The New Orleans Pelicans are getting dangerously thin at the center position.
After Alexis Ajinca was diagnosed as a hamstring injury and will be out 4-6 weeks, Omer Asik has been ruled out for three weeks with a calf strain.
Asik averaged 7.3 points and 9.8 boards with the Pelicans in 2014.
Alvin Gentry has stated after the announcement that he plans to use unconventional lineups with Asik and Ajinca both out at the start of the season. However, Gentry has not given any details as to what kind of lineups he has in mind for the Pelicans.
-Clint Domingue