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With New Orleans Pelicans bringing Joe Dumars To manage their basketball operations, rumors run on significant alignment changes – including the possibility that the franchise trade Zion Williamson.
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On the last episode of “The show Kevin O'Connor,” Guest Esfandiar Baraheni and the host Kevin O'Connor plunge into speculation.
They underlined several media reports suggesting that the Pelicans will have “frank conversations” this off -season on the future of Zion. Zion, although supremely talented, has a contract filled with undeveloped money and gaming requirements because of his well -documented concerns about injuries and weight.
According to the couple, the interest in the league for Zion would be strong if New Orleans put it on the commercial market. Potential contenders include the Brooklyn NetsTHE Miami Heat And other teams of fringent playoffs such as Chicago And Atlanta – teams seeking to make a big swing without mortgaging the future. However, the value of New Orleans could obtain in return remains to be discussed.
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O'Connor and Baraheni emphasize that the Pelicans should not exchange Zion just to move forward; They need a significant return, such as a choice of lottery draft or a young cornerstone player.
In the end, the decision may depend on the way in which the NBA Draft lottery shakes, what the first round is New Orleans and which packages are really offered. However, while the Pelicans enter a new era, a trade by Zion Williamson is no longer unthinkable – to set up one of the most intriguing scenarios of summer.
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