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 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.
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.
During a conversation with NBA insider Sean Deveney of Heavy Sports, an Eastern Conference general manager floated an idea involving the Los Angeles Lakers,
NEW ORLEANS – New reporting suggests the New Orleans Pelicans aren’t looking to re-sign free agent big man Jonas Valanciunas. This season, the veteran center was a point of contention, excelling as a low-post scorer and rebounder while still facing major defensive struggles.
One NBA writer proposed that the Cleveland Cavaliers acquire Brandon Ingram from the New Orleans Pelicans this summer. Fran Leiva of Fadeaway World proposed
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.
The New Orleans Pelicans were not part of Sunday’s NBA Draft Lottery. The Pels made it to the playoffs this year, albeit another first-round exit, which means that they were disqualified from attaining a Top 14 pick in Sunday’s lottery.
Several NBA teams are expected to pursue the possibility of adding a star via trade this offseason, and it sounds like one notable Western Conference player will be available.
It appears changes are coming in New Olreans.
Following their playoff exit in the first round, rumors of an impending split between the New Orleans Pelicans and star forward Brandon Ingram have surfaced.
Starting July 1, Ingram will be eligible for a four-year, maximum-salary extension projected to be worth $200M+.
The Pelicans' roster will likely look significantly different in a couple of months.
Brandon Ingram has been a solid contributor for the New Orleans Pelicans since he was acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers in the blockbuster Anthony Davis deal.
We might see a different New Orleans Pelicans squad next season since the team might let go of Brandon Ingram and Jonas Valanciunas in the coming weeks if recent reports are to be believed.
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.
He is a hulking figure who commands respect in the paint.
According to NBA insider Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, the New Orleans Pelicans could trade Brandon Ingram this offseason. Ingram is entering the final year of his contract. “Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram is considered the most likely player to be traded by rival executives who spoke with HoopsHype,” Scotto said on his podcast.
After a first-round playoff exit, changes appear to be on the horizon for the New Orleans Pelicans. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, expectations are that New Orleans’ starting center, Jonas Valanciunas, will move on this summer.
Some players could be on their way out of New Orleans.
The New Orleans Pelicans were swept in the first round of the playoffs at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder and it is obvious their core has not lived up to expectations.
David Griffin, the Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations for the New Orleans Pelicans, acknowledged the team’s impressive 49-win season but indicated a planned overhaul of the roster during his NBA season-ending news conference on Tuesday.
The former top overall pick Williamson did not play at all in the series due to a hamstring injury.
Charles Barkley has decreed that the New Orleans Pelicans are not allowed to go to Cancun when their barely-there playoff showing is over.
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