New Orleans Pelicans NBA Trade Deadline Rumor Mill

[groundpatty]

Little nugget regarding Anthony Morrow

New Orleans has made Anthony Morrow available for a draft pick, league source says. Morrow has a $1.15M player option for next season.

— Ken Berger (@KBergCBS) February 18, 2014

[eballa1]

@KBergCBS: New Orleans has made Anthony Morrow available for a draft pick, league source says. Morrow has a $1.15M player option for next season.

[DroopyDawg]

I like Morrow but we're building for tomorrow.

[PELICANSFAN]

@KBergCBS: New Orleans has made Anthony Morrow available for a draft pick, league source says. Morrow has a $1.15M player option for next season.

We must assume he is not coming back. I would expect we would not get any more than a 2nd rounder. OKC needs a shooter off the bench (although their 2nd rounder is almost a FA).

[MichaelMcNamara]

Exactly. Can't get a first and only playoff teams will offer a 2nd. Morrow is a really good locker room guy and would be a nice piece to resign next year. I doubt he goes


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[DroopyDawg]

I'm sure this has been posted (sorry I've been skimming), but here goes:

New Orleans Pelicans coach Monty Williams doesn't think Eric Gordon or Tyreke Evans will be traded before Thursday's deadline

Pelicans coach Monty Williams said after Monday’s practice that he expects for both players to still be with the team after the trade deadline passes.

''I don’t know where all that stuff comes from man,’’ Williams said. ''It’s silly to me to put guys names out there like that. I don’t know how to answer that.

''I’m focused on tomorrow's practice. As far as I know, those guys are going to be here. All the trade stuff, I guess there is nothing else to talk about. It’s not something we put a lot of stock into as coaches.’’

Evans admits the trade situation is out of his hands, but he thinks Thursday’s deadline will pass without him getting moved.

http://www.nola.com/pelicans/index.s...ch_mon_17.html

[AD23nEG10]

remember when Bower blew up the team because he was in win now mode when our star core was young? Yeah, it doomed us. Just gotta fight through and can't blow it all up again at the first sign of problems. smart to keep the core intact IMO, add a SF & C this offseason or with some smaller assets. Blazers only real notable additions were Lopez & Mo Williams this offseason & look at how they went from a bottom 5 west team to a top 5 west team. It's just little things at this point for us

[Mythrol]

Maybe it's all part of our plan to get him back next year for a bit more money.

[greewe]

Portland sounds like a no for Asik, but New Orleans trying to figure out a way to get him. The returns on Gordon are not what they want.

— Russillo (@ryenarussillo) February 18, 2014

"Ryen Russillo is an American sports host. He has worked for ESPN Radio as the co-host of SVP & Russillo since May 2009."

[DroopyDawg]

remember when Bower blew up the team because he was in win now mode when our star core was young? Yeah, it doomed us. Just gotta fight through and can't blow it all up again at the first sign of problems. smart to keep the core intact IMO, add a SF & C this offseason or with some smaller assets. Blazers only real notable additions were Lopez & Mo Williams this offseason & look at how they went from a bottom 5 west team to a top 5 west team. It's just little things at this point for us

A little luck with injuries (avoiding them) would help alot too.

[DroopyDawg]

Portland sounds like a no for Asik, but New Orleans trying to figure out a way to get him. The returns on Gordon are not what they want.

— Russillo (@ryenarussillo) February 18, 2014

"Ryen Russillo is an American sports host. He has worked for ESPN Radio as the co-host of SVP & Russillo since May 2009."

The only way (well.. most logical way) to absorb Asik's contract is to get rid of Gordon.

[Caffeinedisastr]

Portland sounds like a no for Asik, but New Orleans trying to figure out a way to get him. The returns on Gordon are not what they want.

— Russillo (@ryenarussillo) February 18, 2014

"Ryen Russillo is an American sports host. He has worked for ESPN Radio as the co-host of SVP & Russillo since May 2009."

Houston signs Howard and he starts pouting to the point where he DOESN'T PLAY half the season?
Here's hoping a change of scenery is all he needs. I'm not holding my breath.

[JJackisangry]

Gordon for Asik would be the type of trade I would hope for, but there is no way Gordon will command that much alone. He would definitely improve Houston's team since Asik is basically worthless with Howard running the show.

