16. New Orleans Pelicans
Starting Backcourt: Jrue Holiday and Tyreke Evans
For all the slack they receive, Jrue Holiday and Tyreke Evans are good, sometimes great, players when they are healthy. The problem is they are hardly ever healthy and even less healthy at the same time.
Evans played only 25 games last season but when he did play, he averaged 15.2 points and 6.6 assists per night – which is a solid rate, especially for a shooting guard.
Meanwhile, Holiday was one of the best sixth men in the NBA last year after returning from injury and having to be on a minutes restriction. With the two returning to New Orleans for another run at the playoffs, a healthy season from the two could propel the Pelicans back on track.
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