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2016-17 Season In Review: New Orleans Pelicans Frontcourt

By Terrence Verwayne

Mar 31, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) celebrates from the bench with forward DeMarcus Cousins (0) during the fourth quarter of a game against the Sacramento Kings at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans defeated the Kings 117-89. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 31, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) celebrates from the bench with forward DeMarcus Cousins (0) during the fourth quarter of a game against the Sacramento Kings at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans defeated the Kings 117-89. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 31, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) celebrates from the bench with forward DeMarcus Cousins (0) during the fourth quarter of a game against the Sacramento Kings at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans defeated the Kings 117-89. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 31, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) celebrates from the bench with forward DeMarcus Cousins (0) during the fourth quarter of a game against the Sacramento Kings at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans defeated the Kings 117-89. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

In the second half of the New Orleans Pelicans season review I take a look at the frontcourt starters and reserves and how their 2016-17 season played out.

As the New Orleans Pelicans looked for someone to play alongside superstar Anthony Davis, they found themselves playing multiple big men this year in hopes of finding a fitting duo down low.

Although Omer Asik underperformed last season, he was given a chance to be a part of the rotation early on in the season. Alexis Ajinca on many occasions this year played alongside Davis, and in my opinion the two looked very good on the floor together. Donatas Montiejunas was brought in to stretch the floor while Davis worked the middle and even Dante Cunningham got a lot of time at the 4 in smaller lineups this season.

Lucky for them, the top-heavy frontcourt that featured one of the NBA’s exciting young talents and not much else received a huge boost at the trade deadline with the addition of DeMarcus Cousins. With that trade, the dynamic of this years Pelicans team and what their future held was drastically changed.

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