Beijing time on February 13, the Pelicans sat at home to meet the challenge of the Spurs, at the beginning of the trade deadline, the Pelicans ushered in the comeback of Ingram, the whole team performed well to win four consecutive wins, but also rushed to the position of the playoffs, after trading mcCollum, the Pelicans suffered a second consecutive defeat, once again fell out of the playoffs.
The Pelicans exchanged Walker and Hart for McClum and draft picks, intending to use McClam's offensive skills and ability to lead the Pelicans' bench to withstand the opponent's second wave of offense, reduce ingram's defensive pressure, and have an additional set of decisive lineups at key moments. With the top talent in the league, sitting on players of the level of Ingram and Zion, the team is difficult to win, failed to enter the playoffs for several consecutive years, the pressure of the record can be imagined, and the trade of McClem is also to prepare for the impact of the playoffs.
The intentions and intentions are good, and the only thing the Pelicans can guarantee is Ingram, and Mikelum's experience and offensive skills can help the team to a large extent. However, the team ignored The fact that McClum's singles attributes and defensive crotches, even though Walker likes wave throwing, young and experienced, he can also chase opponents in the whole field, Hart is the top 3D player in the league, tough defense and brave defensive counterattacks often hit opponents caught off guard, pelicans put him on the starting line, defensive efficiency into the league first team.
The same is a hand embroidery game, Hart scored 23 points in the Blazers, the efficiency is very high, McClum in the Pelicans the highest number of shots in the game is only 21 of 6 of the embarrassing, this game in the face of the Spurs offensive end of the slight recovery, defensive end of the crotch is an indisputable fact, in the face of the full field running position can not catch up, single defense opponents were directly exploded, pelicans proud of the entire field of individual defensive ability directly faulted, but also directly disrupted the team's defensive system and state, the team's offense is not too much outstanding, but the defense has been pulling crotch.
If McClem thinks he's coming to the Pelicans as boss, it completely affects the Pelicans' prospects, and if the Pelicans can't make the playoffs again this season, Zion Williams' departure is almost inevitable, Ingram will not waste his youth on this team, and the Pelicans management is almost the most wasted management in the league.