re: Pelicans are not expected to offer BI extension this offseason, moving in new direction

They are at $174M right now. The tax line is $171M
That's with CP3 and no Klay. That's 11 players.
If they let CP3 go, they still need to resign Klay, and here's the big one, they actually have to get better.
So they let CP3 go and they are $27M under the tax with 10 rostered players, and are going to resign Klay and fill out the roster with minimums and stay under the tax? That's a team that doesn't get better while the rest of the West outside of Blazers, and depending on what the Jazz do, are all better than them.


I have no idea what kind of contract they are going to give Klay, but I would bet money he'll get more money if he wants to go sign elsewhere. The Magic and Sixers would probably throw a good bit of change at him.

But as i said, if they lose CP3 and Klay, and don't really recoup a good player in the S&T they might try to do, then what are they really doing? They are going to be a bottom 10 team with Steph making $50M+ and probably 2 good years left to win something at best?
I guess it makes sense, if Steph is ok with it, to just play it out and retire there and not be that good while helping the young guys.
I think about if from Steph's point of view. he's got a family that's lived in the same area their whole life, and i doubt they want to move. Steph has achieved a tremendous amount in his career and doesn't have anythign else to prove.