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In the ever-volatile landscape of the NBA, rumors and speculations about player trades are as common as slam dunks and three-pointers. Recently, trade rumors surrounding Brandon Ingram, the star forward for the New Orleans Pelicans, garnered significant attention. However, a notable update from Shams Charania on the Pat McAfee Show has shed new light on […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are gearing up for another season under head coach Willie Green’s stewardship. Now going to his fourth year in charge, the Detroit Mercy alum is facing some new challenges, with some more welcomed than others. Fitting in Dejounte Murray around Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram is a good problem. The challenge […]

The NBA is the highest level of basketball. As a result, it’s natural for basketball fans to expect NBA stars to thrive in FIBA play, where they’re playing against many players who don’t play in the NBA. Furthermore, Team USA often parades a talented squad, giving players distributed responsibility. However, this isn’t always the case. […]

Executive Vice President David Griffin has made significant moves this offseason, including acquiring All-Star guard Dejounte Murray and signing veteran center Daniel Theis. New Orleans also nabbed promising Baylor big man Yves Missi and sharpshooting Kentucky guard Antonio Reeves in the 2024 NBA Draft. However, the revamped front office stuck with the homegrown core despite […]

Most of the major dominoes of the 2024 NBA offseason period have already fallen. But there is still one major player who could change the landscape of the NBA contending picture — Lauri Markkanen. All offseason long, many eyes have been on the Utah Jazz in anticipation of whether or not they would be keeping […]

The Golden State Warriors have entered a retooling era. It’s not a rebuild. They still have Stephen Curry and Draymond Green with Steve Kerr at the helm. But they lost Klay Thompson and they’re coming off a disappointing 2023-24 season. The Warriors have made a few offseason moves so far, but there’s one target former […]

Forward Brandon Ingram is in the final year of his deal, and the New Orleans Pelicans, instead of losing him for nothing, look to be doing whatever they can to shop the former All-Star in the trade market. Ingram may be a talented player, but the Pelicans seem to have no intention of paying him […]

The New Orleans Pelicans had built up hope with how well they were playing in the middle of the 2023-24 season that it became all the more frustrating when their season turned sour in the end once more. Zion Williamson’s injury in the play-in tournament contest against the Los Angeles Lakers ground their contending aspirations […]

After watching their postseason fall apart when it mattered most, with Brandon Ingram disappearing on the way to a 0-4 sweep at the hands of Oklahoma City Thunder, the New Orleans Pelicans knew they couldn’t head into the 2024-25 season with the same old roster. Now sure, some players weren’t going to be moved, as […]

Following another disappointing season marred by injury troubles and an early exit from championship contention, it seemed as though the New Orleans Pelicans were going to take drastic measures amid a vote of no confidence in their current core. One of the more likely steps the Pelicans were going to take was to trade away […]

When the NBA offseason began, there were questions about how teams would navigate the first and second tax aprons that carry new penalties and roster implications. Virtually every team has evaluated their financial situation and made moves accordingly, yet the NBA trade market remains stagnant. Other than a couple of moves, most of the trades […]

Deal-making in the NBA between the end of the NBA Finals and the league’s July 6 moratorium is built on trust. Nothing becomes official until NBA HQ opens back up for business and processes the transactions. Seemingly everything is on the table for a few weeks but options start disappearing once those handshake agreements are […]

There are plenty of good NBA players who came from the 2016 NBA Draft, but surprisingly, this draft class hasn’t accumulated a ton of accolades. In fact, the number one overall pick in our redraft of the 2016 class hasn’t even made an All-Star game yet. Still, any team would have been happy to pick […]

While the New Orleans Pelicans were one of the more active teams during the opening days of 2024’s edition of NBA free agency, trading two first-round picks Larry Nance Jr., E.J. Liddell, and Dyson Daniels to the Atlanta Hawks for DeJounte Murray, the team still has a one massive hold heading into the 2024-25 season: […]

The Sacramento Kings are in the mix to make a deal after losing in the Play-In Tournament. New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram is one trade target that could make sense for the Kings. The Kings have a star duo in De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis. They also have an emerging forward in Keegan Murray […]

Compared to previous years, this NBA offseason has been pretty anticlimactic. There have been no blockbuster trades other than the one between the New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets involving Mikal Bridges, and there truly hasn’t been much movement in NBA free agency other than Paul George joining the Philadelphia 76ers and Isaiah Hartenstein […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are staring down the barrel of a massive change for the team. Negotiations with star forward Brandon Ingram on a new deal have seemingly broken down. As a result, both sides have pivoted into searching for a suitable trade partner to move the All-Star forward. These talks have now reportedly intensified […]

When it comes to the 2024 NBA offseason, the Cleveland Cavaliers have already hit a veritable jackpot. After months and months of speculation regarding the future of Donovan Mitchell in the Forest City, the five-time All-Star re-upped with the team on a three-year, $150.3 million extension to remain with the team until 2028, should he […]

EVP David Griffin was not kidding about the New Orleans Pelicans operating with a sense of urgency this offseason. He reached a deal with the Atlanta Hawks for Dejounte Murray before most of the 2024 NBA Draft’s dust settled. The lack of a point guard issue is seemingly solved as far as the front office […]

