New Orleans Pelicans: 100-1

The New Orleans Pelicans finished 14 games beneath .500 last year, but the 2014-15 effort must see them vault over the break-even mark.
That is a significant improvement, even though it’s as much a statement on the franchise’s rotten luck a year ago as anything else. Ryan Anderson and Jrue Holiday missed parts of the season with knee and back injuries, respectively. Anthony Davis and Eric Gordon lost time.
Better fortune on the injury front, along with the huge addition of Omer Asik in the middle, should propel the Pelicans as they grow into a group worthy of Davis’ presence. This season marks a critical developmental milestone for The Brow and the organization.
Though not a championship-caliber squad, the Pelicans must now move themselves into the postseason conversation:
Sean Highkin of ProBasketballTalk writes:
Whether they’ve enough to really get there is a different discussion, and it is difficult to point to one team from last year’s playoff harvest that is likely to fall out. But if Davis is as good as he’s going to be and everyone else stays relatively healthy, they’ve got a chance.
The Pelicans are constructing a skyscraper, and it will probably be wise to get in on the ground floor.

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