Luke Babbitt is competing for the starting small forward job along with John Salmons and Darius Miller, the Times-Picayune reports.

Babbitt is competing for the starting small forward job along with John Salmons and Darius Miller, the Times-Picayune reports.

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This comes after general manager Dell Demps said the starting job could be alternated between those three players. Tyreke Evans is also another option for the starting job, though he was not mentioned by Demps. Babbitt didn't play in Summer League this season with question marks surrounding his future in New Orleans, but has experience with the team after playing 27 games with the Pelicans last season. Babbitt averaged 6.3 points and 3.3 rebounds during the 2013-14 season.