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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 […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were swept out of the NBA Playoffs after barely surviving the NBA Play-In Tournament gauntlet without Zion Williamson. The Philadelphia 76ers lasted six games with a hobbled Joel Embiid against the New York Knicks. The Minnesota Timberwolves are on the brink of elimination in a Western Conference Finals series against the […]

The importance of this offseason for the Philadelphia 76ers cannot be overstated. Fresh off a first-round exit at the hands of the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA playoffs, there is no better time for the 76ers to improve their team than in the months that will follow. In addition to having the 16th […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were seen as a team in a state of limbo entering the 2024 NBA Play-In Tournament. A handful of big wins have raised the stakes this offseason as the Pelicans look to improve upon their first round exit from the 2024 NBA Playoffs at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder. […]

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 […]

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 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 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 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 […]

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 forward Brandon Ingram finds himself in trade rumors after a challenging playoff run. The Oklahoma City Thunder swept the Pelicans in the first round. There are many reasons why New Orleans came up short, but some believe parting ways with Ingram would help the team. Thus, the Atlanta Hawks are favored to […]

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, […]

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 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 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 […]

The New Orleans Pelicans had a respectable run in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Pelicans were swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night with a 97-89 Game 4 loss. Many things did not go well for New Orleans in this fate-sealing game. Yet, star forward Brandon Ingram needed to contribute more for things […]

It was always going to be hard for the eighth-seeded New Orleans Pelicans to upset the first-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs. However, the task became nearly impossible once New Orleans suffered significant injuries, and Oklahoma City stayed healthy. Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram confessed to not being fully healthy after […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder handled business on their homecourt to bring a 2-0 NBA Playoffs series lead into the Smoothie King Center on Saturday (April 27). The New Orleans Pelicans had a chance to steal a Game 1 win but a Game 2 blowout loss brought a dour mood into the locker room. The eighth-seeded […]

The New Orleans Pelicans can say they are not panicking, but actions speak louder than words. The eighth-seeded underdogs knew they allowed a golden opportunity to slip away in a two-point Game 1 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Both teams were confident going into Game 2, but only one of them seemed prepared to […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Oklahoma City Thunder have been credited for building out deep rosters capable of weathering storms. Both small-market franchises have the feeling of young, upstart contenders after a tense Game 1 battle in the NBA Playoffs, Oklahoma City narrowly escaping with a victory. But those NBA Finals futures are looking too […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (115.1) and Oklahoma City Thunder (120.1) were both averaging above 115 points during the NBA’s regular season. Neither hit 95 points in Game 1 of their NBA Playoffs first-round series. Points are going to be at a premium in this matchup, so getting to the free throw line is more important […]