Pelicans Trade Ideas...as SELLERS

I wouldn’t mind going after DSJ.

They likely wont be sellers unless Dell is fired beforehand.

If we become sellers, I would prefer to make moves where we get draft assets, but dont take on long term money.. I want our new GM to be able to start with a clean slate and make decisions on who he wants to keep (which is why I say don't trade Niko)

With that said, I know Moore, Randle and Hill arent attractive trade options, so stay put with what we have

Blowing it up and keeping Jrue is asinine. He has the second most trade value on the team he’s in his prime trading him would bring back more assets by the time the clock resets he’s in his 30s at that point. I know everybody loves Jrue nowadays But at that point he is worth more to another team

I assume they are targeting Conley and will continue to be buyers until Davis asks to be traded. I believe they will convince themselves that their real timeline to convince Davis to stay is next Feb deadline.

With that said, I want to move on from this era. Davis is a great talent but the NBA is about perimeter talent nowadays.

I just dont want them to trade any of their picks. And trade Randle for anything, just get him off the team. I would be willing to take on contracts that go through next season in order to acquire small assets (draft pick or prospect). Jrue is off limits to me.

I think you should just stop arguing this point. Your mind won't be changed, nor will mine and others. Just agree to disagree and move on

Anything after this season.. I would prefer a 100% clean slate for the new GM...

I may consider longer term deals (not past 2020), but I would want guys that are basically unplayable (like Hill), but I'd want unprotected 2021 1st rounders in return..

For instance if Washington would take Moore and Wes for Mahinmi and an unprotected 2021 1st, I'd do it, as moves like that gives us flexibility to make bigger trades in the offseason if we hire the right GM and coach that talks AD into staying

I am on the same page with you on getting Haywood and Tatum. Gives us present and future and most of all hope. I worry that Kyrie wont resign with Celtics and that could put a dent of them going all in a AD. Dont want Simmons at all. The Lakers haul has big time young talent but who knows.

The problem is there’s no reason for the current regime to look for the future. Sure they may look at a life without AD, but if they manage to keep their jobs, which I think is a real possibility, then they likely will have sold the idea of being just as competitive without AD right away.

Add a Conley for Randle/Moore/1st and get Tatum/Smart and 1sts for AD and all you really need to do is add a rim protector to have a competitive team.

BTW, I’m not advocating that plan. If I go after Conley now it’s be during the summer after I see what else is going down, I’m just saying if they don’t clean house I think the plan would be something like

Conley/Payton
Jrue/Frank
Tatum/Smart
Niko/Miller
Whiteside/Okafor

I can see that team being better than this years team because of the depth and doubling the playmakers.

We should be sellers.

Why? The talent ceiling is capped as it is. You either dig the hole deeper by trading future assets, likely not contend, and be fricked whether AD leaves or stays or you hit reset and sell the idea to AD that this is the only way to get better with the idea to contend in 3-4 years when the gsw era dies. The LA Lakers never get far. And the youth drafted, talent signed in the future, and AD prime can carry them to Rings