Since Jan. 1, New Orleans (26-33) has nine players averaging at least eight points per game, which means on many nights over the past two months, multiple scoring threats have emerged from the team’s bench. That’s been one of the bigger but perhaps least discussed aspects of the Pelicans completely turning around their season, as players like JJ Redick (14.3 ppg since Jan. 1), Josh Hart (9.8 ppg), Nicolo Melli (8.8) and E’Twaun Moore (8.3) have consistently provided a spark in the second unit.
Redick won’t play Sunday vs. the Lakers (7 p.m., ESPN, Fox Sports New Orleans, ESPN New Orleans 100.