Pelicans’ Offseason Shocker: Why Experts Say Their Moves Could Backfire Spectacularly
The New Orleans Pelicans just had one of their worst seasons ever, but is next year going to somehow be even more painful?
Writing for ESPN, Kevin Pelton dug into some of the most unfortunate offseason moves by teams.
He had nothing but bad things to say about the Pelicans and the adjustments they committed.
“The Hawks-Pelicans draft-night swap was seemingly the most lopsided transaction of the summer. It could pay off for New Orleans, but it was far too risky to be sensible — particularly in the context of the Pelicans’ other moves. New Orleans is betting on Jordan Poole being a playoff-caliber starting point guard and has overloaded its depth chart at center by drafting Derik Queen and signing veteran Kevon Looney. Just three West teams have longer odds of winning the conference at ESPN BET, and the Pelicans traded away their safety net now that they no longer control their 2026 first-round pick,” Pelton wrote.
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