New Orleans Pelicans Rumours

07 Jun 2026 13:33:20
Raptors/Heat/Bucks

Raptors get Turner/Wiggins

Heat get Giannis/Poeltl

Bucks get Ingram/'27 1st and '31 1st from Raptors
Herro/Jakučionis/Ware/ '26 1st and 2 pick swaps from Heat

Heat get their superstar and a vet centre - get to keep some of their pick capital for taking on Poeltl's contract

Raptor clear some future cap space (to sign RJ), get a stop gap BI replacement, improve at the 5 with a better fit

Buck get 2 borderline all-stars on short term deals/ 2 good young players with upside and future pick capital

Then:

Raptors/Pelican

Raptors get Bey/Matkovič

Pelicans get Dick/Mogbo/'27 2nd/'29 2nd

Raptors get depth at the wing/Mamu backup plan (if can't resign)

Both deals combined clear a bit of space to hopefully sign Mamu

IQ/Shead/'19/Atkins
Barrett/Walter/Lawson/Martin
Wiggins/Bey/Battle
Scottie/CMB/Mamu
Turner/Matkovic/TJD

07 Jun 2026 18:45:47
Pelicans pass

07 Jun 2026 12:58:11
Jazz / Pelicans

Jazz get Trey Murphy

Pelicans get Ace Bailey, John Konchar, 2029 1st round pick top 5 protected


Jazz draft Peterson

George/Collier
Peterson/Sensabaugh
Murphy/Williams/Mykhaliuk
Markkanen/Filipowski
Jackson Jr/Kessler/Nurkic

Pelicans

Murray/Poole
Fears/Hawkins
Jones/Bailey/Konchar
Williamson/pick/Matkovic
Queen/Missi/Looney

07 Jun 2026 18:46:32
Not happening.

05 Jun 2026 08:27:18
Thunder retool

Thunder - Pelicans

Thunder > Murphy III, Looney
Pelicans > Hartenstein, Wiggins, 3 1st round picks

Thunder - Mavericks

Thunder > Gafford & Klay
Mavericks > Joe, Dort & 1st round pick

Thunder use their assets to retool adding more veterans and a swingman who is very young and ready

Thunder new roster
- resign Cason Wallace

PG - SGA / McCain / Topic
SG - Williams / Wallace / Caruso
SF - Murphy / Thompson / Mitchell
PF - Holmgren / Williams
CE - Gafford / Looney

A bigger, longer & more athletic line up, great on both ends of the floor.

23 May 2026 00:38:03
Celtics and Pelicans

Jaylen Brown for Trey Murphy III and Dejounte Murray

23 May 2026 15:42:25
Is this a joke?

24 May 2026 13:41:16
As a Celtics fan I've actually thought of this, but with the Pelicans putting in some type of draft compensation. Like if they added the 2027 best of Bucks/Pelicans, I'd say let's go.

19 May 2026 20:59:02
NO Pelicans - Cam Johnson SG/SF, Jarace Walker PF future 1st round pick from Indiana & Denver

DEN Nuggets - Andrew Nembhard G

IND Pacers - Trey Murphy SF/PF

22 Apr 2026 10:11:51
Magic again. :)

Think that is a real one:

ORL Irving, Washington, 1st 2026
DAL Suggs, Branchero

ORL is stack in the middle, they improve now and get out of their over cap midterm, they draft top 10 another young PG to follow up Irving.



Mavs have a young core to build, since they have their #1 option already Branchero and Suggs may fit better as a second option and a defensiv guard complementing Cooper Flagg.

