New Orleans Pelicans Rumours

30 Nov 2025 12:38:54
Pacers / Pistons / Pelicans

Pacers - Z Williamson, 1st round pick Detroit
- goes younger and build around Zion and Tyrese

Haliburton-McConnell
Nembhard-Mathurin-Sheppard
Nesmith-Furphy
Williamson-Walker
Jackson-Huff-Bradley

Pistons - P Siakam
- goes all in with a great chance of hitting the finals

Cunningham-Jenkins-Sasser
Robinson-Holland-Lenier
Thompson-Levert
Siakam-Reed-Klintman
Duren-Stewart

Pelicans - T Harris, J Ivey, 2 1st round picks Detroit, 2 2nd Indiana, 1st round pick swap Detroit
- Move on from Zion and get some good assets and a young SG

Fears-Murray-Alvarado
Ivey-Poole-Hawkins
Jones-Bey
Murphy-Harris-Matkovic
Queen-Missi-Looney

30 Nov 2025 11:58:46
Pelicans / Suns

Pelicans - Maluach, J Green, 2 2nds
- move on from Zion and rebuild

Jeremiah Fears
Jalen Green
Herb Jones
Trey Murphy
Derrick Queen

Suns - Williamson, Alvarado
- gets Booker a 2nd star

Devin Booker
Grayson Allen
Dillon Brooks
Zion Williamson
Mark Williams

25 Nov 2025 01:05:59
Cleveland - New Orleans

Cleveland get Herb Jones, Jordan Poole & pick swap 2027 + 2 2nds
- Cavs are good even without Garland, Lonzo can create offense for his teammates and is not a defensive liability. Herb Jones balance out their roster with his defensive versatility while Poole can back up Mitchell and provide great offensive help off the bench

Lonzo - Poole - Porter
Mitchell - Merrill
Jones - Hunter - Tyson
Mobley - Wade - Nance Jr
Allen - Bryant

New Orleans get Darius Garland & Max Strus
- I believe the Pelicans have a great young roster but a floor general is what they are missing. Murray is good but Garland is a better leader. He can help elevate the potential of this team

Garland - Murray (trade) - Alvarado
Fears - Hawkins
Murphy - Strus
Williamson - Bey - Matkovic
Queen - Missi - Looney - Jordan


Can balance out the trade by picks or adding a player or two. I know many will disagree but this can make sense for both teams

21 Nov 2025 01:06:34
PELICANS-HORNETS lamelo trade

PELICANS- Lamelo Ball, Josh Green

PG - L Ball / J Poole / J Alvarado
SG - H Jones / J Fears / J Green
SF - T Murphy / S Bey
PF - Z Williamson / D Queen
C - Y Missi / K Looney / K Matkovic


HORNETS- Dejounte Murray, J Hawkins, 2 1st round picks

PG - D Murray / T Mann / S James
SG - K Kneuppel / C Sexton / J Hawkins
SF - B Miller / G Williams / P Connaughton
PF - M Bridges / T Salaun
C - R Kalkbrenner / M Diabate / M Plumlee

21 Nov 2025 17:55:29
This does feel like a Pels move. And it’s just so bad. Add another oft injured starter? Heck yeah! Give up even more of their future to try to win now with a team not close to talented enough to win? You know it!

18 Nov 2025 16:19:18
Simple roster balancing swap

Raptors trade Agbaji, Mogbo, and a 2nd
Magic trade Bitadze

Toronto gets a good backup C to soak up minutes and Magic get a rotational piece that stabilizes their defense, and a prospect big.

Toronto converts AJ Lawson

TOR:
Poeltl/Bitadze
Barnes/Mamukelashvili/Battle
Ingram/Murray-Boyles/Temple
Barrett/Dick/Lawson
Quickley/Shead/Walter

ORL:
Carter Jr./Isaac/Robinson
Banchero/Da Silva/Mogbo
F. Wagner/Agbaji/Howard
Bane/Black/Penda
Suggs/T. Jones/Richardson

Thoughts?

19 Nov 2025 14:58:16
Bitadzes not worth all that.

14 Nov 2025 19:46:30
Suns; D. Murray
Pelicans; Brooks, O`Neal

15 Nov 2025 22:24:41
Fair offer, Murray is injury prone and expensive.

06 Nov 2025 00:00:12
Lakers - Pelicans

Lakers get Zion Williamson

Pelicans get Adou Thiero, Dalton Knecht, Gabe Vincent, Rui Hachimura & 2 1st round picks

Just here throwing some punches in NOLA's gut

04 Nov 2025 22:23:53
LAKERS

- Alvarado, Murphy

PELICANS

- Vincent, Vanderbilt, Kleber + LAL 1st rd pick

04 Nov 2025 23:53:50
That is basically another Luka lopsided type of trade.

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

05 Oct 2025 00:33:02
Nope. Just nope.

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.