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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 […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Likely Will Operate Over the Salary Cap
For the first time in a number of year, the New Orleans Pelicans will likely operate above the salary cap for the entire season. I know what you are saying: The Pelicans have been above the cap. You guys just got finished telling me how much Benson spent last season, and it was well over […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Receive $3m from Philadelphia for Undisclosed Jrue Holiday Injury
((On the eve of the new NBA season, as we all await to see what the New Orleans Pelicans do with their roster, we bring an update to ours. Meet Shamit Dua. You can follow him at @FearTheBrown, and please do. He’s been in the community for a while, and he is one of those […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 221: Free Agency Starting Mark
Michael and I talk about the news about Jrue Holiday’s leg injury and the 76ers being fined about it, the underwhelming results of the NBA Draft, and then we get into the big fun discussion: The Draft! We talk pie-in-the-sky candidates, whether Asik should come back and at what deal, and who we think should […]
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The cap situations of the Western Conference playoff teams
The other day Michael McNamara analysed the Pelicans options for the mid-level exception for this years’ NBA Free Agency. However, one of the most important things to remember is that not only will the Pelicans be wanting the services of these players, so too will other teams. Today I’ll have a look at each of […]
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Thoughts on the Pelicans Draft
The New Orleans Pelicans had a single pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, at #56 from Memphis, but Pelicans fans still hoped from Draft night deals, which have happened under Dell’s watch. Their first round pick had been traded prior to the season to acquire Omer Asik from the Rockets. With cap holds chewing up […]
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Players the Pelicans Can Pursue With the Mid-Level Exception
Not surprisingly, the 2015 NBA Draft was rather anti-climatic for the Pelicans. Dell Demps sold his 2nd round pick again, and we all should have seen that coming, as he has told us time and time again he prefers young veterans on this team. The last time Dell sold a 2nd rounder, he used that […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep 220: Staff, Gordon and the Draft
Michael and I get together and break down all the stuff that’s happened since Gentry was hired! Gordon picking up his option, staff joining Gentry’s squad, Anderson making health vows, and, of course, the DRAFT coming up! I love the draft. Hope you do too! Want it on Itunes? Direct download? RSS Feed? Like the […]
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A Little Bit About Ryan Anderson
The Playoffs, game 3, the first playoff game in New Orleans since the team rebranded. The Pelicans blow a huge lead in the fourth enroute to an OT loss. I throw a chair. While incredibly disappointing in the result, the game itself was fantastic, they left everything out on the court against the league’s […]
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Not Yet a Succession Success
Yesterday, an important ruling was handed down in a legal case with enormous implications for the New Orleans Pelicans, New Orleans Saints, and the rest of Tom Benson’s Empire. The ruling denied the attempt to declare Tom Benson incapable of running his various business entities. This denial, however, does nothing but keep the succession battle […]
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Why the Pelicans Should Not Draft a Rookie
While the draft is always exciting, and it is fun to think about the potential that all the future rookies can bring to the Pelicans, Dell Demps should absolutely avoid trading into the first round to select one. You’ve heard since Anthony Davis was drafted that the Pelicans have looked for ‘young veterans,’ and have […]
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Eric Gordon Exercises $15.5 Million Player Option for 2015-16 NBA Season
The New Orleans Pelicans have announced that Eric Gordon has opted into the final year of his 4-year, $58 million contract that he signed three years ago. The 26 year old shooting guard will make just over $15.5 million in the 2015-16 season, all of which is guaranteed. Gordon is coming off of the best shooting […]
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Don’t Panic if Anthony Davis Does Not Sign His Extension on July 1st
Nearly 10 months ago, I wrote about the most important thing transaction the Pelicans will be a part of in the next few years – Anthony Davis’s contract extension. As stated in that article, the Pelicans are the only team that can give AD that designated five-year max contract and now that we know where […]
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Top Targets if the Pelicans were in the Draft
It’s been a little painful for me the last couple years when Draft time has rolled around. I’m a HUGE draft fan. When the Pelicans have something better than the 56th pick of the draft to use, I live for draft articles and spend more time with DraftExpress.com than I do playing Star Wars games. That’s […]
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How to Prematurely Evaluate a Head Coach Hiring
With about two and half weeks now passed since the Pelicans announced that Alvin Gentry, the lead assistant coach for the newly crowned NBA champion Golden State Warriors, would be the team’s next head coach, there has been sufficient time to gauge the reaction to the hire from the fan base. Overall, the response has been a relatively calm one, […]
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Dreaming of the Draft
It’s hard to argue that the Pelicans are going to trade for a draft pick. According to a source, they haven’t brought anyone in for workouts yet, and the rumor mill has been churching up nothing for the Pelicans thus far. Recent history doesn’t suggest the Pelicans will be trading into the draft either. Since […]
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In case you missed it: Gentry’s message to Anthony Davis
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Making the Kevin Durant to the Pelicans Dream a Reality
The idea of pairing Anthony Davis with another superstar is something that every Pelicans fan has contemplated from time to time, and no superstar would be more deadly with Anthony Davis than Kevin Durant. Rumors have been out there for months that Durant is eyeing Washington or LA if he decides to leave Oklahoma City […]
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How Demps Can Maximize Depth and Flexibility this Summer
The New Orleans Pelicans two biggest moves of 2015 were set up by decisions that Dell Demps made way back in the summer of 2014. Though he couldn’t foresee the exact moves at the time, Dell knew that declining Austin River’s 4th year option would make him more appealing on the trade market. In a similar move, […]