How the New Orleans Pelicans Wasted Anthony Davis' Prime

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Anthony Davis one of the best NBA Players and Centers in the 2010s. However, before all of that, he was the top player of the 2012 NBA Draft Class and considered to have All Time Potential coming out of Kentucky and was trusted with the keys almost immediately to be the savior of the New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans. As we all know, he is currently enjoying his time in the LA Lights winning his first ever championship in his first year there and constantly competing for a championship every yea. But Anthony Davis was meant to be the Hero of New Orleans. However, for 7 Years of Anthony Davis potentially wasting his talent, only making the playoffs two times, watching his Front Office make little moves towards success until the 2nd half of his time there, and a lot, and I mean, A LOT of losing despite owning a All Time Talent. In this video I want to discuss all of the moves made during AD’s time in New Orleans and just see how the New Orleans Pelicans Failed Anthony Davis
Chapters:
0:00:00 - 0:01:49 Intro
0:01:45 - 0:03:32 AD
0:03:32 - 0:10:09 2013 The Beginning
0:10:09 - 0:18:01 2014 Anthony Davis the All Star
0:18:01 - 0:26:57 2015 Anthony Davis First Playoffs
0:26:57 - 0:33:14 2016 AD Can't do it by himself
0:33:14 - 0:41:15 2017 Demarcus Cousins come to town!
0:41:15 - 0:53:23 2018 The Peak of AD's Pelican Tenure
0:53:23 - 1:00:59 2019 Anthony Davis has had ENOUGH!
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[@lennoxleader695]

What’s up Alvini! I know your a Raps fan I’m giving you a shout out from Calgary, Alberta Love the channel bro Keep it up!

[@dannyhernandez265]

@@lennoxleader695I thought Alvini was a clippers fan.

[@chrisbanks3297]

He was hurt most of the time, Demarcus Cousins tore his achilles, and above all else he just wasn’t a leader. I can’t co-sign everything you saying, but the video is entertaining.

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

Imagine Prime Chirs Paul and Prime Ad teaming up that could have been something special.

[@ikedatike2533]

Man, that would have been genuinely nuts!!

[@resident-one1533]

They wouldn't have won the 1st overall that became AD with CP3, so it's a moot point

[@leo_wentzel]

@@resident-one1533 its not a point bro, it's imagination. That's why he said imagine. You must be fun at parties.

[@fredschuleiii7864]

People that think New Orleans wasted AD'S time and not the other way around are people who only watch highlights. If you followed the team you would know better.

[@Alvini_Linguine]

Then do me a favor, and tell me what you know. Educate me. Because while my video is a opinion, it's highly researched and I'd like to know if I got something wrong?

[@JoelHolmes2397]

@@Alvini_Linguine he never had what it took to be the best player on a contender. Lacked the leadership, drive, and availability to be a number one guy. LA as Bron's number 2 was his best case scenario. People say he couldn't win with Jrue as his number 2, but Giannis did that like one year later. Us being a small market and not able to attract superstar running mates will always be an issue, but there are key pieces we had that went on to be key players on other playoff teams. He just didn't elevate them and the media wanting him in a bigger market made it easy to scapegoat New Orleans and say they failed him, but honestly he underachieved. When Bron retires and he has to be the best player on that team the world will see that him as the best player on your team is a play in team. Ironically enough, even though it took a few years to get going, we're starting to see the Pelicans future is a lot brighter than the Lakers right now. Glad he got his ring tho.

[@lucasdaniels405]

⁠@@JoelHolmes2397 As important as Jrue was to that bucks team he was NEVER the number two. Giannis won with Middleton as the clear number two. Also yes the pelicans have a better outlook on the future but the lakers got another championship through that deal which makes them the automatic winner of that deal unless the pelicans manage to somehow pull that off. With Zions weight issues and injury history I’m not exactly hopeful.

[@ThatBoyKlink]

@@JoelHolmes2397you keep saying the Pelicans future is brighter than the Lakers but yet they can't ever seem to elevate to that future

[@jwilliams0017]

@@ThatBoyKlinkpeople keep saying the Bron is the GOAT yet he keeps getting knocked out in the 1st rd or not making the playoffs at all🙃

[@Joshavelli__]

Man New Orleans really wasted AD's prime throughout the years. This was a certified masterpiece Alvini for sure! 💯🔥💪🏾

[@Alvini_Linguine]

Thank ya thank ya 🙏. Glad he’s got one in LA. But I truly wonder if he will be a Laker for life after Lebron retires

[@tizzyt93]

AD is soft and has forever been soft. He had plenty of good players around him in New Orleans with only 2 playoff appearances to show for it. Hes not a #1 on a contender

[@Romanus-]

@@tizzyt93he’s carried Lebron in the playoffs every time they’ve been there. Dude gets zero credit and all the blame when the lakers lose. There’s always a scapegoat for a Lebron team. It’s never his fault so the media finds a fall guy to make an excuse for the lakers failures. Truth is the 50mm a year they’re paying Lebron would be so much better spent on any other supermax player.

