The New Orleans Pelicans will have plenty of trade options in the NBA Draft.
The New Orleans Pelicans are one of the few teams in the NBA with the assets to make a huge splash in an NBA Draft trade.
With a lot of young talent and tons of future picks, the Pelicans could choose to try and move up in this draft to grab a guy they like or make a trade that would better balance their roster.
The Pelicans need some size and defense on the wing, they need a center and backup point guard, which is a lot to get with limited cap space.
When the Pelicans extend Brandon Ingram, they are not going to have enough money to fill all of those spots without making some kind of trade.
Hopefully, they can make a few low-level trades that get them what they need without disrupting the core, but it’s more than likely the Pelicans are going to have to shake things up if they want to have a deep roster.
The Pelicans had the best starting lineup in the NBA this season but it didn’t make much difference because they didn’t have the depth to compete with the Western Conference elite. The Pelicans need to get more depth on their bench and replace the oft-injured non-contributors with guys who are healthy and can play.
We took a look at some of the rumored trades out there to see which draft day trades would be the most beneficial to the Pels’ overall roster talent and depth.
Some are small moves that tweak the roster while others make drastic changes that would send the franchise in a new direction.
We’ve ranked the top-five draft trades for the Pelicans, from worst to first.