We recently ran an article comparing the New Orleans Pelicans’ starters to the starting lineups of the Los Angles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks to see how they stacked up against the league’s best.
Though the Pelicans won just one position (shooting guard), a deeper look at the numbers shows that the starting lineup as a whole might be best in the NBA.
In a recent edition of “Did You Know That…” Jim Eichenhofer broke down some numbers that might surprise fans of the New Orleans Pelicans.
While the New Orleans Pelicans’ starting lineup of Jrue Holiday, Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson and Derrick Favors logged just 230 minutes together, it was enough top put them atop the statistical elite.