[@MrOctober44]

I mean, he's been a Laker since the age of 25, lol

[@narumifujishima7504]

I think Cousins AD duo was great for NO. Too bad injuries got them, then Cousins was never the same again.

[@fumbleman5882]

I got midterms tomorrow and this gem popped up🔥🔥

[@leonpiper1]

goodluck bruh 😭😭

[@TheJayblaze3]

Im.born and raised in that 9thward New Orleans, I was there when he got drafted. The first time he was interviewed by the local news,they asked him what he knew about New Orleans and this idiot said Popeyes. His momma wanted him to go to the hornets, she said that publicly. AD and his family never embrace my city and AD was injury prone. If you sneeze on him,he would get hurt. The franchise was dysfunctional but AD was just as dysfunctional with all those injuries. He was a injury prone soft effeminize individual. You interlopers that's not from my city are clueless and letting this bum off the hook because yall are lobbyists.

[@joegrandstaff2676]

lobbyists?? 😭

[@TheJayblaze3]

@joegrandstaff2676 yeah the word lo lobbyists don't have to be used in the corridors of a courthouse that's pertaining to a political campaign. In simplest terms,most of these people on this page including you,would get on all fours ready to do something strange for a little piece of change to appease AD.

[@lookatcurryman8793]

Bro you deserve way more views and subscribes. Very high quality video

[@XabzintheNBAGuru]

Much respect alvini I mean... 1hr of editing, reviewing and getting the info to begin with, writing a script too, thank you

[@Romanus-]

Crazy that Boogie lost 200 million and never got a contract more than a vet minimum after that. Hopefully he had injury insurance to protect his future earnings

[@Alvini_Linguine]

Well he does have the NBA pension for playing over 10 years so atleast there is that 👍

[@q-j-p]

Biggest problem I saw recurring was they had mula but lacked the desirability of a top franchise for free agents. They get a top tier free agent and I think that would’ve made AD stay; especially after the Portland series (can’t recall if that was the lackluster free agent class where GHayward was the best option or not off top) but hey he got out and won a 💍. Banger vid tho Houdini Alvini 🔥

[@Alvini_Linguine]

That’s forever going to be the main problem for anyone who stars on a small market team. That’s what made what Giannis did so impressive. They were aggressive for so long and took risks that worked out. Jrue Holiday, Brook Lopez, and Bobby Portis. And then they swooped in and got Khris from Detroit. They really made that work! But you have to do that, either get a FA and hope he works out or have assets to trade for pieces.

[@wwefanman1000]

​@Alvini_Linguine the thing is I don't know why people don't won't to be in New Orleans. The city is fun to be in has great food and culture and the weather in mostly nice year round so it's kinda wild for new orleans to be considered a "small market" for how popular it is and has been through the years

[@Alvini_Linguine]

@@wwefanman1000 While I agree. (I live in the South) There are other cities, cultures, and teams that offer more, that people would rather be on. Plus as you’d imagine those same bigger teams can bring more success on average to their own teams. A big example is the Knicks. They’ve been mediocre for the longest time but the prospect of living in New York is so appealing to some. And success comes with it once you get that one player to jump ship.

[@mrepictime21]

Fire video keep working baby

[@cheap272]

Bro better have gotten the fattest bag for them gametime ads😂

[@randybuchert3283]

AD was hurt all the time, here in New Orleans

[@cdeleon3494]

Facts...

[@asaadmuhammad7364]

He was hurt in 2014 , 16, 18 and 19 stop capping

[@ThereGoXay]

@@asaadmuhammad7364he was hurt in 18 or 19

[@fadedconvo]

to be doing vids like this in depth before 100k your definitely headed toward generational wealth ma boi

[@Alvini_Linguine]

That’s the plan my guy. Thanks for speaking the vision yourself 🙏

[@fadedconvo]

i been wanting to get into content creation myself for a few years never really been confident enough but watching you & other younger black creators go out and try make your own niche and find your audience it’s motivating, wishing you many more Ws 🤝🏽

[@manzac112]

What made it so crazy was that the Hornets/Pelicans, Lakers, and Rockets had a better proposed trade deal than the Clippers would give out to the Hornets/Pelicans for Chris Paul. They would have actually had a better roster for the future and a core around Anthony Davis to compete with if "basketball reasons" didn't happen.

