{"id":33587,"date":"2020-09-22T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T12:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=33587"},"modified":"2020-09-21T16:14:03","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T20:14:03","slug":"new-orleans-pelicans-off-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2020\/09\/22\/new-orleans-pelicans-off-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the New Orleans Pelicans’ Offseason Options"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> are in the perfect position to go in a myriad of directions. The Pelicans among a few teams with cap space can elect to absorb bad contracts, accumulate more assets, add talent via trade or continue its slow rebuild.<\/p>\n

President David Griffin and GM Trajan Langdon<\/a><\/strong> did a wonderful job since Anthony Davis<\/a><\/strong> forced his way to the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>. Zion Williamson<\/a><\/strong> made the All-Rookie First Team, Brandon Ingram<\/a><\/strong> became an All-Star, and Lonzo Ball<\/a><\/strong> took strides in his development. New Orleans was on the cusp of the 2020 post-season before fading late in the year.<\/p>\n

Offseason Options for the New Orleans Pelicans<\/h2>\n

New Orleans Pelicans Cap Space<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The New Orleans Pelicans will be one of a few teams with cap space this off-season. The Pelicans have seven guaranteed contracts valued at approximately $76-million-dollars. New Orleans have around $60-million in cap holds and Darius Miller<\/a>‘s<\/strong> $7-million is non-guaranteed.<\/p>\n

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NOP cap situation in 2020-21<\/p>\n

Jrue Holiday 25.3m
JJ Redick 13m
Lonzo Ball 11m
Zion Williamson 10.2m
Jaxson Hayes 5.1m
Nico Melli 3.9m
Josh Hart 3.5m
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3.1m<\/p>\n

Darius Miller 7m (Non-guaranteed)<\/p>\n

Cap holds: 52.5m
Salary: 83.1m
Luxury Tax Space: 49.5m<\/p>\n

— Eagle Moneyball (@geola388) September 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n