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Transitioning into the new NBA Salary Cap Environment
This week, the Pelicans have verbally agreed to extend three of their four most important big men to long-term deals: Anthony Davis, Omer Asik, and Alexis Ajinca. From a financial perspective, each player’s average annual salary is in line with what most of us here at Bourbon Street Shots expected them to get: $29 million for Davis, $11 […]
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Anthony Davis And The New Orleans Pelicans Agree To Contract Extension
As the clock struck 11:01pm CST General Manager of the New Orleans Pelicans, Dell Demps, promptly offered Anthony Davis and his agency a 5-year/$145 million contract extension. The terms we’re accepted almost immediately as Davis formally becomes the centrepiece for the Pelicans for the next six years. The move solidifies an assumption many have felt […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Free Agency Open Thread (Win NBA 2K16!)
Update: July 1st, 1:04 CST Alexis Ajinca Re-Signs (4 Years, 20.2 million) I’m very excited to say that I will be a Pelican for 4 more years! I’m so happy to be back home.. Let’s win a championship! #TakeFlight — Alexis Ajinça (@AjincaAlexis42) July 1, 2015 The deal seems a little big at first, but […]