[@kokoro_gospel]

Speaking of those "basketball reasons," that does raise a question: if the first Chris Paul trade is allowed to stand, the players that the Hornets/Pelicans would be getting (Lamar Odom, Goran Dragić, Kevin Martin, et al.) actually were decent enough to field a semi-competitive roster. But would they have been in the kind of position to be able to draft AD as a result?

[@davidbrian8336]

Great video on AD. Anything on T-Mac an the Houston Rockets . Thanks

[@Alvini_Linguine]

I could. Might take some time since it’s mainly on him as the best player on every team he’s been on.

[@manzac112]

What made it funny was that during that time the Pelicans had Anthony Davis from 2012 - 2019, the Bobcats/New Hornets had a better record than Old Hornets/Pelicans. As a division rival(Spurs fan), I would shake my head at how horrible the Pelicans front office is.

[@Alvini_Linguine]

So what I’m hearing is……Kemba > AD All Time 🤔 But seriously 😂😭. They themselves made drastic moves to be mediocre at best in a laughably weak eastern conference at the time. Being in the West at that time and even now is still a slaughterhouse 😭

[@manzac112]

@@Alvini_Linguine No, I wasn't saying that Kemba was better than Anthony. What made you think that? But, at the same time that entire Eastern Conference was a "Dead Man Walking".

[@Alvini_Linguine]

@@manzac112 LMAO you missed the joke 😭. I was joking 😭

[@17thNO]

As a New Orleans NBA Basketball fan since the Hornets now Pelicans got there You got a good bit of the story of Anthony Davis in New Orleans wrong. I bet when Zion Williamson leaves New Orleans it will be said our organization "failed' him too, just watch. But go head tho.

[@Alvini_Linguine]

I’d like to know what I got wrong for reference. Not even coming at you, but considering how much research I put into this video, if I got something wrong. Tell me. And Zions current team is much better than what AD had. Zion hasn’t been able to do anything because of himself. Hopefully that changes now.

[@17thNO]

​@@Alvini_LinguineI wasn't coming at you neither. But this narrative about the Pelicans "failing" Anthony Davis is false. How is it "failing" a player by actively making multiple moves? Most of those guys including AD "stayed hurt"? Anderson was a (MIP/16 ppg), Gordon (whenever he played 22 ppg), Evans (ROY 15 ppg), Robin Lopez (good rotation player), Holiiday (All Star, eventual second best player on Bucks Championship team), Cousins (All Star and 25 ppg scorer), Rondo (champion Top 5 PG of his era), Randle (All Star) and (Mirotic). Most of them dudes missed lots of time as Hornets/Pelicans. Whatelse could the Pelicans do? Davis himself is injury prone. Also they ran into the Warriors twice in the playoffs after once sweeping the Blazers.The only season he stayed healthy was when the virus shut the world down for 4 months and in the Bubble. That was ONE TIME. I like your channel but this "failed" narrative is inaccurate and lacking nuance. Also when LeBron, Rich Paul and LA called AD was going to go like when Shaq to LA or GS to Durant. Both the Magic and Thunder gave those players good enough teammates to win but these players didn't get it done. It's not the organizations "failing them" they failed to take their team to championships. AD hasn't (for the most part) led the Lakers. Were there some mistakes made with the Pels?? Yes. But every organization makes mistakes. It's not like AD has been stacking ringz in LA neither.

[@jayysenseii8345]

@@17thNOit sounds like u are hurt that he used those choice of words yes they failed him, they’re objective was to win & couldn’t put the right pieces around him to do so, L pelicans

[@jwilliams0017]

@@jayysenseii8345bro you just yapping

[@LP-zo4rz]

Talk about how we revamped our front office and how our drafting has been amazing.

[@Alvini_Linguine]

Give me like…..10 years 😭. It’s not relevant here in this case. They rode with Demps and didn’t get much out of it 🥲

[@LP-zo4rz]

@@Alvini_Linguine Demps did f us up bro. He was horrible 😂😂

[@Romanus-]

Will never forget how Jrue locked up Lillard in that series. I’ll never understand why people think Lillard is great in the playoffs when the numbers show the exact opposite. He has two game winners that were great. Besides that his numbers and efficiency have always dropped significantly come playoff time.

