Pelicans extend Herb Jones 3yr/$68M

hsfolk · Post #1 » by **hsfolk** » Thu Jul 10, 2025 11:51 pm

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Pointgod · Post #2 » by **Pointgod** » Thu Jul 10, 2025 11:56 pm

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Good move. Pelicans have their wings locked in. Just need to m figure out what to do with Zion and Murray

facothomas22 · Post #3 » by **facothomas22** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:01 am

That's the 1st smart move Joe Dumars has made all Summer. That's a very good contract for someone of his skillset and should age very well if he can stay healthy.

SlimShady83 · Post #4 » by **SlimShady83** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:03 am

And then trade to Lakers for Reaves?

for real, nice job Pelicans

Up-And-Coming · Post #5 » by **Up-And-Coming** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:04 am

That’s a lot for his production so far especially considering his last season but he has a good reputation and is still fairly young so he can still grow into it.

hsfolk · Post #6 » by **hsfolk** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:05 am

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Post #7 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:07 am

Braaaa voooo

I dunno if his agent is really bad, ir if Herb just wants security and continuity early. I think he was gonna expire at age 28 after taking a bargain deal to begin with. He’s have been a highly sought after archetype in a quickly rising salary environment.

JimmyPlopper · Post #8 » by **JimmyPlopper** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:07 am

Good deal for Herb Jones.

Dejounte Murray / Jeremiah Fears / Jose Alvarado
Jordan Poole / Jordan Hawkins / Micah Peavy
Trey Murphy III / Saddiq Bey
Zion Williamson / Herb Jones / Karl Matkovic
Yves Missi / Derik Queen / Kevon Looney

Wallace_Wallace · Post #9 » by **Wallace_Wallace** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:30 am

Now they gotta trade Williamson for impact players. Either that or activate some of the weight clauses they implemented when the extension was signed.

JimmyPlopper · Post #10 » by **JimmyPlopper** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:31 am

Wallace_Wallace wrote:Now they gotta trade Williamson for impact players. Either that or activate some of the weight clauses they implemented when the extension was signed.

I would have to think that both Zion Williamson and Dejounte Murray are both on the block.

Wallace_Wallace · Post #11 » by **Wallace_Wallace** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:37 am

JimmyPlopper wrote:
Wallace_Wallace wrote:Now they gotta trade Williamson for impact players. Either that or activate some of the weight clauses they implemented when the extension was signed.

I would have to think that both Zion Williamson and Dejounte Murray are both on the block.

Murray is still injured, so teams would want to see how he looks after injury.

Williamson needed to be moved a long time ago. Now he has little value; I’ll be surprised if they could acquire a decent player and not another bloated contract.

donato · Post #12 » by **donato** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:40 am

All arrows point to Pels keeping Zion this year. No reason to move him with his value low. Might as well ride it out.

baldur · Post #13 » by **baldur** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:46 am

JimmyPlopper wrote:Good deal for Herb Jones.

Dejounte Murray / Jeremiah Fears / Jose Alvarado
Jordan Poole / Jordan Hawkins / Micah Peavy
Trey Murphy III / Saddiq Bey
Zion Williamson / Herb Jones / Karl Matkovic
Yves Missi / Derik Queen / Kevon Looney

Atlanta hawks getting a top 5 pick next year.

DusterBuster · Post #14 » by **DusterBuster** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:51 am

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JimmyPlopper wrote:
Wallace_Wallace wrote:Now they gotta trade Williamson for impact players. Either that or activate some of the weight clauses they implemented when the extension was signed.

I would have to think that both Zion Williamson and Dejounte Murray are both on the block.

No one is offering anything of substance for Zion. If they want to move him, it’s gonna be not impressive.

DusterBuster · Post #15 » by **DusterBuster** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:52 am

Wallace_Wallace wrote:Now they gotta trade Williamson for impact players. Either that or activate some of the weight clauses they implemented when the extension was signed.

No one is giving impact players for him. He looks out of shape already from a recent photo and has still some pending legal issues.

JimmyPlopper · Post #16 » by **JimmyPlopper** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:53 am

DusterBuster wrote:
JimmyPlopper wrote:
Wallace_Wallace wrote:Now they gotta trade Williamson for impact players. Either that or activate some of the weight clauses they implemented when the extension was signed.

I would have to think that both Zion Williamson and Dejounte Murray are both on the block.

No one is offering anything of substance for Zion. If they want to move him, it’s gonna be not impressive.

Zion offers some expected distribution of "substance" - and that would be the same for Pelicans and other teams at this point. The honeymoon period is over with Zion in NOP, so there is no love lost trading him. its jut a question of whether the fit makes sense for both teams.

donato · Post #17 » by **donato** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 1:28 am

baldur wrote:
JimmyPlopper wrote:Good deal for Herb Jones.

Dejounte Murray / Jeremiah Fears / Jose Alvarado
Jordan Poole / Jordan Hawkins / Micah Peavy
Trey Murphy III / Saddiq Bey
Zion Williamson / Herb Jones / Karl Matkovic
Yves Missi / Derik Queen / Kevon Looney

Atlanta hawks getting a top 5 pick next year.

As usual with the Pels, a lot will come down to health. Just two years ago they had 49 wins. Last year everyone was hurt.

Myth · Post #18 » by **Myth** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 1:35 am

His injury may have been a blessing in disguise for the Pelicans. He’s locked up pretty cheap for a long time now, and probably felt pressure to sign now in case further injury makes him lose more money.

thelead · Post #19 » by **thelead** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 1:42 am

He or his agent, or both, seem to love jumping on these lowball deals. He jumped on a 4/54M just 2 years ago...

Up-And-Coming · Post #20 » by **Up-And-Coming** » Fri Jul 11, 2025 1:50 am

donato wrote:
baldur wrote:
JimmyPlopper wrote:Good deal for Herb Jones.

Dejounte Murray / Jeremiah Fears / Jose Alvarado
Jordan Poole / Jordan Hawkins / Micah Peavy
Trey Murphy III / Saddiq Bey
Zion Williamson / Herb Jones / Karl Matkovic
Yves Missi / Derik Queen / Kevon Looney

Atlanta hawks getting a top 5 pick next year.

As usual with the Pels, a lot will come down to health. Just two years ago they had 49 wins. Last year everyone was hurt.

It’s true injuries did play a big role but I liked the fit of that squad 2 seasons ago much better than now.

CJ McCollum/Jose Alvarado
Herb Jones/Dyson Daniels
Brandon Ingram/Trey Murphy
Zion Williamson/Larry Nance Jr
Valanciunas/Jaxson Hayes

Is just a much better combination of high impact veterans mixed with young athletic talent and defense imo. DeJounte, Poole, Fears, Hawkins, Zion and Queen just seems like a ton of high volume one way skill overlap and possible over-reliance on Rookie production. There’s some talent there but the fit just seems iffy.