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The New Orleans Pelicans have been prioritizing having high-character human beings in the team since EVP David Griffin took over the organization’s leading role. Bringing in CJ McCollum to steady a young, inexperienced locker room was part of that process. After a few years in town, it’s safe to say that investment by the team […]

Smart front offices find ways to squeeze every drop of value out of every single asset that passes through the building. It is the only way for small-market teams allergic to the luxury tax to stay competitive. The New Orleans Pelicans are getting squeezed out of the Western Conference’s top-six conversation by the day though. […]

The NBA Draft Combine is a wrap and the postseason is down to the final four teams. Every other franchise is scheduling private workouts and starting to push for information to use in the trade market. The New Orleans Pelicans are in the middle of action with many league media members assuming Brandon Ingram will […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are holders of the 2024 NBA Draft’s 21st overall pick but the front office is most assuredly on the clock. The Western Conference is wide open for all takers next season and Zion Williamson will be back for another run. The front office is operating with an urgency to improve according […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were swept out of the NBA Playoffs largely due to injuries, sure. Brandon Ingram was not quite at 100% when returning from a knee issue suffered a month before the postseason tipped off. Zion Williamson went days just days before a possible NBA Playoffs debut, pulling up with a hamstring problem […]

The Sacramento Kings already have one obviously talented yet objectively limited seven-foot center from Lithuania on the roster. Would pairing franchise stalwart Domantas Sabonis with fellow countryman Jonas Valanciunas this summer really be an optimal move for Sacramento? Let’s just say the oddsmakers in Vegas don’t share your skepticism. As Valanciunas’ foray into free agency […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to be one of the teams that helps dictate the flow of the 2024 NBA offseason. After all, wholesale changes may be coming to the Cavs after an inescapable sense of disappointment appears to be plaguing the franchise at the moment. And the New Orleans Pelicans are among the teams […]

The Chicago-based combine has produced a few storylines to follow before the 2024 NBA Draft (June 26-27) decides where the newest batch of prospects will start their professional adventures. The fates of many soon-to-be draftees depend largely on the trade market brewing up for All-Stars like Brandon Ingram. The New Orleans Pelicans may not have […]

Neither the New Orleans Pelicans nor the Cleveland Cavaliers finished the season the way they wanted to. Both teams entered this season with lofty expectations for their young cores but fell flat in the playoffs. The Pelicans barely even made the postseason before getting swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round. The […]

After the Cleveland Cavaliers exit in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, there was one glaring piece that was missing in the latter part of their playoff run. Jarrett Allen sustained a rib injury in Game 4 of their Round 1 series causing him to miss the last eight contests of the postseason. Furthermore, there were some […]

Some changes may be in order for the Orlando Magic after bowing out to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round. One possibility is the team trading for New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram, who only has one year left on his contract. The Orlando Magic are the betting favorites to land Ingram if he doesn’t […]

The New Orleans Pelicans ended the 2023-24 season on a whimper; a campaign that had started out so promisingly ended in heartbreak when the Pelicans suffered a sweep in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder. And now, major changes could be coming in the Big […]

The NBA offseason is approaching as more and more teams get bounced from the playoffs. The questions as to who will get moved in trades this summer have yet to be answered. Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young and New Orleans Pelicans star Brandon Ingram are among the biggest names who might be on new teams, […]

The NBA’s traditional big-man role has been under attack since Steph Curry stepped into the league. Perhaps it was a bit before the 2009 draft class had their names called but the four-point line (The Curry Curve, if you will) is being implemented onto practice courts by practically every team. That has led teams like […]

Simply making the playoffs for the New Orleans Pelicans this year was an accomplishment on its own. It isn’t the end goal for every NBA team and the Pelicans themselves surely had greater ambitions, but they still were able to advance to the postseason. They did so despite a number of injuries. Trey Murphy III […]

The NBA is built on star players. Coaches cut down rotations during the NBA Playoffs as All-World talents take over the biggest stage in basketball. However, the role players that help buoy a franchise through an 82-game slog cannot be discounted. The New Orleans Pelicans have one of the most respected reserves in the business […]

The New Orleans Pelicans fought through a season of unfortunate, ill-timed injuries just to once again fall short in the NBA Playoffs. Now the front office is looking ahead with a bit of urgency to put together another Western Conference contender for the 2024-25 campaign. With a lack of top-end free agent talent and a […]

The NBA Playoffs are still the main attraction but the league’s silly season is heating up quicker than the summer temperatures. Now that the NBA Draft Lottery has set the selection order in stone, front offices around the league have a better understanding of what is available in any given swap. That does not mean […]

The NBA’s regular season is a distant memory for some franchises. A lucky few are still fighting for an NBA Finals berth. Teams like the New Orleans Pelicans, postseason qualifiers who fell short of internal expectations, are still licking their wounds. The frustrated fans are now nitpicking specific plays and games for evidence to back […]

