In one narrow sense, Graham is doing …

In one narrow sense, Graham is doing exactly what the Pelicans hoped: shooting 41% on 4.8 catch-and-shoot 3s per game. Graham would feast on more such looks if Zion Williamson were around. If there’s one player on this team whose skill set screams for Williamson, it’s Graham. With or without Williamson, Graham has to jack more catch-and-shoot 3s because he doesn’t provide enough value anywhere else. That has been magnified without Williamson, to the point that Graham is getting squeezed some with CJ McCollum on board. McCollum already supplanted him as starting point guard. That leaves plenty of minutes for Graham in different configurations, though Jose Alvarado has done well as backup point guard.