New Orleans Pelicans: 100-1

Even the New Orleans Pelicans ended 14 games under .500 last year, but the 2014-15 effort should see them vault over the break-even mark.
That is a substantial improvement, even though it’s as much a statement on the franchise’s rotten luck per year ago as anything else. Ryan Anderson and Jrue Holiday missed portions of the year with knee and back injuries. Anthony Davis and Eric Gordon lost time Too.
Better luck on the injury front, alongside the addition of Omer Asik in the middle, should propel the Pelicans forward as they develop into a group worthy of Davis’ existence. This season marks a critical developmental landmark for Your Brow along with the organization.
Though not a championship-caliber team, the Pelicans must now move themselves into the postseason conversation:
Sean Highkin of ProBasketballTalk writes:
Whether they have enough to actually get there is a different discussion, and it is difficult to point to one team from last year’s playoff crop that’s likely to drop out. But if Davis is as good as he’s likely to be and everyone else stays relatively healthy, they have got a opportunity.
The Pelicans are constructing a skyscraper, and it will probably be sensible to get in on the ground floor.

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