re: Pelicans Trade Rumors and Chatter

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We trade hawk for Burks im prob rooting for every oppenent until Willie and Griff are removed.

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We aren't trading Hawk unless we are getting an All-Star back. The way that contending teams extend their windows is by getting productive rotation players on rookie-scale contracts.

Hawk's defense will improve, and next season, I'd expect him, at a minimum, to lead our bench units in scoring. He shows every sign of being the guy who can replace CJ in the starting lineup in two or three years. The only reason to trade that that production and potential is to significantly improve our odds of winning a title this season.