22 Apr 2026 17:21:28
This one isn't too bad. I could see the Magic doing it.

18 Mar 2026 11:22:35
New York - New Orleans - Washington

New York get Zion Williamson, Cam Whitmore & Kevon Looney

New Orleans get Mikal Bridges, Bilal Coulibaly & 1st round pick NY

Washington get Josh Hart

18 Mar 2026 14:46:38
Wizards are owed something imo.

23 Feb 2026 15:42:33
Pelicans-Grizzlies

Pelicans - Ja Morant

Grizzlies - Jordan Poole, Jordan Hawkins, lotto protected 1st (2029)

15 Feb 2026 17:29:03
Por: Giannis antentokounmpo
Bucks: Avdija+P George+ 1rnd pick Por 28-30 (+return swaps) + 1rnd pick orl 28+ 1rnd pick clippers 28
Sixers: J Grant

Por:
C:Clingan/ Williams
Pf:giannis
Sf:Camara/ Murray
SG:Sharpe/ holiday
PG:Lillard/ Henderson.

20 Feb 2026 01:13:36
If that’s all it took to get Giannis, I’d do it in a heartbeat.

21 Feb 2026 08:27:12
4 picks and an all star seems a good return to me.
3 of those picks could be lottery picks.
This gives the bucks a future without Giannis.
They can rebuilt around Advija or they can trade him and Turner for more picks.

26 Feb 2026 01:11:05
Yeah, i like this for the Bucks a lot too. Getting their own picks back would be huge.

13 Feb 2026 03:09:33
Bulls rebuild
Draft night:
CHI gets Ja Morant Edey (as a SG) and Zach Edey

MEM gets Bulls 2027, 2029 1st, New Orleans 2026 2nd, 3 more seconds, Patrick Williams, Tre Jones (exp) and Jalen Smith (exp)

Bulls Draft Luigi Suigo (C)

Free agency

Bulls sign Ayo Dosunmu, Guershan Yabusele, GG Jackson, Matt Mclung and Nick Richards

Giddey Dosunmu/ Dillingham
Morant/ Jackson/ McClung
Buzelis/ Okoro/ Miller
Eason/ Essengue/ Yabusele
Edey/ Suigo/ Richards.

01 Feb 2026 13:15:41
Raptors - Pelicans

Raptors get Bey/ Missi/ 2 future seconds (Tor '31/ NOP '28)

Pelican get Agbagi/ Dick/ Mogbo/ '27 1st (lottery protected)

01 Feb 2026 09:09:11
Cavs get: Kevon Looney and Saddiq Bey
Pelicans get: Max Strus and 2 2nds
Nets get: Lonzo Ball and a 2nd

Why?
Cavs get two veteran role players with size and save money.
Pelicans get a 3 pt specialist and 2 2nds.
Nets get another 2nd for cheap.

01 Feb 2026 23:12:41
Don’t like this for Pels.

01 Feb 2026 05:52:47
Cavs get: Saddiq Bey
Pelicans get: Lonzo Ball and '28 2nd

Why?
Cavs add a solid wing, fix the logjam at the guard position and save money.
Pelicans get Ball's valuable contract and a 2nd round pick.

29 Jan 2026 16:46:36
Trade between pelicans/ Pistons helps both teams.

Pelicans trade:
D. Murray, K. Looney, K. Metkovic
$40,756,480



Pistons trade;
C. Levert, J. Ivey, P. Reed, Klintman
I. Jones
$33,457,811 (works on trade machine)

29 Jan 2026 19:54:54
How does that help the Pistons when Murray is injured and they lose rotational pieces.

29 Jan 2026 22:49:57
It doesn't matter if he takes the rest of the season until next season begins. Do you think 1 of 29 teams would like to get 14m under the tax or maybe two teams at 7m? Or 4 teams at 3.5m and receive a couple 2nd rounders?

29 Jan 2026 22:58:58
Pistons trade exemption
14.1m
Got to use it or lose it!

24 Jan 2026 13:11:09
Lakers blow it up and rebuild. Hawks try to win a championship this year. This would have to be 2 separate trades per the NBA rules.

Lakers send- LeBron James and Deandre Ayton

Hawks send- Porzingas (exp) Z Risacher Dyson Daniels and a future 1st. Not the Pelicans pick for 2026. Works on trade machine.