[NemesisKING]

If we can get Isaiah Cannan and Robert Covington in this deal, get rid of roberts and stiemsma, i would good with this.

[BallSoHard]

Gordon for Asik would be the type of trade I would hope for, but there is no way Gordon will command that much alone. He would definitely improve Houston's team since Asik is basically worthless with Howard running the show.

Houston has been trying to pump up the value of Asik to gain some more leverage in the trade scene, but no one's buying into that. At his best, Asik is a Good defensive Center with 1 season showing rebounding ability. He's a good role player type of guy and we (or anyone) would be lucky to have him, but his limited skill on offense really decreases his value. Add that to the fact that despite him being a defensive guy he's not a rim protector really leaves a lot to be desired. I think he'd be a great fit here because we could start the game as the 5 and we can close w Anderson/Davis as the Front court. I just wouldnt give up Ryno for him. Gordon, Yeah.

[TheDawg26]

All this trade talk and not one trade yet! Not from any team! The suspense is killing me.

[MichaelMcNamara]

All this trade talk and not one trade yet! Not from any team! The suspense is killing me.

History says we won't have a trade until Wednesday at the earliest. One or two on that day, five or six on Tuesday


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[neitzelbaby12]

Before I say anything this is clearly me just having fun with trades and there is a 0.00000000000000000000000000000001% chance this happen.
Some guy in the comments on BSS posted this:
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=ls3wudd

So I thought I would have a little fun of my own and thought of this:
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=k7czt5h
(You could do any combination of Jackson, Rivers, and Roberts to the T-Wolves)
This at least makes a little bit of sense for Denver(cap space), NO(getting K. Love and a SF), and Detroit(getting another scorer and being able to play Smith at the 4) but obviously it makes very very little sense for Minny.
Remember just having fun with trades.

[PolishFan]

Houston has been trying to pump up the value of Asik to gain some more leverage in the trade scene, but no one's buying into that. At his best, Asik is a Good defensive Center with 1 season showing rebounding ability. He's a good role player type of guy and we (or anyone) would be lucky to have him, but his limited skill on offense really decreases his value. Add that to the fact that despite him being a defensive guy he's not a rim protector really leaves a lot to be desired. I think he'd be a great fit here because we could start the game as the 5 and we can close w Anderson/Davis as the Front court. I just wouldnt give up Ryno for him. Gordon, Yeah.

Agree 100%

[Pelicans_fan_504]

Marc Stein is reporting that we may be getting a $4 million Disable player exception for Ryno. How will this affect matters?

[Mythrol]

Before I say anything this is clearly me just having fun with trades and there is a 0.00000000000000000000000000000001% chance this happen.
Some guy in the comments on BSS posted this:
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=ls3wudd

So I thought I would have a little fun of my own and thought of this:
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=k7czt5h
(You could do any combination of Jackson, Rivers, and Roberts to the T-Wolves)
This at least makes a little bit of sense for Denver(cap space), NO(getting K. Love and a SF), and Detroit(getting another scorer and being able to play Smith at the 4) but obviously it makes very very little sense for Minny.
Remember just having fun with trades.

I mean I would lose my mind if we got that trade. Maybe if we tossed in our 1st rounder, give them Rivers, and Pierre. Maybe. Maybe. We would be sick with that trade.

Evans, Jrue, Chandler, Love, and Davis. Really? Geez we might even make a push for the 8th seed this year with that trade. I don't think it happens but man, I'd love for it to.

[eballa1]

Trade rumor threads are multiplying

[RaisingTheBar]

It looks like the Rockets want a 1st round pick somewhere in their deal for Asik. You can count us out for that one I guess, unless of course that is why we are trying to trade Morrow?

[Eman5805]

Trade rumor threads are multiplying

As Bebe's Kids once said: "We don't die! We multiply!"

[PELICANSFAN]

It looks like the Rockets want a 1st round pick somewhere in their deal for Asik. You can count us out for that one I guess, unless of course that is why we are trying to trade Morrow?

I cannot see how they can get that given that the team acquiring him is on the hook for over $15 million in cash next year. He likely will not be dealt if they hold on to that requirement.