New Orleans Pelicans: 100-1

The New Orleans Pelicans ended 14 games under .500 last year, but the 2014-15 effort must see them vault over the break-even mark.
That is a substantial improvement, though it’s as much a statement about the franchise’s rotten luck a year ago as anything else. Jrue Holiday and ryan Anderson missed portions of the year with back and knee injuries, respectively. Anthony Davis and Eric Gordon lost time as well.
Better luck on the injury front, alongside the massive inclusion of Omer Asik in the center, should propel the Pelicans as they grow into a team worthy of Davis’ existence. This year marks a critical landmark for the organization along with The Brow.
Though not a championship-caliber team, the Pelicans should now move themselves in the postseason conversation:
Sean Highkin of ProBasketballTalk writes:
Whether they’ve enough to really get there’s a different conversation, and it is hard to point to one team from last year’s playoff harvest that is very likely to fall out. However, 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 wise to get in on the ground floor.

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