The Lakers are winning, but they are still looking. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, Los Angeles is actively monitoring the trade market for a defensive wing upgrade, and Pelicans forward Herbert Jones has emerged as a name high on the internal wish list.
According to NBA insider Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, the Los Angeles Lakers want to trade for a defensive wing and New Orleans Pelicans forward Herbert Jones is atop their wish list.
The Lakers have been in the market for a while now in search of an elite 3-and-D player. Herb Jones has been a name that has commonly been brought up in that discussion.
The Pelicans are drawing trade interest from two familiar contenders as their season continues to slide. According to NBA insider Chris Haynes, both the Lakers and Warriors have reached out to New Orleans to gauge availability on key forwards.
According to NBA insider Chris Haynes, the New Orleans Pelicans are getting trade calls from the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors. The Lakers are interested in Herbert Jones, while the Warriors are interested in Trey Murphy III.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
The Los Angeles Lakers are among the league’s stronger teams this season. Sitting fourth in the Western Conference at 17-7, the Purple and Gold look steady, but not complete.
The Pelicans aren’t entertaining offers for Herbert Jones, according to Dan Woike of The Athletic, cooling off a storyline that has circulated around the NBA and inside Lakers circles for weeks.
Teams around the league are watching the Cavaliers closely. Per Brett Siegel of Clutch Points, Cleveland’s 13-10 start (through Thursday) has raised questions about whether the front office might take calls on starting center Jarrett Allen.
The Lakers and the Warriors are reportedly interested in trading for Herbert Jones from the Pelicans. According to Brett Seigel, an NBA Insider with ClutchPoints, the two California-based franchises could be at loggerheads over the star defender if the Pelicans decide to listen to trade offers for him.
Pelicans forwards Herbert Jones and Trey Murphy III have been back on the court at full strength and full speed in recent weeks and are on track to be available when the team’s regular season tips off next month, executive VP of basketball operations Joe Dumars told reporters on Monday (Twitter link via sideline reporter Erin Summers).
The New Orleans Pelicans recently signed Herbert Jones to a three-year, $68 million contract extension, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. Jones is under contract through the 2028-29 season, with a player option for 2029-30.
New Orleans Pelicans forward Herbert Jones agreed to a three-year, $68 million extension, according to multiple reports on Thursday. The defensive stalwart had two seasons and just less than $29 million left on a four-year, $53.8 million deal.
The Dallas Mavericks have had a mostly middling defense this season, and they may be trying to address that ahead of the trade deadline. In a feature on Wednesday, Christian Clark of The Athletic mentioned New Orleans Pelicans forward Herbert Jones as a possible trade target for the Mavs.
There has been a lot of discussion heading into the 2024-25 NBA regular season about what head coach Willie Green is going to do with the New Orleans Pelicans starting lineup.
New Orleans Pelicans forward Herb Jones keeps doing his thing without the recognition he deserves. But recognition might finally be in the cards during the 2023-24 NBA season.
By locking him up this offseason as opposed to waiting until later, it allows the Pels to get a great deal on a defensive cornerstone instead of him having another strong season and demanding more money on the market next year in free agency.