New Orleans Pelicans: Qualities the Pels need in future players

New Orleans Pelicans: The Pels need a leader

As I mentioned, the New Orleans Pelicans’ best three players are pretty quiet guys who are never going to get in their teammates’ faces.

That’s ok, as not every player is wired this way, but every good team needs at least one guy who is. Who is that guy on the Pelicans?

Veteran J.J. Redick occupied this role briefly but he isn’t good enough to be yelling at anyone this season and probably won’t be on the team past the trade deadline.

Zion may eventually evolve into that role but he has never been asked to do it before and is a fairly soft-spoken guy, though his play speaks pretty loudly.

The Pels need a veteran like Chris Paul who isn’t afraid to call out his teammates and tell them where they need to be and how to fix their mistakes.

Quiet guys can be leaders too, just look at Kevin Durant, who doesn’t talk much but is still considered a leader. But Durant has always had a Westbrook, or a Kyrie or a Draymond Green around him to assume that vocal role.

The New Orleans Pelicans don’t communicate enough, don’t hold each other accountable and they need a vocal leader to take charge at times.

The Pels have a ton of talent but they need to fine-tune their roster with guys who are tough, play defense and speak up.