New Orleans Pelicans Rumours

02 Oct 2025 18:20:35
Cavaliers - Pelicans - Hornets

Cavaliers get Herb Jones & Miles Bridges

Garland / Ball / Porter
Mitchell / Merrill
Jones / Hunter
Bridges / Nance
Mobley / Wade

Pelicans get Lamelo Ball & Max Strus

Lamelo / Fears / Alvarado
Poole / Hawkins
Murphy / Strus
Williamson / Queen
Missi / Looney

Hornets get Jarrett Allen, Dejounte Murray & 1st from Pelicans & Cavaliers

Murray / Mann
Miller / Sexton / Dinwiddie
Knueppel / Green / Connaughton
Salaun / Williams
Allen / Diabate / Plumlee

12 Jun 2025 15:53:20
Orl: Giannis antetokounmpo+D Booker
Bucks: Banchero+suggs+ J howard+#25
Suns:Cadwell-pope+Isaac+Bitadze+Black+ #16+ 1rnd pick 26 (phoe or was)+ 1rnd pick 28+ 1rnd pick 30+swap option: 27-29-31

Orl
C:W Carter Jr/Wagner
PF:Giannis/C Houstan
SF: Wagner/Silva
SG:Booker/Harris
PG:C anthony/C Joseph

07 Jun 2025 08:04:49
Pistons-Pelicans-Hornets

Pistons acquire: CJ McCollum
- Continue to build a contending team in the east, i feel like CJ fits in, his locker room presence would be good for this young team. They can absorb the rest of his expiring contract too

Pelicans acquire: 4th pick via Hornets, Jusuf Nurkic (exp) & Nick Smith
- move up on this draft and pick the best talent that they can get to fit in the roster

Hornets acquire: Simone Fontecchio, 7th pick 2025 via Pelicans, 1st round pick Pelicans 2027 top 12 protected, Detroit 1st round pick 2026 top 18 protected, pick swap 2028 Pelicans, 2nd round pick Detroit
- move down but get some nice assets in return

20 Jun 2025 04:55:56
Better get Austin Reaves

Reaves+Hachimura+Kleber
For
Murphy+Olynyk+Brown.

02 Jun 2025 07:56:33
Pelicans - Bulls - Mavericks trade

Pelicans acquire: Daniel Gafford, Ayo Dosunmu & 12th pick via Chicago
- gets a vet center and a guard who can fill the spot of Murray

Dosunmu / Alvarado (Murray)
McCollum / Hawkins
Murphy / 12th pick
Williamson / Olynyk
Gafford / Missi

Bulls acquire: Herb Jones, Elfrid Payton, 2nd round pick New Orleans
- adds a defensive guy who compliments the line up fairly well. But if they believe they can get a better player with the 12th pick than Herb, they can reject the deal :)

Giddey / Carter
White / Huerter
Jones / Phillips / Terry
Buzelis / Williams
Vucevic / Smith / Collins

Mavericks acquire: Lonzo Ball, 2 2nd round pick from New Orleans
- adds a temporary replacement for Kyrie to manage the offense

Ball / Williams / Kyrie
Thompson / Christie
Flagg / Marshall / Martin
Davis / Washington
Lively / Powell

03 Jun 2025 10:24:05
I think Bulls if picking 12 (because this trade doesn’t work until after new season starts) and get the guy they really wanted they say no. But I do like the addition of herd. Maybe a seperate trade draft night?

02 Jun 2025 07:33:09
1) Heat-Cleveland

Cle:T Herro+Anderson
Heat: Mitchell

2) Heat-Bucks-Pelicans
Pelicans:Adebayo
Heat:Giannis antentokounmpo
Bucks: T Rozier+Jovic+Jasquez+Missi+ H Jones+Olynyk+ #7+#20+ return swap pick 26+ return swap pick 27 (if top 5)+ 1rnd pick Indy 26+ 1rnd pick 29+1rnd pick 31+swap option 1rnd pick Heat 26+ swap option 1rnd pick Heat 28-30.

Heat
C:Ware
PF:Giannis
SF:D robinson
SG:Wiggins
PG:D Mitchell

02 Jun 2025 19:12:00
Cleveland would want 3 firsts to do that. Even then, might not do it.

20 May 2025 09:36:26
Memphis: J Brown
Orl: J Morant+J Wells
Bos: Suggs+ W Carter Jr+Huff+#16+ 1rnd pick Was or Phoe 26+ 1rnd pick 27 Memphis+ 1rnd pick Orl 28

09 May 2025 16:11:09
NOP/ORL

NOP get KCP & Wendell Carter Jr

Pg Murray/Alvarado
Sg KCP/Hawkins
Sf Murphy/Herb
Pf Williamson
Ce Carter Jr/Missi

ORL get CJ McCollum
- sign Brook Lopez or Capela

Pg Suggs
Sg McCollum
Sf Wagner
Pf Banchero
Ce Lopez or Capela

Magic adds veterans, a scorer they need and some rim protection

Pelicans add a center who can stretch the floor for Zion

Add picks if needed

09 May 2025 17:55:31
I like it.

10 May 2025 17:36:52
How many years left on KCP and WCJ? CJ is expiring?

02 May 2025 13:22:24
Orl: Giannis Antentokounmpo
Bucks: F Wagner+Black+ W Carter Jr+ 1rnd pick Denver 25+ 1rnd pick Orl 25-26-28-30+ swap option 27-29