[@bonzobonanza]

A 1 hour video about how a franchise ruined a single player is crazy, but entertaining for sure!

[@Alvini_Linguine]

Nah they failed him 😭. Ruined would be crazy 😭

[@madroxwasright4277]

Here’s another couple of ideas for franchise failure videos and they can be as lengthy or go back as far as you want and they’ll still work: “Just Happy To Be Here- the History of the Indiana Pacers Postseason” and “The Philadelphia 76ers: A Whole Lot of Process, But Very Little Progress”

[@Alvini_Linguine]

Id like to wait until Embiid either leaves or gets traded to make a GIANT video on that topic 😈😂

[@madroxwasright4277]

@@Alvini_Linguine Ugh, then you could make it a two parter: Part 1 about the Sixers Process and Part 2 about the Knicks screwing the pooch again lmao

[@NewRimHoops]

Being honest seems like they rushed the rebuild by trading so many future firsts for 2nd tier fringe stars instead of building with picks and decent vets as role players

[@AuraStorm]

Short answer is Lebum James and Clutch forcing his trade to LA

[@Bebowilo7h424]

And honestly we maybe would see Nola ad once again, just never while playing with bron. No matter what he do ppl never looking at him over bron

[@CodeineAbdulJabbar]

Going off the first 15 minutes of this video idk how you can say they failed him. They went and got him very solid help. Guys just couldn’t stay healthy.

[@Alvini_Linguine]

Solid help? The best help he got was in Demarcus Cousins and ADs best year. If that’s the best you got you’re not winning a championship. And then the gm couldn’t retain Rondo and even though I can understand why. Boogie went away. The team peaked in a single season and it all fell apart as fast as it was raised.

[@CodeineAbdulJabbar]

@@Alvini_Linguine Tyreke Evans, Jrue Holiday, Ryan Anderson, is very solid help back in the early 2010s. We know what Jrue is now. He just couldn’t stay on the court. Him and Tyreke were both rookie of the year. I think its disingenuous to say they failed him. A small market team like the pels will always have a hard time competing. But they got what they could and guys couldn’t stay on the floor. Im glad got rid of glassman. We’re doing better without him.

[@Alvini_Linguine]

@@CodeineAbdulJabbar Eric Gordon and Ryan left. They traded Tyreke twice. You have a top 10 player of the decade in your hands and you let players leave for nothing and not being aggressive with moves that can change something. I applaud the GM getting Boogie for change on the dollar despite his health issues and Mirotic right after because that’s what you’re supposed to do. But expecting Ryan, Eric, and Tyreke (who was used the wrong way his whole career btw) isn’t doing anything. Especially considering when two leave for nothing. They had pieces to trade for much more early and no one developed. So they made something happened later, but none of it was retained. Just like how Lebron was failed by Cleveland, AD was failed by New Orleans in the same way. Which is why both went away. Also calling him glassman when he played at the least 61 games is wild. He gave his all and the team couldn’t do anything, so he left. And I don’t blame him.

[@cdeleon3494]

​@@Alvini_Linguine alvini, they had seasons where the pels had jrue, tyreke, EG, and AD... All solid young players but didn't pan out to any wins.. Especially AD who was injury prone... Jrue who really can't be relied on to be a consistent 2nd option Tyreke whose changing positions ruined his game and didn't come back from it EG who became a 6th man at best

[@otakup2430]

​@CodeineAbdulJabbar Yall are doing better without him because yall have a much better roster🤯🤯If AD had this Pelicans roster he'd be doing just as good if not better than what Zions doing w it rn

[@3ferns555]

Does the goat reply

[@Alvini_Linguine]

Every day except Sunday 😎

[@Bebowilo7h424]

Ad would still be there today!! He chose to leave!! That’s why they hate em there. All he had to win was win 1 chip for Nola. But Every player we have today have surpassed what ad done there. Trading him for bi saved us !!

[@Alvini_Linguine]

Honestly speaking, him not leaving for nothing is what saved the team long term. At the time he was on a contract year the next season and could've just left and forced to team into a massive rebuild starting in the 2020 Draft. Unlike Lebron who left, AD allowed the Pels to use his value in exchange of what the Pels have now. Things could've been MUCH different in that circumstance. And I wouldn't say this new era has surpassed AD yet, for obvious reasons. But they sure can with many years of Zion and BI ahead.

