Pelicans are the lowest valued franchise in the NBA

wish i was the stupidest kid in the smartest of schools.

It's sad. Tom just needs to sell it to someone who has the time/effort to give it the attention it needs. Unfortunately, there's not many (if any) billionaires from Louisiana that would pay drop a billion to keep the Pels here.

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I wonder why the value is lower than a franchise like the Bucks or Magic?

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because those franchises have been in their cities far longer than the Pelicans and have had stretches of success.

the pels haven't been here that long, have been rebranded once already, and they've sucked nearly the entire time the franchise has been in New Orleans.

Finally!!!!!

We are number one at something regarding this franchise

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Just let oil prices go up and Lafayette and Shreveport will be full of them

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Truck nuts hanging from da baby dome!

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I wonder why the value is lower than a franchise like the Bucks or Magic?

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uhh, larger markets. And, Orlando is Mickey Mouse's team.

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the pels haven't been here that long, have been rebranded once already

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The Pelicans have been here long enough for value to mean something which is another reason why it was rebranded. yes, to initially profit off merchandise sales but also to make the franchise a Louisiana, gulf south team.

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they've sucked nearly the entire time the franchise has been in New Orleans

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:lol: your comparison does not compute when you consider the success rate of the Bucks and Magic franchise.

I'd also argue that you're wrong. New Orleans basketball has won a division title, finishing as high as 2nd during the best 2 decades of western conference basketball (I understand we started in the Eastern conference).

They've been a playoff team 6-of-14 seasons. That's 43%.

You're generalization is purely wrong.