become increasingly reliant on Melli off of their bench and he’s done an admirable job in that role.