New Orleans Pelicans Articles - Page 67

Currently under pressure to do all they can to please franchise superstar Zion Williamson, the New Orleans Pelicans are on the hot seat heading into the 2021 NBA offseason. Since drafting Williamson in 2019, the Pelicans have yet to make the playoffs and are hoping that will change next season with the addition of exciting […]

Las Vegas – It was New Orleans Pelicans rookie Trey Murphy’s first trip to Sin City. In his first Summer League game, he put the NBA world on notice. He displayed a skill of his that can evolve him into elite status. That talent is his shooting mastership. Murphy wasted no time getting started. The […]

The NBA offseason reached its climax several days ago when free agency opened. At its onset, a couple of big names found themselves in new cities, such as Lonzo Ball, Russell Westbrook, Kyle Lowry, and DeMar Derozan, among others. While there are guys whose stock will benefit from these moves in the card market, there […]

LAS VEGAS -All of the NBA’s incoming rookies officially made their professional debuts over the weekend. Many of the rookies were impressive, but only a few have stood out amongst others. New Orleans Pelicans rookie Trey Murphy has been one of those standouts. In an exclusive interview with ClutchPoints, Murphy gave insight into feeling slighted […]

The NBA has some questions to answer regarding tampering once again. The trades under investigation are the Chicago Bulls-New Orleans Pelicans trade involving Lonzo Ball and the Miami Heat-Toronto Raptors trade involving Kyle Lowry. The NBA has tried to cut down on tampering in recent years by implementing harsher penalties. But, according to Marc Stein, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans seem to have one goal in mind over the course of the next couple of years and it’s quite simple: keep Zion Williamson happy. This offseason the Pelicans let Lonzo Ball slip to the Chicago Bulls without even a whisper of New Orleans trying to bring him back. They have a […]

The New Orleans Pelicans tried hard to sign Kyle Lowry in free agency. Unfortunately, the veteran point guard–who eventually signed with the Miami Heat–never had any interest in joining the team. According to Barry Jackson of Miami Herald, the Pelicans were ready to go all-out for for Lowry and offer him a multi-year contract in […]

The Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Pelicans officially completed their blockbuster deal on Monday despite the NBA’s ongoing investigation for tampering. OFFICIAL. pic.twitter.com/pbsRRjFu0f — Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) August 9, 2021 Trade is Official: Pelicans acquire Tomáš Satoranský and Garrett Templehttps://t.co/MaYaRyM8CI — New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) August 9, 2021 While this is great news to see […]

New Orleans Pelicans big man Jaxson Hayes was tasered and restrained by LAPD police last week after failing to cooperate. Apparently, his behavior has really irked the cops. Per TMZ, the Los Angeles Police Protective League has filed a complaint to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to reprimand Hayes for his actions. According to the police, the […]

Isaiah Thomas has always been inspired by the late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Thomas wears Kobe’s signature shoes and his attitude of not giving up certainly embodies that of Kobe’s. In Jamal Crawford’s The Crawsover  Pro-Am league over the weekend, Thomas dropped an 81-point game as he looked unstoppable with shots falling after […]

The Finnish feels finished in Windy City. That’s the story right now for forward Lauri Markkanen, who has clearly expressed his desire to part ways with the Chicago Bulls during a recent interview in Europe.  The New Orleans Pelicans have emerged as a potential landing spot for Markkanen via the sign-and-trade route, though, it remains […]

A lot of teams were interested in signing or trading for Lonzo Ball in the NBA offseason, but only the Bulls closed the deal. We saw how he dramatically resurrected his career with the New Orleans Pelicans. He has shown versatility, confidence, determination, and some serious improvement every year. He averaged 14.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, […]

Back then, it would be so strange to imagine how popular and in-demand sports cards are. A couple of months before the hobby went supernova, almost no one even cared about how many cards there are in the market. Now, population reports help determine a card’s value and popularity on the market. A good card […]

Veteran guard Chris Paul wasn’t a free agent for long after he signed a $120 million contract to stay with the Phoenix Suns. However, it appears he has the New Orleans Pelicans to thank for that. According to Brian Windhorst on his “Hoop Collective” podcast, the Pelicans offered Paul a three-year, $100 million deal. Apparently, […]

On the first day of NBA free agency, point guard Lonzo Ball sent shockwaves across the league when he signed with the Chicago Bulls on a four-year, $85 million deal. The Bulls have youngster Coby White but clearly is not the true franchise point guard they need. White is more of a combo guard who […]

Mike D’Antoni recently resigned from Steve Nash’s Brooklyn Nets coaching staff, but now he’s getting back in the game with the New Orleans Pelicans, who just hired Willie Green to be their head coach. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, D’Antoni will be a consultant to Green’s staff. Here are more details: D'Antoni completed a season […]

New Orleans Pelicans big man Jaxson Hayes was arrested last week after an altercation with police and was later treated for injuries. Now, video has emerged of the incident and LAPD is investigating the use of excessive force, per TMZ. Caution: this is tough to watch. damn this is just so hard to watch. jaxson […]

There has absolutely been no shortage of action in Day 1 of free agency. The Los Angeles Clippers have themselves been quite active over the past 24 hours, but it looks like they could be losing one key player in the immediate future. Sam Amick of The Athletic reports that Reggie Jackson has emerged as […]

Lonzo Ball knows that with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, the New Orleans Pelicans selected former Duke Blue Devils power forward Zion Williamson, who instantly changed the look of the Western Conference franchise. With Williamson bursting into the 2020-21 regular season, his first full go-round atop the highest level, the […]