The ping pong balls of fate have decided the NBA Draft Lottery once again. The last thing for the league to settle is the crowning of a champion but the NBA Finals are still weeks away from tipping off. Franchises and players no longer fighting for a title are starting to their hands and the […]

Executive Vice President David Griffin admitted that changes would be made to the New Orleans Pelicans roster this summer to remain competitive in the NBA’s Western Conference. That has led to the Brandon Ingram trade rumor industry ramping up to historic levels. However, the lead executive might have to team up with head coach Willie […]

The New Orleans Pelicans concluded their 2023-2024 season with an ‘Irish goodbye’ in the first round of the playoffs, getting swept by Chet Holmgren, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Now the Pelicans must decide who to keep and who to get rid of as they point their sails toward further horizons for next […]

The New Orleans Pelicans managed to escape the Play-In Tournament this year, but they did so without Zion Williamson, who suffered a hamstring injury in their first Play-In game against the Los Angeles Lakers. And sure enough, Brandon Ingram and company were unable to get much going against the Oklahoma City Thunder without Williamson on […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will have a tough task of steering the team’s direction in the offseason as they will have to decide whether to keep Brandon Ingram in the fold via a contract extension. However, factors including a healthy Zion Williamson and an incident between Ingram and Head Coach Willie Green in their NBA […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson has received immense criticism regarding his weight throughout his NBA career, and Charles Barkley, who struggled with his weight during his own time in the league, said he hopes Williamson listens to his advice. On the latest episode of “Club Shay Shay” with Shannon Sharpe, Barkley, while discussing his […]

A rumor has sent ripples through the NBA: the New Orleans Pelicans are reportedly steering clear of offering a contract extension to star forward Brandon Ingram this offseason. This decision marks a significant shift in team strategy, as the Pelicans appear to be repositioning their roster to focus more on developing younger talent, particularly Trey […]

As the NBA Playoffs roll right along into the conference semifinals, the attention of 22 different organizations has turned towards what their plans will be entering the 2024 offseason, specifically regarding trades. Rumors are already flying off the shelves as NBA fans around the world are vying for their team to make changes. Kevin Durant, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans practice facility is practically a ghost town on the weekend after the team was swept from the NBA Playoffs. Most of the players have headed out on vacation and the front office is on the road nailing down the last valuable bits of information on NBA Draft prospects. Everyone else is […]

The New Orleans Pelicans made it back to the NBA Playoffs this year after getting knocked out from the Play-In Tournament last season. Unfortunately, the Pelicans matched up against the first-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder and got swept in the first round. Out of the past five seasons, New Orleans only made it to a couple […]

Willie Green did everything possible to push the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA Playoffs but a lack of All-Star firepower once again doomed the franchise to an early postseason exit. A hobbled Brandon Ingram almost helped the underdogs steal Game 1 from the Oklahoma City Thunder but the eighth-seeded squad never stood a chance […]

Brandon Ingram has been one of the faces of the New Orleans Pelicans since they acquired him in their trade with the Los Angeles Lakers involving Anthony Davis ahead of the 2019-20 season. Alongside Zion Williamson and veteran guard CJ McCollum, Ingram has helped the Pelicans achieve back-to-back 40-win seasons for the first time in […]

The New Orleans Pelicans had high hopes of making some noise in the postseason after they were competitive with the Los Angeles Lakers in the first play-in contest of the season. However with three minutes remaining in the game, superstar Zion Williamson suffered a strained hamstring, which sidelined him for the remainder of the postseason. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are headed into a pivotal offseason after being swept out of the 2024 NBA Playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder. The front office had the luxury — and the reasons — to stick with the status quo last summer. All signs point to a substantial amount of roster turnover in the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans saw their 2023-24 season end in anticlimactic fashion, as they lost star Zion Williamson to a hamstring injury in the NBA Play-In Tournament and ended up being swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Now, Pelicans executive David Griffin is advocating for big changes this offseason, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype: Pelicans […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Brandon Ingram are at a crossroads. The team needs a player more willing to take three-pointers to space the floor around Zion Williamson. Ingram wants the security of a long-term contract extension this summer. Despite the ramped-up trade rumors to come, it would not be surprising to see the franchise […]

The New Orleans Pelicans reached the end of the road of their 2023-24 NBA campaign, and their fans are not happy with how the season ended for the team. It took the Oklahoma City Thunder just four games to take care of business against New Orleans in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. […]

The top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder are moving on to the second round of the NBA Playoffs as they pulled off a clean sweep of the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night. Before the series began however, former player and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins had a hot take about the Pels, saying they’d have a […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. They were defeated in Game 4 by a final score of 97-89. It was a difficult all-around series for New Orleans, as they were forced to play without Zion Williamson because of an injury. The Pelicans […]

It’s time for the New Orleans Pelicans to find a beach to go for vacation after suffering a 97-89 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder at home on Monday. But before they make their first splash in Galveston, here are some factors that led to their downfall in the first round of the 2024 NBA […]