By any objective measurement, Jrue Holiday is the most accomplished player on the New Orleans Pelicans' youthful roster. He's the only Pelican with an All-Star appearance on his resume, as well as the lone member who's been a starter on a team that's advanced beyond the first round of the NBA playoffs.
Yet when Holiday was acquired this summer in a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers, he quickly pointed out what everyone around the league has known since David Stern announced the first pick of the 2012 NBA Draft: New Orleans' franchise player is Anthony Davis.
“Anthony is the franchise guy,” Holiday said during one of his first interviews as a Pelican.
It's not easy for a 20-year-old to eventually carry the weight of a team on his shoulders, but it's a nearly-unavoidable burden for every No. 1 overall draft pick, including Davis.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.