2015-16 NBA Quick Preview: New Orleans Pelicans

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2015-16 NBA Preview

New Orleans Pelicans

Head Coach: Alvin Gentry (335-370 all-time)

Last Year's Record: 45-37

Last Playoff Series Win: 2007-08 First Round vs. Dallas Mavericks

Last NBA Conference Finals Appearance: Pelicans have never appeared in a conference final

NBA Championships Won: 0

2014-15 Team Leaders:

PPG: Anthony Davis (24.4)

RPG: Anthony Davis (10.2)

BPG: Anthony Davis (2.9)

SPG: Jrue Holiday (1.6)

APG: Jrue Holiday (6.9)

Off-Season Transactions:

-Signed (C) Omer Asik

-Signed (F) Dante Cunningham

-Signed (F) Alexis Ajinca

-Re-signed (F) Luke Babbitt

-Signed (G) Bryce Dejean-Jones

-Signed (C) Jerome Jordan

-Signed (G) Bo McCalebb

-Waived (G) Corey Webster

-Signed (G) Nate Robinson

-Waived (C) Mirza Begic

Roster:

Projected Starting Five:

C - Omer Asik (7.3 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 0.7 BPG)

PF - Anthony Davis (24.4 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 2.9 BPG)

SF - Dante Cunningham (5.2 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 0.6 RPG)

SG - Eric Gordon (13.4 PPG, 3.8 APG, 2.6 RPG)

PG - Jrue Holiday (14.8 PPG, 6.9 APG, 3.4 RPG)

Projected Bench:

Norris Cole (PG), Tyreke Evans (SG), Quincy Pondexter (SF), Ryan Anderson (PF), Alexis Ajinca (F), Bryce Dejean-Jones (SG), Alonzo Gee (SF), Luke Babbitt (F), Kendrick Perkins (C), Sean Kilpatrick (SG), Chris Douglas-Roberts (SF)

The Prediction:

44-38