Why Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum were NOT traded by New Orleans Pelicans like Brandon Ingram
Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum remain with the New Orleans Pelicans despite the NBA trade deadline buzz. Why weren’t these star players moved, and what does it mean for the Pelicans’ future?
Host Jake Madison breaks down the strategic decisions behind keeping Williamson and McCollum, while also analyzing the acquisitions of Bruce Brown Jr. and Kelly Olynyk. Madison explores the implications of these moves on the Pelicans’ salary cap and their playoff aspirations. He also highlights the critical importance of the upcoming NBA Draft Lottery, which could reshape the team’s trajectory with potential franchise players like Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, or Ace Bailey.
Tune in for an in-depth analysis of the Pelicans’ trade strategies and future prospects.
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21 Comments
Every Dayer Here
Every Dayer
Every dayer!! 🇵🇭🇵🇭
What can you do griff should have traded last year missed his chance atleast we got something better than nothing pel organization crazy
Hopefully we get top 5 pick they got some good players i hate griff but he can get some good players out the draft
Please lord just one healthy season we have bad juju and not usc player
You said trade wasn't happening and toronto trade was fake cmon son stop it
No surprise they didn't trade CJ and Zion.
We need a VooDoo priest
We saved money how exciting. Pels front office really know how to get us excited.. 🥱
Nobody show interest in Zion because they know the Pelican wasn't going to trade him
Every dayer
Could we have traded Bruce Brown for a young player at about 3 million and another 20 million expiring due to the fact that Trey is only going up in salary by 20 million?
We have a great squad… when healthy! B.I. would've become the 6th man on this team and no one is paying him max money to be the 6th man.
Terrible player management as usual.
I’m sad, and don’t feel great about the future of this team.
True about Zion Williams
Every Dayer
glad Zion is not traded. I would've been mad if he got traded. as for CJ, I believe he is gone during the offseason. His contract is expiring soon
Good show
If we are somewhat serious about making the playoffs next year, you would have to keep a player like CJ bc of dejonte’s injury. You need another scorer/ball handler to keep the games close until dejonte comes back from injury. While I’m a little sad Ingram is gone, there wasn’t much playing time left with the emergence of Murphy. This team can easily make a dramatic turn around if they secure a top pick and turn around and flip it for a 3 point shooting big man. Give the team a pass this year bc of the injuries and let Zion, Murphy, dejonte, herb take one more crack at the league. Our team when healthy is exciting to watch. I believe our biggest mistake this year was trading dyson and not getting a serviceable center from the get go after letting Jonas walk. The crazy part is if we land cooper Flagg the pelicans would be the envy of the league, that’s how crazy the nba is