Every other year, Pelicans GM Dell Demps will sign one or two players from the international ranks in order to fill needed spots in the rotation. These players tend to come over relatively cheap, while being capable of taking on large roles. Last season, for example, Darius Miller left Brose Bamburg of Germany in order to shore up a wing rotation that had been lacking in size and perimeter shooting.
The injury of Solomon Hill thrust Miller into a bigger role than expected, but the wing delivered and ended up being one of many pleasant surprises in a successful season.