Prior to Tuesday’s rebroadcast of New Orleans’ Jan. 31 win vs. Memphis, Pelicans radio play-by-play broadcaster Todd Graffagnini joined Fox Sports New Orleans TV sideline reporter Jennifer Hale on the “Pelicans Playback” show. Here are three takeaways:
Josh Hart, New Orleans’ junkyard dog.
As David Griffin noted on a recent show, there is appreciation among the Pelicans for the blue-collar work that Hart has contributed in 2019-20, some of which is not reflected in stats. However, NBA.com does have an entire stats page dedicated to hustle categories. Hart is tied for second on New Orleans in loose balls recovered, with Jrue Holiday’s 79 leading the club and Hart and Lonzo Ball having tracked down 59 apiece.