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Ranking the Potential Pelicans Starting Lineups

By Seth Nefsky

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 6: Head Coach Alvin Gentry of the New Orleans Pelicans speaks to Anthony Davis
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 6: Head Coach Alvin Gentry of the New Orleans Pelicans speaks to Anthony Davis /
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – JULY 13: Elfrid Payton #4, General Manager Dell Demps, and Julius Randle #30 of the New Orleans Pelicans pose for a photo during a press conference on July 13, 2018 at the the Ochsner Sports Performance Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – JULY 13: Elfrid Payton #4, General Manager Dell Demps, and Julius Randle #30 of the New Orleans Pelicans pose for a photo during a press conference on July 13, 2018 at the the Ochsner Sports Performance Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images) /

5. PG: Elfrid Payton, SG: Jrue Holiday, SF: E’Twaun Moore, PF: Julius Randle, C: Anthony Davis

Substituting Solomon Hill for E’Twaun Moore should give the New Orleans Pelicans some much needed offensive firepower. However, the lineup would still see some pretty severe defensive limitations, coming from Moore.

Despite flexing the most offensive muscle of his career last season, E’Twaun Moore had one of the worst defensive years of his career, moving from shooting guard to small forward.

This is due to the simple fact that E’Twaun Moore is much too small to defend small forwards. Last season, opponents shot 4.1% better on his defense than the average defender, and therefore, putting him back at small forward is a recipe for disaster, especially if Julius Randle is at power forward.

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