Arguably, the two most dominant seven-footers in the league at that time on the same team? Nonsense. But for a brief period, the New Orleans Pelicans followed in the Spurs' footsteps from the 90s and had two of the most…
Erik Roy looks back at the New Orleans Pelicans' frontcourt pairing of Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins. Acquired via trade from the Sacramento Kings in February 2017, Cousins joined Davis to create a rare modern two-center lineup alongside Rajon Rondo and Jrue Holiday. Roy argues that the duo defied the NBA's small-ball trend by providing dominant paint play and perimeter shooting.
The promising tandem was cut short when Cousins suffered a torn Achilles tendon on January 26, 2018. New Orleans swept the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the playoffs before falling 4-1 to the Golden State Warriors, leaving the duo as one of the franchise's biggest 'what-if' stories.
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