The Golden State Warriors are at a crucial juncture as they navigate a transformative offseason. With Klay Thompson’s potential departure looming, the Warriors are exploring significant trade options to maintain their status as championship contenders. Two notable names have emerged as possible targets: Brandon Ingram of the New Orleans Pelicans and Zach LaVine of the […]

In just a matter of hours, NBA free agency officially begins, giving teams the opportunity to remake their rosters in the most drastic ways possible. One team that has already done just that this offseason is the New Orleans Pelicans, who on Friday traded for Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray. However, just because the Pels […]

The New Orleans Pelicans came out of the 2024 NBA Draft with Yves Missi and Antonio Reeves but still need a starting center on the roster. Unrestricted free agent Jonas Valanciunas is leaving some big shoes to fill. As the front office strategizes for the upcoming season, they face the challenge of finding a center […]

With the NBA Draft complete we move on to the free agency window. However, all eyes are on the rumor mill right now as trade buzz continues to grow around the New Orleans Pelicans star, Brandon Ingram. From the sounds of it, there are multiple teams potentially in the mix for the veteran small forward. […]

The 2024 NBA Draft is officially a wrap. Now the league’s front offices can focus in on free agency plans while the incoming rookies plan Summer League vacations. The New Orleans Pelicans have largely avoided making splashes in free agency, instead, honing in on the trade market to make upgrades or cash in on disgruntled […]

There’s been buzz that the New Orleans Pelicans may move Brandon Ingram this offseason. He’d be a great fit for most teams in the league. For a while, the Atlanta Hawks were the favorite to potentially land the star small forward. However, the latest odds now have the Philadelphia 76ers as the favorites. Nothing is […]

David Griffin is not a stranger to the rigors of being in an NBA front office. Before he took over as the Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations for the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019, Griffin had spent nearly seven years with the Cleveland Cavaliers, struggling through four seasons without LeBron James, and then encountering […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are in a unique situation heading into the 2024-2025 season, and the roster changes Bryson Graham makes this offseason can open their contention window or slam it shut. Willie Green’s squad has Zion Williamson, who is a superstar when healthy, and Brandon Ingram, who is a star but not quite a […]

The offseason is a time of speculation and anticipation with trade rumors swirling around the NBA’s 30 front offices. The days going into the NBA Draft are usually ripe with speculation, smokescreens, and eventually a few deals get filed with league headquarters. There is always one trade that catches everyone off guard but many are […]

EVP David Griffin declared the New Orleans Pelicans would operate with a sense of urgency in the league’s talent-acquisition markets this summer. The Western Conference was only getting more difficult and the shortcomings of last year’s roster were obvious during the NBA Playoffs. Some of the toughest decisions this summer are internal, however. The franchise […]

If there’s one thing Daryl Morey doesn’t much care for doing as the general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, it’s using his draft picks. Sure, he’ll select a player from time to time to help fill out the roster like Jaden Springer, and has been darn good at identifying talent all over the board and […]

The 2024 offseason is as pivotal as it gets for the Philadelphia 76ers. Armed with a ton of cap space and a few draft assets, if the 76ers were to make a move for a third star, it’s now or never, especially as Tyrese Maxey should soon sign a maximum contract that will basically vaporize […]

The New Orleans Pelicans franchise appeared to be in an as enviable a position as any other team in the NBA as we entered the 2020s. They had a future superstar in Zion Williamson, a wing on the rise in Brandon Ingram, and a very deep arsenal of draft picks. Alas, this has not resulted […]

Now that the 2024 NBA Finals is over and the Boston Celtics have been crowned the champion for the 18th time in franchise history — good for most titles in the 78-year history of the association — it has become very clear what the blueprint for the New Orleans Pelicans is to win a championship […]

No matter who you think is going where during the NBA Draft, you will always be wrong because trades always cause a domino effect. In a weaker draft compared to previous years, one would think teams wouldn’t be as inclined to move up and down the draft board on June 26. However, that won’t be […]

Every relationship whether personal or professional goes through ebbs and flows. Honest analysis and compromising when necessary are just two elements to those partnerships surviving the toughest times. Even when things are going well, one party might be more internally motivated or influenced by outside factors than the other. There’s always a give and take […]

NBA 2K24 players can pick up a free Dark Matter Brandon Ingram for a limited time in MyTEAM. For the next six weeks, you can grind your way to unlocking the Pelicans’ Small Forward, and 2nd overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft. While Ingram hasn’t quite wowed the league since he started, he had […]

Although the Cleveland Cavaliers have made it fairly clear they don’t plan on breaking up their star-studded quartet of Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, and Evan Mobley, that hasn’t stopped outside speculation from ramping up. The latest player that has been linked to the Cavs is New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram, who is […]

The Atlanta Hawks have shocked the basketball world by winning the 2024 NBA Draft Lottery. With a fresh wave of optimism and the No. 1 overall pick in their possession, the Hawks have a golden opportunity to reshape their roster and catapult themselves into contention. As they head into the offseason with dreams of a […]

The New Orleans Pelicans do not have the first pick in the 2024 NBA Draft but the front office is definitely on the clock. EVP David Griffin is under pressure to build a contender around Zion Williamson. By most accounts that roster revamp starts with finding a point guard and a big man to replace […]