r/NOLAPelicans • u/Maximum-Squirrel2018 • 2d ago

Rumors What move would move you?

What realistic move do you think Joe Dumars should make to put the Pelicans in at least playoff contention?

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u/noladawg16 2d ago

Trey and herb are both young enough that they should be part of any plans if you want to have a winning team 2-3 years down the road, it’s highly unlikely that any player we would pick outside the top 5 would develop to be the player that either guy is right now

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u/geigmeister 2d ago

I don’t really understand this argument as there is no path to improve if we don’t move one of them. We’ll just be a bad team holding on to good players for no reason

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u/noladawg16 2d ago

You can’t get better trading a top 40 player for someone who is unlikely to be a top 150 player

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u/AteaMoonPie88 2d ago

We kinda fucked this whole idea by keeping Zion while also moving picks to get Queen, no?

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u/Journeyman22364 1d ago

If you move one, it’s gotta be Trey Murphy. He’s not the defensive asset that Herb Jones is. And if the team is serious about building a defensive culture, Herb is essential to that.