Why The New Orleans Pelicans Do The Deal
It’s a little difficult to say. Yes, there are feel-good stories about injury-prone players getting their bodies right. There are also cautionary tales.
Some guys, unfortunately, are never able to get back on the right foot.
Who knows how Williamson’s career will go? The Pelicans don’t. If they decided to move on before his value tanks, we wouldn’t necessarily be able to blame them.
After all, they’d fetch quite the return if they moved Williamson now. Here, the Pelicans are receiving two quality young players and a whopping four first-round picks.
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Following this deal, they’d arguably have the most impressive collection of draft assets in the NBA.
By contrast, the Thunder would be putting a huge dent in what’s currently a league-best collection. Should they invest so much in Williamson?
