re: SI Offseason Grade: Pelicans...B-

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If you would honestly say that you would rather a semi-proven vet in Evans making 12m a year over a lottery choice like McClemore making 4m a year, you are fooling yourself

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That's a false comp though. They could have kept the pick and still picked up Evans. The question is would you rather Holiday or Noel + whomever the 2014 pick is. Is Holiday under his extension worth it? I think so, but that is a fair question.

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The Pelicans are doing it in reverse. I'm just surprised more people on here don't see that.

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It is known. Doesn't mean it won't or can't work.

They got a 23 yo proven pg locked up for 4 years on a market value contract for one mid lottery pick that might not even play this season and a 2014 first that is probably late lottery at best. Seems like a good value to me.