By Devin Zanskas In the CJ McCollum trade, the Trail Blazers only received one first round pick back, and it didn’t even convey last season like it could’ve. According to ESPN’s Andrew Lopez, the Pelicans’ draft pick [...]
By Colin Maher, Salary Cap Specialist and contributor to No Trade Clause As every NBA fan knows, with pick protections it becomes rocket science trying to track a team’s actual draft picks. Not only do you [...]
By Avi Tyagi Jan 6, 2023; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) and guard Jamal Murray (27) during the second half at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Over the [...]
By Avi Tyagi The Kings Emerge as Contenders in a Muddled Western Conference Since the analytics movement era entered the national spotlight, the NBA landscape has shifted every season due to at least one major schematic shift [...]
By Avi Ayagi New Orleans Pelicans: 9th in West My 2022-23 All Star: Zion Williamson Play-In Depth Chart: Point Wing Wing Forward Big CJ McCollum Trey Murphy III Herb Jones Brandon Ingram Jonas Valančiūnas Josh Richardson Naji [...]
By Devin Zanskas While it’s important to acknowledge how different the outcomes could’ve been if everyone were healthy, trading for CJ McCollum instead of re-signing Lonzo Ball has worked out great for the Pelicans. Although Ball is [...]
By Avi Ayagi Due to sample size concerns for many of the prospects within this sector of the list, I decided to hold off on publishing this piece until the full season mark. In the meantime, several [...]
By Devin Zanskas Paying three players over $20 million and being a fringe play-in tournament team definitely isn’t ideal. Of the four organizations in the East that are in the play-in tournament, the Miami Heat is the [...]
By Avi Tyagi I can’t believe how capable the OKC Thunder already are. It feels like an impossible task. In the summer of 2016, their best player walked for nothing. And now, the second youngest team by [...]
By Avi Tyagi So… things have changed since part 1. The Nets were cut down and Phoenix rose from the muddled West. With Zion down, the Pelicans sputtered their way out of the 3 seed and [...]
