re: Shams: Pels one of teams interested in Beal

Star players who are 25 or under are almost never on the block unless they have some major baggage. You’re basically hoping to luck into a Oladipo type of situation where a guy is a later bloomer.

You wouldn’t acquire Beal to grow with Williamson. You acquire him to lead until Williamson is ready to be a true number 1 option. Beal wouldn’t be with the Pelicans for more than 5 years. Once Zion signs his second contract, the roster will look a lot different especially once his skillset develops and evolve.

We’ll be lucky to have more than 3 guys on the roster today who will still be on the team once Zion signs his second contract. The Pelicans are in a unique postion to build multiple rosters for Zion due to the resources available to them.