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Pelicans Assistant Coach Chris Finch Discusses New Role in NOLA
This morning, Chris Gordy of Sports 1280 in New Orleans interviewed the newest member of the Pelicans’ coaching staff, Chris Finch. (The full interview can be found by following this link or scrolling to the end of this post.) He touched on a lot of interesting topics, from how he got the job with New Orleans […]
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Want to attend the New Orleans Basketball Hangout Happy Hour?
Who: You! Plus any basketball fans you know! What: We’ll spend the afternoon on the patio of The New Movement discussing the upcoming Pelicans season, vent frustrations about not signing whatever free agent, fantasize about the Pelicans front court, and cross our fingers that Solomon Hill shows up to drink us under the table. When: Thursday, August […]
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The Pelicans charted their course, and Kyrie Irving isn’t worth changing direction.
The Kyrie Irving trade demand has set the NBA ablaze, and even the newly-constructed New Orleans Pelicans have not been able to keep away from the hot stove. This morning, ESPN’s Zach Lowe published a piece which meandered through the various options for Cleveland and Irving in a potential trade. The Pelicans weren’t mentioned until […]
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Rajon Rondo Has a Knack for Making Things Easier
Rajon Rondo is well known for his ability to pass. But just how good is he at getting his teammates looks that are easy to convert? I took a look at his passing statistics over the last two years and put them up against those of Tim Frazier and Jrue Holiday. What you will see […]
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Remembering Graham McQueen
Sometimes this non-job is fun. Sometimes it’s a chore. Sometimes you have to do something no one could ever pay you enough to do . . . which is where the no money thing really kind of gets you twice. It’s been a little over a day since we lost one of our own: Graham […]
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Rondo will force change, but just might improve the Pelicans
If the arrival of DeMarcus Cousins in New Orleans signaled one set of changes for the Pelicans’ organization, then the courtship and acquisition of Rajon Rondo represents a full evolution. Gone is the versatile, defense-first team that stayed above water for 50 games last season; in is the opportunity for a more Gentry-fied offense. Cousins […]
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Pelicans May be Ready to Trigger NBA Hard Cap of $125 Million
Over the past week or so, Jason and I have published multiple articles on how Jrue Holiday’s contract impacts the Pelicans’ salary cap situation, even suggesting a possible player to target given the inherent restrictions. The Pelicans’ planned course of action for the rest of the off-season became clearer today due to an unexpected finding. […]
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Setting an Appropriate Bar for Rondo
I’m pretty good at talking myself into a hole. If we get Rondo I will riot. Silently and without consequence, but I will riot — Mike Pellissier (@MikePellissier) June 24, 2017 So here we are, now, with Rondo joining the Pelicans, presumably as a starter next to Jrue. This fits the “Jrue is best served […]
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Pelicans, Rajon Rondo Agree To Contract
The New Orleans Pelicans have reportedly agreed to a deal with 11-year veteran point guard Rajon Rondo. History, Play, Fit Rajon Pierre Rondo, from Louisville, played at Kentucky for 2 seasons before being drafted by the Suns and traded to the Celtics. He signed his first contract with the Celtics and was part of their […]
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Using the Buddy Hield TPE
As I wrote about earlier this week, an optimal way for the Pelicans to add talent without giving up a player or triggering the hard cap is by using one or both of their traded player exceptions accumulated over the past year. One of them (received in exchange for Buddy Hield) would allow New Orleans […]
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Takeaways from Pelicans Summer League
The New Orleans Pelicans wrap up Las Vegas Summer League tonight with a game against the Denver Nuggets at 7 pm central. Record-wise it hasn’t been great for the Pelicans in the Vegas heat, notching just one win so far (maybe two!). But Summer League isn’t about wins and losses; it’s about the players. And […]
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Manipulating the Pelicans’ Glass Salary Ceiling
Required reading before continuing: The Pelicans’ Glass Ceiling, by Jason Calmes Thanks to the diligence of Bourbon Street Shots’ own Dr. Jason Calmes, we now have a firm understanding of the ramifications of Jrue Holiday’s new contract with the New Orleans Pelicans. Though Jrue’s contract “only” contains $126 million in guaranteed money, the additional $24 […]
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The Pelicans’ Glass Salary Ceiling
The New Orleans Pelicans have been slow in Free Agency. They’ve re-signed Jrue Holiday, signed their lone draft pick Frank Jackson, and brought back Darius Miller on a deal for camp. The latter two are likely for the minimum, and Miller’s deal may be completely unguaranteed. I’ll effectively ignore his specific contract. Fans and writers […]
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Leveraging a Sign and Trade of Dante Cunningham
The New Orleans Pelicans have not acquired a new player other than Darius Miller, likely on a minimum deal. Part of this is the slower pace of the offseason, and part of it is the Pelicans’ lack of assets while hunting for a certain kind of player of value. I wrote about nonguaranteed contracts last […]
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Jrue Holiday Officially Re-Signs with the New Orleans Pelicans
As of this afternoon, Jrue Holiday has signed his 5 year, $126 million contract extension with the Pelicans. Holiday verbally agreed to this extension less than 12 hours after free agents were first allowed to negotiate with NBA teams on July 1st, but was only allowed to sign his contract at noon eastern time Thursday. […]
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Darius Miller Returns
Scott Kushner tweeted out that our old friend Darius Miller will be returning to the team in some capacity. At this juncture, it is unclear what sort of contract Miller has, but one of our writers will add to this post once there is more clarity. I can confirm former #Pelicans 2nd-round pick, ¤t Euroleaguer, […]
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Longer Hours
The New Orleans Pelicans made their first and only move of the 2017 NBA offseason in the initial hours of the moratorium, and things have been silent since. The Pelicans are not alone in this, as the number of transactions across the NBA is lower than last offseason. What’s the hold up? Around the NBA, […]
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In the NO Pod Ep. 287: Jrue and a Free Agency Malaise
Mike and I get together to do a deep dive into the impacts of the Jrue Holiday signing – and then we start talking about everything else that could happen. Trades, signing, dropping below the cap, and Mid-level guys. We also talk about how good we think this team could be right now. Enjoy! Want […]
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The Power of Nothing
The New Orleans Pelicans have made just one significant move this offseason, and that is signing Jrue Holiday to a 5-year deal. There needs to be more to help to shore up the playoff chances for the team, and to make a good show to help keep the stars they have and potentially entice another […]
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The Stretch Provision and Omer Asik
As free agency started for the New Orleans Pelicans, there have been two questions I’ve heard most prominently. For what amount will Jrue Holiday sign? And should the Pelicans stretch Omer Asik. The former we now know the answer to. But that latter is where confusion sets in. The Numbers Omer Asik is due around […]