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The Push and Pull Behind Saddiq Bey’s Extension
The declining structure rewards Bey now, restricts a trade this season and gives the Pelicans greater flexibility later.
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Are older NBA veterans being squeezed by the new CBA? A look at roster spots, salaries and playing time suggests not necessarily.
Do NBA Teams Still Pay for Draft Pedigree?
Four years into a career, the NBA still pays for draft night. Top four picks earn about 5% of the salary cap above what their production explains.
Do Cheap Fliers on Failed NBA Prospects Work?
Every offseason, NBA teams bet on former lottery picks and stalled prospects. Which gambles actually pay off, and what can history teach us about finding value?
Contractual Observations: Nets, Bulls, and a Trade Idea
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New Orleans Pelicans Overhaul Medical and Performance Staff, Bringing New Vision
Broad scale changes lead to new hires
Jamahl Mosley Hired as Pelicans Head Coach on Five-Year Deal
Former Magic head coach heads to the Big Easy
Pelicans Begin Sweeping Basketball Operations Changes
Pelicans Seek to Restructure
Pelicans Post Deadline Breakdown
New Podcast Episode
The Throw-In Who Became a Closer
After 18 months in injury limbo, Saddiq Bey has emerged as the Pelicans’ most efficient clutch weapon and their next big financial decision.
Wins, Alvarado, Missi, and Morant!
New Podcast Episode
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Ja Morant To Pelicans?
New Podcast Episode
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Should The Pelicans Pursue Ja Morant?
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both - Robert Frost
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Trade Rumors, Coaching, Rookies and More!
New Podcast Episode
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Keep Pounding the Rock
James Borrego is forging belief through a new process—one hammer strike at a time
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The Zion Williamson Experiment Must End for the Pelicans
Six years of uncertainty is enough
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Dumars, Queen, Borrego
New Podcast Episode
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The Pelicans' New Basketball Operations Consultant
As Troy Weaver runs day-to-day operations, the unexplained involvement of Joe Dumars' son adds a new layer of ambiguity to the team's chain of command
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Willie Green Fired
New Podcast Episode
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Most Powerful Woman In Sports Doesn’t Know What Else She Can Do
"I can't do any more," says the owner, as her franchises do less with every season
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Utter Disaster
New Podcast Episode
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A Preventable Disaster: How Pelicans' Indecision Torpedoed a Season Before It Began
A locker room that quit, a staff bracing for the axe, and a firing that changes nothing
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Zion Williamson's Contract Set To Become Fully Guaranteed For The 2025-26 Season
Contractual Nuggets and More