Fun game by the New Orleans Pelicans versus the Chicago Bulls.
The bench players' performance in the last quarter of the game made it look like it was a regular season.
NOP 129 - Bulls 125
The Pelicans look great, and Zion looks good (I can't tell if some weight was lost). They are a solid team and their bench looks promising too with Willy Hernangomez who won the Fiba Eurobasket MVP.
If healthy, I think they have a great chance to make a top seed. They will probably be one of the favorites this season.
The bench players' performance in the last quarter of the game made it look like it was a regular season.
NOP 129 - Bulls 125
The Pelicans look great, and Zion looks good (I can't tell if some weight was lost). They are a solid team and their bench looks promising too with Willy Hernangomez who won the Fiba Eurobasket MVP.
If healthy, I think they have a great chance to make a top seed. They will probably be one of the favorites this season.
It's worth noting that the Pelicans were able to reach the first round of the playoffs last season without Zion. So the current Pelicans roster definitely has good potential, and it will be interesting to watch how they perform this season. However, I wouldn't call them favorites because there are many other teams that look stronger than the Pelicans.
Not only did they do it without Zion last year, but they didn't have CJ for a majority of the year as well. I'm sure they'll make the playoffs this year and if Zion can stay healthy I could see them getting through a round or two. They looked great. Especially Jaxson Hayes & Willy Hernangómez. Zion looked faster than ever though. He's easily lost 75lbs since some of the offseason pictures of him floating around and he's the lightest and most in shape he's ever been. That quick baseline dunk was a flash at what he's capable of. This is going to be a great year for the Pelicans. When Ingram gets back this team will be tough to match up against.