re: Pelicans Trade Rumors and Chatter

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But like i said earlier, if you’re trading BI for him then that starts making a little more sense, but there’s no possible way we can add him to what we already have.

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Correct


And I see zero reason or logic to Utah trading Lauri for a package with BI as the centerpiece.

I would not be trading Herb.

I would be looking at Dyson, BI, JV, Naji, and Jose. That doesn’t mean they are bad players. They are all very good/great players for their contracts. Just the long term contract situation and playing time.

I would be open to trading multiple first and BI for Lauri if Utah would entertain it.

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And I see zero reason or logic to Utah trading Lauri for a package with BI as the centerpiece.

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No one wants BI as their centerpiece. Hes a nice #3 at best. I know you mean centerpiece of the team but no one is giving big assets for him because he ain’t “him”.

What would we get for herb

MM has been pushing JV/Herb for Jarrett Allen. I think that’s how you have to look at it, not how many picks is Herb worth?

So the question is what’s a better lineup?

BI/CJ/Trey/Zion/Allen

Or

BI/CJ/Herb/Zion/JV

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Trading herb so we could overpay BI might be my breaking point as a pels fan

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100% agreed

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I don’t know if we are in a position to say anyone on this roster is 100% untouchable, but I don’t think swapping Herb for Murray solves our issues.

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What are our issues?

Ball handling and crunch time failure.

Murray brings both to the team. He hits clutch shots, he handles the ball, and he’s still good enough to defend the best guard on the opposing team. He’s not Herb or Dyson level of a defender, but he’s still good.

Now would he solve everything? Absolutely not, but he does help two issues while having a low acquisition cost where we would still have a treasure trove to trade for other moves.

He is also the kind of move where I would be comfortable saying “Ok lets swap BI for KAT”, and then all of a sudden we have 4 40% high volume 3 point shooters surrounding Zion once you insert Trey into the starting lineup.

Here is the full text of what Matt Moore said.

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Here's a look at all 30 teams, and what league sources or known reporting has suggested as far as teams' intentions at the trade deadline…

New Orleans Pelicans

Jarrett Allen is the name most commonly associated with the Pelicans. They're looking to reset their center position a little more in the age timeline of their stars Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson. Jonas Valanciunas on an expiring contract could wind up being moved which would be smart given how much interest there is in centers across the league, and his $15 million expiring deal will be an asset.

The Pelicans are thought to be open to moving Herbert Jones. They're high on Jones, but it'll be difficult for the team to pay their stars, Jones and Trey Murphy III.

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I wonder if this is the Cavs wanting Herb more than Pels wanting to trade Herb. I can easily see Pels telling Cavs we’ll give JV, Dyson and picks for Allen. Cavs probably are asking for Herb instead of Dyson. Knowing how much this coaching staff, players and organization value Herb- would find it odd if they traded him.