Will Pelicans Big Men Duo Join This List of NBA History’s Best?

Having two great players at the center and power forward position is a rarity in today’s NBA. Luckily for the Pelicans, the rapid impact decline of these positions is not due to height but in a lack of versatility. Most bigs simply can’t do enough things well.

DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis do not have this problem and it’s their main argument for being a combination that succeeds. It is also an argument one could make for them being able to go toe to toe with the great duos of the past despite the Pels’ epic dearth of depth.

This frontcourt would have to do a lot in their next few years together but they have a great chance to succeed at the highest level. The NBA, however, has had a long history of great big man combos and it will be an uphill battle for them to catch any of the greatest of all time.

These two have much to prove but they have great talent, are young, and it’s the offseason. So let’s take a look at some of these great combos and see if Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins have any chance of joining them in the pantheon of frontcourts.