Halo

When we last took the pulse of the New Orleans Pelicans, they were dancing with the .500 mark, playing exceptionally well some nights and inexplicably poorly on others.

About a month later, not a whole lot has changed. But things are trending in the right direction.

The Pelicans currently stand at 17-16 after enduring an arduous month of December. January will provide ample chances to string some wins together, though. By the time February arrives, this could be a top-eight team in the Western Conference.

Anthony Davis, one of the best players in all of basketball, has headlined the guard-heavy ‘Cans since day one. That won’t change.

AD is doing all he can, but he can’t single-handedly carry the team to the postseason. It’ll be up to the rest of the Pels to give their superstar some help as the franchise chases its first playoff berth since 2010-11.

Each player on the follow slides is ranked based on what he has done up to this point, as well as what he will do the rest of the way.

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