New Orleans Pelicans: 3 takeaways from 2019 NBA Summer League
By Alex Hoban
2. Hayes and NAW already click together
It is one thing to be able to play well individually, but another to make the others around you better as well. It was clear right from the beginning however that these two could thrive playing off one another.
If Nickeil Alexander-Walker wasn’t scoring, he seemed to be looking for Jaxson Hayes. The two excelled at running the pick and roll together, as shown here from the now viral clip:
https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1148424129273630720
With NAW being able to make any pass with either hand and Hayes having great hands and being able to catch anything that comes his way, these two form quite the formidable duo. Here is a play that shows off all of that:
This lefty alley-oop pass by Nickeil Alexander-Walker to Jaxson Hayes is incredibly accurate for a right-handed.
— Lorenzo Neri (@lorenzoneri84) July 16, 2019
We know about how he is ambidextrous, but damn pic.twitter.com/rjYVy7s1AA
These guys won’t be main contributors to this team come regular season, but it isn’t crazy to assume that these two will get run with the second unit.
If that is the case, it is nice to see that they already have good chemistry with one another and will be able to provide some offense off the bench. Hopefully for Pelican fans, these two will keep that chemistry and play alongside each other in New Orleans for the years to come.