I New Orleans Pelicans they have a lot to celebrate after tonight’s victory against the Los Angeles Lakers, recovering 23 points and winning to climb to ninth place in the Western Conference. AND Jose Alvarado can rejoice even moreone of the stories of this NBA season: according to what written by Shams Charania of The Athletic, the player not chosen in the latest draft will sign a four-year contract for a total of $ 6.5 million to stay in Louisiana, of which 3.4 guaranteed over the next two years. An extraordinary result for a player who, after four years at Georgia Tech, he was not deemed worthy of even a second choice in the draftand who instead with his tenacity, his pestiferous defense and his contagious desire to win has given a turning point to the season of the Pelicans, deserving more and more space in the rotation of coach Willie Green sometimes being preferred also to Devonte Graham. With him on the field New Orleans improves by almost 10 points out of 100 possessionsbehind only two team stars Jonas Valanciunas and Brandon Ingram, but almost double that of CJ McCollum who has comparable minutes. The right reward for a player “out of nowhere” and able to deserve everything he has earned on the pitch.
