Why did the pelicans give away a 2026 unprotected pick?

xb3at band1tx · Post #1 » by **xb3at band1tx** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:35 am

Does dumars think they are gonna be good next year?

He does know they play in the West right?!

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Im legit at a lost.

Kurtz · Post #2 » by **Kurtz** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:40 am

Joe Dumars' back, baby!

CIN-C-STAR · Post #3 » by **CIN-C-STAR** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:42 am

Atlanta may have gotten the better player in this draft AND the Pels pick next season lmaoooo

cpower · Post #4 » by **cpower** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:44 am

They will declare bankruptcy after this year so future picks are voided automatically. lol

Scalabrine · Post #5 » by **Scalabrine** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:45 am

I didnt watch the draft but im just catching up here. This is a diabolical trade. I understand getting your guys, and I actually like Queen, but the Hawks must have just held in their laughter until they hung up on this trade. No fricken way should hte Hornets be in a position to trade unprotected picks.

DusterBuster · Post #6 » by **DusterBuster** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:46 am

Kurtz wrote:Joe Dumars' back, baby!

Man, someone get BIlly King back in the league too.

Chuck Everett · Post #7 » by **Chuck Everett** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:46 am

One of those deals where incompetence looks like fraud. If the Hawks end up with a top 4 pick in next year's stacked draft, man it's over in New Orleans.

Black Jack · Post #8 » by **Black Jack** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:46 am

Dumars gon Dumar

SFrush · Post #9 » by **SFrush** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:48 am

What a steal for Atlanta.

LAvision · Post #10 » by **LAvision** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:52 am

They need to send dumars to a home. He has no idea what he’s doing. This trade is straight irresponsible.

NZB2323 · Post #11 » by **NZB2323** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:53 am

Maybe Dumars figures either the 13th pick will be really good and we’ll be good, or it won’t work out and I’ll get fired, in which case I won’t care about the Pels not having a pick.

DavidSterned · Post #12 » by **DavidSterned** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:58 am

I truly can't fathom how you could let the Hawks bully you into not protecting that pick at all.

Like, of course the Hawks would have still said yes even if you made it top 5 protected and that was the bare minimum thing to do to cover your *ss.

doogie_hauser · Post #13 » by **doogie_hauser** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:59 am

Now there be added pressure on Queen to perform next season too which is very unfair on the kid

Devastated for Pels fans tbh

HotelVitale · Post #14 » by **HotelVitale** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:59 am

Not saying it's a good trade but people are obsessing over it being the 13th pick. The trade was for Derik Queen, that's what we shold evaluate. Lots of people had him as a top-7 or so guy and the Pels clearly believed that. They thought he was super valuable and are aware they were overpaying relative to draft position—because they were after that player and not the draft position. It seems like that was the price they had to pay to get him and they thought he was worth it.

Up-And-Coming · Post #15 » by **Up-And-Coming** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 5:00 am

Newly acquired Jordan Poole will save them from the lottery :nod:

On a serious note I have doubts about the fits but I do like a handful of the Pelicans players. If they stay healthy maybe they can surprise some.

Dan Z · Post #16 » by **Dan Z** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 5:02 am

Dumars must believe in Queen and the team.

How competitive will a team of Zion, Fears, Queen, Missi, Trey Murphy, Jordan Poole and Herb Jones be? They're relying on two rookies and Zion's health.

The other part of the trade is it's the best out of the 2026 New Orleans or Milwaukee pick. What if something happens and Milwaukee is worse than expected? or if one of those two teams get lucky in the lottery?

Dan Z · Post #17 » by **Dan Z** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 5:03 am

HotelVitale wrote:Not saying it's a good trade but people are obsessing over it being the 13th pick. The trade was for Derik Queen, that's what we shold evaluate. Lots of people had him as a top-7 or so guy and the Pels clearly believed that. They thought he was super valuable and worth an overpay on draft position for because youre not trading for draft position but for a prospect. It seems like that was the price they hd to pay to get him and they thought he was worth it.

Do you think he'll work well with Zion? Or will he play when Zion is out or on the bench?

tmorgan · Post #18 » by **tmorgan** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 5:08 am

Just terrible. Dumars is so bad.

baldur · Post #19 » by **baldur** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 5:18 am

Why do the pelicans help Atlanta all the time?

Post #20 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 5:22 am

Dan Z wrote:Dumars must believe in Queen and the team.

How competitive will a team of Zion, Fears, Queen, Missi, Trey Murphy, Jordan Poole and Herb Jones be? They're relying on two rookies and Zion's health.

The other part of the trade is it's the best out of the 2026 New Orleans or Milwaukee pick. What if something happens and Milwaukee is worse than expected? or if one of those two teams get lucky in the lottery?

I might be in the minority, but I’m way more worried about the Milwaukee side of it. The roster is so old and barren that Giannis getting hurt or fed up they might be a bottom dweller quick.

The Pelicans would have to have their top 7 players miss 30-60 games each again. We’re notoriously jnjury prone, but it was a rough year even for us. I think it’s more likely we’re just really average than losing 60 games.

Which is what makes it all the worse. They are getting two lottery shots out of it. Both NO and Milwaukee might be alright, but also have disastrous scenarios.