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#4 New Orleans Pelicans
With Anthony Davis wanting out of New Orleans, the Pelicans GM Trajan Langdon and the executive vice president David Griffin have done a great job of getting the best package anyone could have asked for in return, from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for the 6-time All-Star.
This team is loaded with talent now and it just doesn't make sense that they are 2-7 at the moment. However, none of their losses have been a blowout and most of the time, they have been giving way in the fourth quarter.
Brandon Ingram appears to be the one who benefitted the most from the players involved in the Anthony Davis trade as he is averaging a staggering 25.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game in 32 minutes of work per game.
If they can adjust their defensive game (currently, they are one of the worst teams in the league defensively), it will be only a matter of time before they start picking up wins.
#3 Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies have a very young roster and a tough challenge lies ahead for head coach Taylor Jenkins this season. This will be a fresh start for the Grizzlies in the post-Conley era and the fans should have low expectations for this team.
The second overall pick of the 2019 NBA draft, Ja Morant has been playing exceptionally well and has already shown that he has the ability to lead this team, be the future of the franchise.
Even though the team lacks experience, by and large, there are players like Valanciunas and Crowder who have been to the playoffs several times in their careers. The team is not short on talent and can really perform at a high level.
However, defense is one thing they have been struggling very badly and with a defensive rating of 111.4, there are not a lot of other teams in the league that are performing worse on the defensive end.
