New Orleans Pelicans Receive: F Doug McDermott

San Antonio Spurs Receive: F/C Jaxson Hayes, G Garrett Temple

In his proposed trade from Bleacher Report, the Pelicans would trade Jaxson Hayes and Garrett Temple to the San Antonio Spurs in return for Doug McDermott.

For the Pelicans, faced with an uphill climb against the first-overall seed Phoenix Suns even without Devin Booker, he suggested a smaller move.

In that piece, he proposed a single trade that each team in the playoffs would like to make to improve their championship odds.

Some moves included household names, such as the Atlanta Hawks trading John Collins for Malcolm Brogdon to bring on more perimeter defense and playmaking.

Others, featured more marginal upgrades, like the Boston Celtics acquiring Nerlens Noel from the Philadelphia 76ers.

Let’s take a look at the case for this NBA trade scenario for both the New Orleans Pelicans and San Antonio Spurs.