Devonte’ Graham is headed to the New Orleans Pelicans after a sign-and-trade deal was agreed upon with the Charlotte Hornets, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The New Orleans Pelicans are landing Charlotte restricted free agent guard Devonte Graham on a four-year, $47M contract in a sign-and-trade deal, agents Ty Sullivan and Austin Brown of [CAA Basketball] […]

The race to sign Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie is definitely heating up. There have been more than a handful of teams that have been linked to a swoop for the 28-year-old guard, with Dinwiddie set to officially becoming a free agent on Monday night. The New Orleans Pelicans, the New York Knicks, and the […]

2021 NBA free agency is here, or just about, and rumors have been swirling non-stop. One of the biggest names is Lonzo Ball, who seems to be headed out from the New Orleans Pelicans with several NBA teams eyeing his services. According to Kristian Winfield of The New York Daily News, one of the rumored […]

Now with the Chicago Bulls after an insane NBA free agency deal, Lonzo Ball is one of the more polarizing names in the NBA and that’s mainly because of the family he comes from. The Ball’s have been in the public spotlight for many years thanks to Lavar Ball, who is outspoken as ever. The […]

The Miami Heat have a lot of crucial decisions to make over the next week, one of them deciding whether to re-sign guard Kendrick Nunn. With Nunn and Duncan Robinson being restricted free agents and the team being on the hunt for a permanent point guard solution, it’s reasonable to think a core piece of […]

Among all the teams that missed the playoffs last season, one could argue that the New Orleans Pelicans will be under the most pressure over the upcoming 2021 NBA free agency period. The Pelicans ran out one of the more promising offensive units in all of basketball last season, with stars Zion Williamson (27.0 points […]

It wasn’t too long ago that the thought of Kyle Lowry parting ways with the Toronto Raptors was unthinkable. Yet here we are now. The New Orleans Pelicans have emerged as one of many teams showing interest in Lowry and it looks like Lonzo Ball will have a significant role to play in the Pelicans’ […]

After what was nothing short of a tremendous 2020-21 campaign for him, there is little doubt that Chris Paul is set to be the biggest name in free agency this summer. That is, of course, if the 11-time All-Star decides to turn down his Player Option with the Phoenix Suns for the coming season — […]

Just weeks ago, it seemed as though Chris Paul’s return to the Phoenix Suns was a foregone conclusion. But the deeper we’ve gotten into the NBA offseason, the murkier that reality has become. With the NBA Finals hangover all but gone, the Suns brass is clearly second-guessing any decision to offer the 36-year-old All-Star the […]

Zion Williamson is an NBA superstar with millions of fans and the weight of the New Orleans Pelicans franchise on his shoulders. Zion Williamson is also a 21-year-old bachelor just trying to live his life. That’s what makes it complicated for NBA stars when their personal life gets plastered all over social media. Zion Williamson […]

The NBA offseason has been all about star point guards switching teams. From hypotheticals in Damian Lillard and Chris Paul, to actualities in Russell Westbrook, trying to get a shiny, new star PG is in vogue right now. Lonzo Ball is one name that could be in line for a big pay day and a […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been working the phones hard this offseason. We’re barely a week removed from the conclusion of the NBA Finals, and they’ve already landed their second deal even before the start of the NBA Draft. The Pels came to terms with the Philadelphia 76ers in a deal involving the most traded […]

Only a few weeks ago The NBA Lottery took place, finalizing the 2021 NBA Draft order. In turn, in this post, we’ll be doing a 2021 NBA Mock Draft: A Final Mock Edition. The Detroit Pistons won the first overall pick for the upcoming draft, which is huge for a franchise that has bought into […]

New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes was arrested after an alleged brawl with the police. It was reported that both Hayes and the cop suffered some minor injuries after the violent altercation. Via TMZ Sports: We’re told law enforcement were called to an LA area home for a domestic disturbance early Wednesday morning and when […]

The New Orleans Pelicans just started the offseason trade period with the first major transaction, shipping away Steven Adams and Eric Bledsoe to the Memphis Grizzlies for Jonas Valanciunas. But it looks like they aren’t done just yet, with speculation swirling for a potential deal with the Indiana Pacers. ESPN senior writer Zach Lowe sat […]

After making a trade for Steven Adams with the New Orleans Pelicans to add more depth to their frontcourt, the Grizzlies could look to add an athletic scoring guard to pair with franchise superstar Ja Morant. An ideal signing for them this offseason would be adding Norman Powell to their help bolster their backcourt and […]

After missing the playoffs, the New Orleans Pelicans are headed to the offseason with one goal in mind: surround young star Zion Williamson with the best talent available. The Pelicans reportedly want to catch a bigger fish in Kyle Lowry in free agency. But in case they miss out on Lowry, Spencer Dinwiddie is a […]

Bryn Forbes has opted out of his $2.45 million player option with the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2021-22 NBA season, making him an unrestricted free agent. Bryn Forbes is betting on himself as he enters Free Agency this summer 💯 pic.twitter.com/qoXwDnFoti — Bucks Nation (@BucksNationCP) July 27, 2021 Forbes spent the first four seasons of […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are bound to be active in this year’s offseason, already making a blockbuster trade. It’s clear the team is looking to put better talent alongside stars Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram. New Orleans started this by making a deal with the Memphis Grizzlies. They traded away Steven Adams, Eric Bledsoe, the […]

The first blockbuster trade ahead of the NBA Draft has gone down between the New Orleans Pelicans and Memphis Grizzlies. They have agreed to a deal that will send center Jonas Valanciunas and picks 17 and 51 in the draft to the Pelicans for Steven Adams, Eric Bledsoe, the 10th and 40th picks in the […]