Orl:
C:Giannis
PF:Banchero
SF:Caldwell-Pope
SG:Suggs
PG:C Anthony

02 May 2025 13:17:51
Orl: Reaves
Lakers: W Carter Jr+ 1rnd pick Denver 25

21 Mar 2025 15:15:15
Orl: L Ball
Cha: Isaac+ C Anthony+ 1rnd pick Orl 25- 26 (or swap phoe)-28-30+ 1rnd pick Denver 25

Orl
C:Carter
Pf:Banchero
SF:Wagner
SG:Suggs
PG:Ball

10 Feb 2025 23:24:03
Orlando: T Young
Hawks: C Anthony+ Isaac+ 1rnd pick Denver 25+ 1rnd pick Orl 25-27-29-31

05 Feb 2025 18:53:14
Suns:Kuminga, Schroeder, Payton, Anderson, Hield, Santos + pick Warriors
NewOrleans : Wiggins, Looney, pick Warriors
Golden State: KD, Zion.

29 Jan 2025 20:57:17
3 team trade

Kings Pelicans Wizards


Kings trade - Fox Lyles McDermott

Get Kuzma Valancinus Herb Jones (2 1st from NO) (3 2nds from Washington)

Pelicans Get - Fox Lyles

Wizards gets Ingram McDermott

31 Jan 2025 01:32:57
Think the above trade may be bad for every team. Pelicans won’t be able to resign Fox in 2026. Ingram will run for his life from wizards. Kings not getting enough.

29 Jan 2025 10:16:07
Fox wants out, HOU has the assets, SAC want to get young players & assets only, ORL needs guard scoring.

HOU gets Fox, J. Isaac

Fox/ Sheppard
J. Green/ A. Thompson
D. Brooks/
T. Eason/ J. Isaac
Sengun/ Adams

ORL gets F. VanVleet

FVV/ C. Anthony
Suggs/ G. Harris
Wagner/ KCP
Banchero/ M. Wagner/ DaSilva
Carter/ Bitadze

SAC gets JabariSmith, C. Whitmore, A. Black, C. Houstan + PHO 2027 pick

One young player in every position except center where they have Sabonis.

29 Jan 2025 15:57:45
Horrible for the Kings. Need to add at least 2 more firsts.

29 Jan 2025 17:14:57
I feel like Reed would be a necessity for Sacramento if Houston wanted Fox. Similar to SA and Castle.

Whitmore, Reed, salaries to match, and two firsts feels right.

29 Jan 2025 20:37:13
I think that's a great package for Sacramento. I just don't really like VanVleet for Orlando.

29 Jan 2025 20:37:55
And I don't think the Spurs give up Castle for Fox.

31 Jan 2025 19:20:09
If the headliner of the Fox return is Jabari Smith, there has to be a good number of firsts to justify the trade. That's why I don't like the proposal.

17 Jan 2025 19:35:45
MEM receive:
-Brandon Ingram

NOP receive:
-Luke Kennard
-Jake LaRavia
-Tim Hardaway Jr.
-2025 & 2027 1st Round Picks (MEM)

DET receive:
-Marcus Smart
-2026 2nd Round Pick (LAC via MEM)
-2027 2nd Round Pick (CHI via NOP)

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The trade market for Ingram at the deadline is going to be very underwhelming. The Pelicans main priority will be to duck under the $170M luxury tax threshold - and dumping Ingram for a couple picks and expiring contracts will save them millions down the road.

18 Jan 2025 05:12:11
That's far from an underwhelming return for Ingram. I like this trade for all teams.

18 Jan 2025 12:58:39
Ingram is a ball-stopper and not a very good defender. It doesn't make sense to give two firsts to a guy who is not a good fit.

20 Jan 2025 15:34:26
Do not love it neither for what MEM is giving up nor for what DET gets.

14 Jan 2025 23:02:41
ORL/PHX

ORL get Grayson Allen & 2nd round pick

PHX get Mo Wagner (buyout?) & 1st round pick (lottery protected)


PHX try to get some asset to complete a Jimmy Butler deal, ORL can use a hardnosed player in Grayson especially when injuries are bugging them

05 Jan 2025 16:29:27
Washington - New Orleans

Washington get Zion Williamson

New Orleans get Kyle Kuzma, Corey Kispert, pick swap

05 Jan 2025 15:33:45
New Orleans - Chicago

New Orleans get Pat Williams & Nikola Vucevic + a highly protected 1st

Chicago get Zion Williamson

04 Jan 2025 21:50:57
Miami Heat / New Orleans Pelicans

Miami Heat: Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson, 1st.

New Orleans Pelicans:Jimmy Butler, Duncan Robinson, Kevin Love.

03 Jan 2025 10:07:49
What is better for Miami?

PiSTONS get Jimmy Butler
HEAT get Brandon Ingram and Tim Hardaway
PELICANS get Isaiah Stewart, Ausar Thompson and Kevin Love

or

PISTONS get Jimmy Butler
HEAT get Zach LaVine and 1st round pick from Pistons
BULLS get Ausat Thompson, Tim Hardaway and Simone Fontechio.

03 Jan 2025 15:37:01
Not good.

04 Jan 2025 17:20:05
you smoking crack if you think the Pistons would trade Ausar AND a 1st round pick for a washed Butler.