2nd trade-

Lakers send- Bronny, Smart

Hawks send any expiring contract Luke Kennard. If the Lakers want to move on from Vanderbilt along with Bronny and Smart we could give them expiring deal of CJ McCollum instead of Luke Kennard. Throw in a 2nd round pick on either deal and adding any bench player for roster compliance.

Lakers would have all expiring contracts. They are not winning a title this year and LeBron ain't waving his trade clause unless he thinks he can win a title. Maybe the Cavaliers could make a deal for the Lakers for him but I can't think of any other team that could make a deal work. The Cavs are way over the cap.

28 Jan 2026 21:30:09
So to be clear, you want to have a mini blow up of the hawks for a 41 year old making 52 million on an expiring contract (could retire or move on at any point), who is clearly on the downside of his career. Still very good but the glory days are gone. And for good measure you’ll through in the most baffling enigma of a center that two teams have all ready let go. Sorry, not the trade I want the Hawks to make.

16 Jan 2026 17:59:17
Thunder-Clippers-Pelicans

Thunder get Zubac, Murphy

SGA/ Caruso
Williams/ Joe
Murphy/ Wiggins
Holmgren/ Williams
Zubac/ Williams

Clippers get Pelicans 1st 2029 lottery protected, Hartenstein, Peavy

Pelicans get Clippers 1st 2026 via Thunder, Dort, Topic, Jones Jr.

16 Jan 2026 17:31:07
Raptors get LaMelo, Looney
Pelicans get Agbaji, a 2nd from Charlotte
Hornets get Quickley, Dick, and 2 1sts from the Raptors (both protected)

16 Jan 2026 17:06:49
I think it takes more then two protected firsts to turn Quickley into LaMelo.

11 Jan 2026 11:45:09
Pelicans-Hawks

Pelicans get Zacc Risacher, Luke Kennard, 2027 1st round pick & pick swap

Hawks get Trey Murphy III

Daniels/ Wallace
NAW/ McCollum/ Newell
Murphy/ Krejci
Johnson/ Gueye
Okongwu/ Porzingis.

14 Jan 2026 14:04:24
Trey worth more.

08 Jan 2026 14:07:48
Back on Mavs.

If y trade Davies & Kyrie. Like:

ATL Davies, Kyrie, Marshall (TE)
DAL 1st Pelicans 2026, 1st ATL 2026, 1st CHI 2026 + Ware, (take Kennard, Kispert, McCollum, Rozier, Carter)
CHI PJ. Washington
MIA Porzingis, Gafford (TE)

DAL Kyrie & Davies for 3 x 1st 2026 + their own one.

Start Russell at PG and bet for two top picks : )

Lively/ Ware
BOOZER or Peat
Flagg
Christie
PETERSON or Flemings

Would be fun to see them growing in Dallas.

08 Jan 2026 15:11:53
Dalcon's back! Welcome back.
and miami is giving up Ware? Chicago a first for PJ Washington?

Just like he never left :)

08 Jan 2026 17:24:29
Who is Davies?

09 Jan 2026 06:18:39
1. "If" - it seems so poor without.
2. I am not sure who he is - they say, it was a big trade but you rarely see him.

04 Jan 2026 10:49:49
Atlanta:P Siakam

Pacers:Porzingis+Risacher+ 1rnd pick 26 (NO or Bucks) + 1rnd pick 27 (less favorable between New Orleans and Milwaukee)

Atl:
C:Okongwu
PF:Siakam
SF:J Johnson
SG:Daniels
PG:T Young.

04 Jan 2026 18:59:23
Might help the Pacers but it sure doesn’t help the Hawks. They have proven this year, once and for all that Okongwu, at 6’8” is not a starting center on a playoff team. Unless a trade nets a starting caliber center in place of or in addition to Porzingis it will not help the Hawks.

05 Jan 2026 20:02:04
Pacers should jump at that package. Risacher and the Pels pick is an awesome return for Siakam, who is in his 30's now.