Pelicans’ win-by-committee center experiment is already falling apart

Chris Lambert argues that the New Orleans Pelicans' rotational center experiment involving Yves Missi, Karlo Matkovic, and Derik Queen has struggled significantly through three preseason games. The collective rotation was intended to compensate for the absence of an established starting big man, but Lambert evaluates each young player as currently being a liability in key areas of the court.

Lambert highlights Queen's poor interior finishing despite strong rebounding, Matkovic's lack of presence on the glass despite corner three-point shooting, and Missi's defensive struggles on switches. Although Lambert still expects head coach Jamahl Mosley to potentially start Missi on opening night, he expresses deep concern over New Orleans' frontcourt options entering the regular season.