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In the NO Podcast Ep. 223: Summer Time
Summer league is done! Babbitt and Gee have been signed, Curry is a possibility, and most Non-Cole Summer moves seen over! Wait. That means no basketball stuff for 2 months?! It’s time for that Summer Time Sadness . . . Which is still better than Jimmer Time. Amiright or amiright? Before we go for the […]
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Where Dell Demps Can Find Value in the Marketplace
On the surface, the signing of Alonzo Gee seemed like just another low risk move meant to improve depth at the end of the bench and maybe improve the locker room as well. And while it might turn out to be just that, it could also be an example of where Dell Demps can exploit the […]
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A View from the Outside — Truehoop
((In order to give some perspective on the franchise from the outside, I had a short discussion with Eric Goldwein of Hoop 76. Eric is Hoop76’s founder and editor-in-chief. You can follow him on Twitter @ericgoldwein. His work has been featured on TrueHoop, the Slate/Deadspin NFL roundtable and Yahoo’s ThePostGame.)) Jason: Eric, our teams have […]
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Darren’s Detailed Defense
The Pelicans had offense in mind when they hired Alvin Gentry. However, offense was not Gentry’s main concern when answering questions at his introductory press conference. When asked about what he needed to do in New Orleans to get a Pelicans Parade down Canal St. Gentry answered: We have to become better from a defensive […]
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In the NO Podcast Ep. 222: Free Agency Wrap Up
With most of the big moves already completed, Michael and I talk about what this off-season means to the team. Will Asik, Ajinca and Cunningham live up to their deals? Can we squee with joy over Anthony Davis resigning? What is a squee? What teams got better or worse in the conference? Plus, we answer […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Round Out Gentry’s Coaching Staff With Addition of Phil Weber
The staff was already looking tremendous with the additions of Darren Erman and Robert Pack to Alvin Gentry’s crew, but it got even stronger today with the reported addition of Phil Weber. Weber was one of the guys I profiled as a possible assistant right before Gentry got hired, and like I said in that […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Free Agency and the Tax
The New Orleans Pelicans have had a busy start to the new season without creating much of a new look. The team replaced Monty Williams and at least some of his staff with Alvin Gentry and new assistants, but thee have not placed any players under contract yet who were not under contract last season […]
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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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Pelicans Scoop: Davis, Ajinca, Asik, and Free Agency
With big Pelicans news coming out in the first 24 hours of free agency, BSS writers give their opinions on five pressing questions. 1. What was your reaction when you saw AD had signed his extension? Michael McNamara: Instant relief. I knew that AD would sign it at some point this summer, but having him […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Reportedly Bringing Back Omer Asik
The New Orleans Pelicans have reportedly agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent center, Omer Asik. The contract is for 5 years with an aggregate total value of around $58,000,000, along with incentives throughout and some non-guaranteed money in the final year. General Notes Asik was acquired by the Pelicans for a first round pick […]
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Pels Bring Back Alexis Ajinca
Alexis Ajinca and the Pelicans reached an agreement on a four-year deal worth $20.2 million. Here is what a rounded yearly breakdown might look like: 2015-16 – $4,540,000 2016-17 – $4,880,000 2017-18 – $5,220,000 2018-19 – $5,560,000 The 27 year old will be entering his 6th year in the league. This past season was a […]
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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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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 […]