The Pelicans Starting Lineup Is Not Your Closing Lineup

CJ Alvarado is a role player, but he's raising the level of his teammates. The Pelicans are outscoring their opponents by 17 points per 100 possessions with him in the starting lineup. I think that what we're going to find is that as the season goes on, he bullies his way into that line-up. And it makes sense having CJ playing off of him.