re: Lonzo v Moore

And youre right, I like Moore a lot. He is due 8 million plus this year though and we will not resign him bc we have other bench shooters and will soon not have the playing time for him to truly contribute or earn his dollar amount. So i see us doing what we did with Niko and getting any kind of assets for him no matter how minimal as long as it sheds salary as well unless injuries happened prior to one of our other guards forcing him to give more meaningful minutes or if we are truly in the playoff hunt. Hes a solid defender and Great shooter but undersized and not as respected as a shooter as a Reddick and only has one year left on his deal so hes in the typical spot of solid role player on a contract that can be moved at the deadline for cap relief and seconds for a team that he doesnt have him in our future plans. With all that said ill miss him and he could start again on certain teams that are shooting desperate such as a Detroit. But we are in a new era of Pelicans Basketball that his age has surpassed and doesnt have the Reputation as mentor and leader as much as just being a good teammate. And the mentor positions are filled by players like Jrue, reddick, and Hopefully Favors.