Solomon Hill ready for bigger role with Pelicans: A splashy contract does not make a leader. But the big dollars do carry a heft of responsibility. And when the New Orleans Pelicans signed free-agent forward Solomon Hill to a four-year, $48 million contract this summer, his prominent stature in the franchise immediately took shape. After serving as a rangy, versatile sixth-man for the Indiana Pacers, Hill is now a penciled-in starter and one of the most relied-up on pieces for the Pelicans as training camp gets underway Friday afternoon. -- The New Orleans Advocate