Pelicans

Chris Dodson of ClutchPoints reported on Thursday that Zion Williamson appears increasingly unlikely to be in the Pelicans‘ long-term plans, but the team has yet to have any meaningful trade talks regarding the oft-injured star forward, who is currently out with an adductor strain. Williamson, who is on an unusual maximum-salary contract that features weigh-in checkpoints and … [Read more...] about Pelicans Rumors: Zion, Jones, Murphy, Fears, Queen

Julius Randle was a scoring machine in his lone Pelicans season, and now he's cashed in on a three-year, $63 million deal with the New York Knicks, according to a report from ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. … [Read more...] about Report: Julius Randle signs big-money deal with Knicks after high-scoring season with Pelicans

The New Orleans Pelicans had designs on competing for a playoff spot this season, but are believed to be preparing to a pivot to build around Jeremiah Fears and Deriq Queen where they listen on trade offers on Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy III and Herb Jones. Because Williamson has struggled to consistently be healthy enough to play, he is considered to have negative trade … [Read more...] about Pelicans Signal Willingness To Listen To Trade Offers On Trey Murphy, Herb Jones

When Anthony Davis' trade demand hit the mainstream in January, most fans were some combination of shocked and incensed, but the same can't be said for his Pelicans teammates. … [Read more...] about Anthony Davis told players his trade plan before season; Elfrid Payton: ‘Didn’t affect us’

The Pelicans have long signaled that forward Herbert Jones is off limits in trade talks, and that stance didn’t change when Joe Dumars was hired to run the front office in the spring, writes Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. However, according to Siegel, with the Pelicans off to a miserable 3-20 start to the season and Dumars seemingly becoming more open to the idea of major … [Read more...] about Siegel’s Latest: H. Jones, Poole, Pacers, Warriors, Cavs, Heat