[@eksit101]

Randle has small hands. They tried to build on him, he's just not franchise. Neither is AD. 🤣

[@PxPappy]

59:05 own?😭

[@treal8871]

HE A LABRON RIDER YALL KNOW WHAT I MEAN WHEN I SAY THAT CHASING RINGS INSTEAD OF GETTING YOUR OWN……………….!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS STORY B SHI T

[@cmayy8317]

Psalm 23:4

[@t-god2439]

Just had to look at someone of the comments to see if anyone was thinking what I was thinking. And yeah this one idk about. AD either never did enough on the court or wasent healthy enough. For me to say the organisation failed him. Especially when I see what Giannis is doing and how great he is. It mil didn’t win one and Giannis left. I could lean toward them failing him. But AD when he was in NO never had the impact as a number 1 that giannis had. Hell AD as a number 1 never had the impact as a KG had. Despite probably being more talented or more skilled than both of them. I’d lean more towards AD failed NO than NO failed AD

[@Alvini_Linguine]

If I cannot convince y’all that New Orleans AD was a monster and a top 10 player of the decade then I have failed as a NBA creator. He was routinely a defensive and offensive juggernaut and dare I say he could win a chip as the best player. Even tho I didn’t go into detail he rose in both instances and tried his best personally. But in the West where over half of the conference could be a 50 win team he needed more help to jump into that next step. Giannis is fortunate to be out East. Because the 2010s Western conference was much scarier and harder to deal with. Giannis Bucks was also a lot more aggressive about getting him help. We only saw the real aggressive actions when Boogie was traded for and Mirotic after the injury. I don’t see where people get that AD can’t lead a team. Sure maybe not to a point of a Lebron James with the 06 Cavs. But ADs circumstances were much more brutal to deal with and that’s why they failed him. If he was in the East and he had the same teams this conversation would be much different.

[@t-god2439]

@@Alvini_Linguine lol you didn’t fail as a nba creator. Just a difference of option on the situation. Plus let’s not forget how he conspired with Lebron to get traded to LA and wearing the looney tunes “that’s all folks” shirt. While he sat out the last regular season game. That right there told me why he never won anything in NO. He’s just not that guy I would also argue that MIN Kevin love was just as good as NO davis at this point. But as you said if he was a top 10 player for his tenure in NO I think with the pieces that he had. He should have had that team in the playoffs more times that he did. Heck in the same conference we have seen dame do it especially after Aldridge left . So that’s why I think the organisation didn’t fault him but he failed the organisation

[@otakup2430]

​@t-god2439 AD obviously has some of the blame, but like Alvini said, they weren't aggressive with trading for vital pieces. AD proved he can be a solid leader and he's a great playoff performer, but obviously he's gonna need some pieces better and more reliable than Jrue and Tyreke Evans

[@LP-zo4rz]

No disrespect to him, but AD was not a leader. He didn’t have that alpha mentality which is why he played a better role as a sidekick to lebron.

[@vulcanraven9701]

This. He could have joined any superstar in the league but he chooses to go to the very best clearly he was too insecure and beta to be the alpha.

[@Romanus-]

@@vulcanraven9701best in the league? It’s not 2013. Lebron hasn’t been the best in the league in years

[@mylesperh0ur]

he’s a junior??

[@Alvini_Linguine]

“The More You Know” 🌈

[@thespaceboundjd7584]

He couldn't carry a team. He needed too much help. When LeBron leaves you'll see his collapse.

[@cdeleon3494]

Lmaooo more like AD and the pelicans failed themselves... AD can't carry a team as the #1 it's already proven... And jrue holiday too didn't do shit to elevate the team.... Back then they had eric gordon, tyreke evans, jrue and AD. All young talents but didn't do shit cause they're all not the #1's on their team...

[@Alvini_Linguine]

I’d argue AD can with a competent A2 type like him and Lebron did. Younger AD was a monster. The AD we know now is a bit more cautious, probably due to all the injuries and the mental side of basketball. But the lack of development in the younger years and the fact that Eric and Ryan left doesn’t help.

[@cdeleon3494]

@@Alvini_Linguine yeah it's both ways though.... Cause AD can't get healthy most of the time... And again Jrue is the definition of mid in his tenure with the pelicans... The front office tried getting the players but injuries hindered the what if's with AD

[@Atricks861]

The starting 5 was always hurt. When all 5 played they were incredible.

[@Coby_Got]

Uch, agree to disagree. He’s terrible.

[@MrBwayset]

Foh. Who gives af?