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Up next is the New Orleans Pelicans.

They add Jordan Hawkins from Villanova.

Not a lot of key subtractions, really.

I haven't found any that you could find to be meaningful.

New Orleans future hopes, just like Memphis rests on one man, Zion. First time, as a pro, he seems to be

entering the season that he has taken his training protocol seriously. He's about as healthy

as they've ever said that he's been, at least for a guy who's missed

about half of his career so far.

So that's like a step.

That's one step.

Apparently he's been eating well.

He's got a nutritionist.

He's been listening to the heat check.

I said this two years ago.

As soon as Zion figures out a way to limit his portions and find some way to take his conditioning

seriously, maybe Zion will stay on the court. If he plays a full season, the Pelicans are going

to be dangerous. They're not going to ever hurt for scoring while he's in the game because he makes

plays as soon as he's out there. Every night. There's a reason why the

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