Name: Rumor: Pelicans open to Lonzo Ball sign-and-trade
Brand: nbcsports.com
SKU: nbcsports-com-1528
Availability: OnlineOnly

critic

Rumor: Pelicans open to Lonzo Ball sign-and-trade

preview

While before the trade deadline, the Pelicans had to assess numerous questions:How much would Ball return then? How much would he help New Orleans the rest of the season? How much would it cost to keep him in restricted free agency this summer? How likely was he to accept his qualifying offer in order to gain an implicit no-trade clause until becoming a 2022 unrestricted free agent?And how much could Ball return in a sign-and-trade this summer?:Ball was involved in trade discussions with several teams before last month’s trade deadline, with the LA Clippers, Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets and Atlanta Hawks among the teams showing interest, sources said. Some executives came away from those talks with the belief that Ball might be available in a sign-and-trade in the offseason as a restricted free agent.Maybe those executives are incorrect. They don’t necessarily know what the Pelicans are planning.But that’s the type of thing that could absolutely come up in pre-deadline discussions between teams. Some teams that couldn’t reasonably trade for Ball last month might have even preemptively made sign-and-trade offers in order to get New Orleans to hold off on a Ball trade before the deadline.Because Ball will be a restricted free agent, a sign-and-trade is the only way for another team assure acquiring Ball. If someone signs him to an offer sheet, the Pelicans could match.Of course, New Orleans . He’s a good player who fits well with , especially as Williamson plays more like a point guard.But it does seem Ball’s offseason is pretty open with possibilities.Powered by

While before the trade deadline, the Pelicans had to assess numerous questions:How much would Ball return then? How much would he help New Orleans the rest of the season? How much would it cost to keep him in restricted free agency this summer? How likely was he to accept his qualifying offer in order to gain an implicit no-trade clause until becoming a 2022 unrestricted free agent?And how much could Ball return in a sign-and-trade this summer?:Ball was involved in trade discussions with several teams before last month’s trade deadline, with the LA Clippers, Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets...

public

Dan Feldman

nbcsports.com

Credible

Speculation

Anecdotal Evidence

Generalization

Stacking the Deck

Appeal to Authority

Straw Man

Slippery Slope

Emotional Appeal

Red Herring

False Dilemma

Illogical

Moral Equivalency

Ad Hominem

Correlation w/o Causation

Semantics

Begging the Question

Faulty Analogy

Non Sequitur

Bandwagon

Dogmatism

Failing Occam's Razor

Biased

Pure Opinion

Hit Piece

Racial Bias

National Bias

Religious Bias

Financial Incentive

Political Agenda

Gender Bias

Misused Image/Video

Study Misinterpreted

Mistake

Misused Term

Science Misrepresented

Factual Error

Satire

Surface Level

Lack of Reliable Sources

Sensational

Not Credible

Investigative

Balanced

Well Sourced

Great Context

sports

entertainment

U.S.

international

business

technology

science

culture

politics

media

health

Rumor: Pelicans open to Lonzo Ball sign-and-trade

No article scores yet.

CRITIC REVIEWS

PUBLIC REVIEWS