The New Orleans Pelicans have been extremely disappointing this NBA season. Zion Williamson has yet to play in a game this season, but regardless, the rest of this Pelicans squad has way too much talent to be playing at the level they’re playing at.
Brandon Ingram and company should at least be enough to compete for a play-in spot. While they may not get there, they should at least be more in the mix than they have been. And in fairness, they’ve been much more competitive since their early-season woes.
That being said, if they continue to disappoint, moves could (and should) be on the horizon. There are plenty of teams looking to shake things up at the NBA trade deadline this season, and there’s no reason for the Pelicans not to get in that mix.
One of the teams that was thought of as potentially being primed to make a ton of moves at the NBA trade deadline is the Portland Trail Blazers. Those efforts already have begun after moving Norman Powell and Robert Covington to the LA Clippers to ‘clear runway’ for Anfernee Simons.
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With Damian Lillard likely done for a good portion of the remainder of the season, some have speculated that they could take this time to completely re-shape the way the team looks. That appears to be occurring and CJ McCollum could be a key name moved in a deal.
A player that has been constantly brought up in trade rumors has been CJ McCollum. Is there a deal to be made between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Portland Trail Blazers involving McCollum? What would a trade like that look like?
