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In the N.O. Episode 38: The Pelicans Trade Anthony Davis to the Lakers
Shamit and Mason synced up during what they thought would be a calm weekend to react to the big Saturday afternoon news. The New Orleans Pelicans have traded Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, three first-round picks (including No. 4 of the 2019 draft), and one pick swap. […]
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In the N.O. Episode 37: The Anthony Davis Trade Draws Closer
Shamit and Mason evaluate what will happen next in the Anthony Davis saga and how David Griffin is handling his first off-season in New Orleans. Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify RSS Feed Direct Download Blue Wire Network
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In The N.O. Episode 36: The Pelicans Begin Listening to Offers for Anthony Davis
Shamit and Mason break down the theory behind various AD trade packages and attempt to quantify the value that each team can provide. Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify RSS Feed Direct Download Blue Wire Network
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In The N.O. Episode 35: Pelicans Stay Winning by Hiring Trajan Langdon
Shamit and Mason dive into the Pelicans’ recent hot streak. Gayle Benson remains as committed as ever. New hires incoming? Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify RSS Feed Direct Download Blue Wire Network
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In The N.O. Episode 34: Talking Draft with Ricky O’Donnell
Shamit and Mason are joined by SB Nation’s college basketball and NBA draft expert (as well as the co-host of fellow Blue Wire podcast Cash Considerations) Ricky O’Donnell to chat about Zion Williamson and other potential Pelicans targets if additional picks come to them in return for Anthony Davis. Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify RSS […]
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In The N.O. Episode 33: THE PELICANS WIN THE LOTTERY
Zion Williamson will be a New Orleans Pelican. That is all. Actually wait, there is a guy named McNamara who guest stars as the Pelicans’ GM while Shamit and Mason pitch the best trades from opposing teams. Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify RSS Feed Direct Download Blue Wire Network
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In The N.O. Episode 32: Pre-Lottery Madness
Shamit and Mason discuss the recent news around the Pelicans as the lottery approaches. Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify RSS Feed Direct Download Blue Wire Network
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In The N.O. Episode 31: Amin Elhassan talks David Griffin and Aaron Nelson
Shamit and Mason bring on former Suns front office member and current ESPN analyst, Amin Elhassan. Amin provides an incredible amount of insight on what David Griffin and Aaron Nelson bring to the table for the New Orleans Pelicans, with a bit of discussion about Alvin Gentry and Anthony Davis mixed in as well. Listen on […]
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In The N.O. Episode 30: What If Anthony Davis Stays?
Shamit and Mason dive into the possibility of David Griffin convincing Anthony Davis to sign a long-term deal with the Pelicans, then discuss how to approach team building if that happens and possible trades they would like to see. Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify RSS Feed Direct Download Blue Wire Network
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In The N.O. Episode 29: The Pelicans Hire David Griffin
Shamit and Mason break down all things related to the Pelicans’ hiring of David Griffin to be the team’s Executive VP of basketball operations. Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify RSS Feed Direct Download Blue Wire Network
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In The N.O. Episode 28: The Season is Over and So is the Search
Shamit and Mason recap the tumultuous end of season events surrounding the Pelicans and the league as a whole. They then discuss what they think the results of the GM search might be, along with some apprehensions moving forward. Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify RSS Feed Direct Download Blue Wire Network
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In The N.O. Episode 27: The Tankathon Continues & the Pelicans Begin Interviews
Shamit and Mason discuss the Great Tank War of 2019, the odds that the Pelicans land Zion Williamson, and updates to the GM search. Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify RSS Feed Direct Download Blue Wire Network
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In The N.O. Episode 26: The Wood Era Begins, the GM Search Continues
Shamit & Mason discuss the emergence of Christian Wood, Boogie’s latest comments about the Pelicans, and the latest updates on the Pelicans’ GM search. Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify RSS Feed Direct Download Blue Wire Network
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In The N.O. Episode 25: Listener Mailbag
Shamit and Mason answer your questions about the Pelicans. Will Jrue Holiday finish his career in New Orleans? Who are some free agent big men that the Pels should consider? AD trade packages? Ja over Zion? (Yes, that last one was an actual question asked.) Find out their answers to those and more on this […]
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In the N.O. Episode 24: Is Ownership Even Doing Anything?
Shamit and Mason discuss the activity, or lack thereof, of the Pelicans ownership since firing Dell Demps. They also go down the roster and try to predict who will be on the team next year. Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify RSS Feed Direct Download Blue Wire Network
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In The N.O. Episode 23: Mardi Brow Madness
Shamit & Mason share their thoughts on the Pelicans’ local presence and the team’s recent play with and without AD before digging into the commentary surrounding Davis’ current standing both straight from the source (on HBO’s “The Shop”) as well as from NBA league commissioner Adam Silver. Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify RSS Feed […]
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In The N.O. Episode 22: Losing Superstars and David Griffin’s GM Candidacy
Shamit and Mason are joined by Justin Rowan and Carter Rodriguez of The Chase Down, a Cavaliers-focused podcast (also within the Blue Wire network). They discuss the similarities between the two franchises in regards to the loss of superstars (AD and LeBron/Kyrie) as well as what to do with the sidekicks (Jrue and Love) before […]
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In The N.O. Episode 21: AD to Boston? Zarren to NOLA?
Shamit and Mason are joined by former CelticsHub.com EIC Ryan Bernardoni to talk about Boston’s pursuit of Anthony Davis, possible trade packages for AD, and current Celtics Assistant GM Mike Zarren’s potential candidacy for the vacant Pelicans GM job. Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify RSS Feed Direct Download Blue Wire Network
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In The N.O. Episode 20: The Demps Era Ends & the AD Saga Continues
Shamit & Mason review the past 48 hours of non-stop Pelicans news. Anthony Davis leaves the arena mid-game on Thursday night. Dell Demps is fired Friday morning. Gayle Benson beautifully lays out the Pelicans’ path forward on Friday afternoon. And AD says a bunch of weird conflicting stuff at his All-Star Weekend media availability on […]
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In The N.O. Episode 19: Trade Deadline Recap
The guys discuss the events of the trade deadline. Shamit tells us how he really feels about the NBA coercing the Pelicans to play Davis. Mason gives his thoughts on the Pelicans’ two deals. Anthony Davis is NOT a Los Angeles Laker. Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify RSS Feed Direct Download Blue Wire Network