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Christian Koloko and Kobe Bufkin will be E9 deals. This means no G League obligations if they get waived, but a standard non guaranteed min if they are on the roster after camp ends. Koloko does not have 2-way eligibility left so this is a true compete for your spot opportunity

The Pelicans have agreed to a camp deal with Christian Koloko per @mikeascotto.bsky.social It's a non guaranteed deal similar to Bufkin where he has a chance to make the roster.

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I'll have more thoughts on this. But in a hypothetical Mathurin sign and trade that sends Herb to the Clippers, the Pelicans would be severely downgrading in terms of guys who impact winning. Herb's 3 year RAPM is +3.2, Mathurin's is -2.9. The difference equal to adding a star

What's the compensation requirement for a Zeke Nnaji dump? Gotta be at least multiple seconds right? Like 4?

Kobe Bufkin signs a camp deal with the Pelicans per @mikeascotto.bsky.social

Pelicans have hired Anthony Goods as Director of International scouting. Goods played professionally overseas with Cholet in 2019 and was assistant coach at Arkansas State last season

Who is up for a tropical storm and extreme heat at the same time?

Vittoria Elliott@telliotter.bsky.social · 2w ago

Low T, but the T is for Tokens

SCOOP: A little over a month ago, the Pentagon was bragging that half its workforce was using AI. Now the army is saying they’re burning through tokens and need to limit use. For @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-ar...

The Pelicans no longer have a dedicated reporter from the Athletic, ESPN, or the local paper. Just makes me sad to reflect on. The combination of an uninteresting team and how print media is dying across the country makes it tough for anyone to pursue this full time.

I can't believe Josh Kerr actually took down the world record in the mile. 3:42.6 breaks my brain Legit thought there was a chance we'd never see the old record fall in my lifetime. Incredible performance sheesh

This website requiring age verification sucks

- trading Pacers pick during the finals - Not protecting the first round pick - picking up Hawkins 4th yr option - 2 yr deal for DJ All minor transaction issues in the grand scheme, but all showing the same repeated pattern for not caring about about the important details

Bryan Toporek @btoporek.bsky.social · 4w ago

Was traveling for a tourney this weekend (we won 💪🏾) so just catching up. DeAndre Jordan's deal being a 2-year full guaranteed deal means no reimbursement from the league and therefore Pels on the hook for the full amount. Including the full hit on their cap sheet.

If the Pels get Saddiq Bey extended in the ~$15M AAV range (like Rui/Tobi), he'd be a primo trade chip

Shamit Dua@fearthebrown.bsky.social · 4w ago

Gonna be out of town but Saddiq Bey is extension eligible starting tomorrow for a maximum of ~4/$93M. These are some extension done in the past for somewhat similar players. But the Tobias and Rui free agency deals do change the calculus.

Shamit Dua @fearthebrown.bsky.social · 4w ago

Gonna be out of town but Saddiq Bey is extension eligible starting tomorrow for a maximum of ~4/$93M. These are some extension done in the past for somewhat similar players. But the Tobias and Rui free agency deals do change the calculus.

Pelicans announce summer league roster

On the Trey Murphy front, I'm told that while the Pelicans are fielding a steady stream of inbound calls, they have made it clear they'll only listen if they are blown away. Pelicans are content to keep Murphy and are not actively shopping him

The Pelicans have hired Dr. Matt Taberner as Director of Innovation, Science and Reconditioning

I think the Pelicans are in an interesting spot where they kinda hold the cards against Detroit and Boston regarding Murphy. Especially Boston.

Wrote about the Nets interesting deal structure, the Bulls extending Zach Collins, and a crazy trade idea for the Pelicans. If you're a CBA nerd, this article is for you. intheno.substack.com/p/contractua...

Contractual Observations: Nets, Bulls, and a Trade Idea

Expand The... Lakers Trade?

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Looking at the Magic, Rockets, and Nuggets books, I feel like there's a lot on opportunity for teams to swoop in and get some good players

Lakers can quiet the noise by winning a lot, but as of July 1, you have to wonder what the opportunity cost is on such a deal. 1) could they have offered more money, making it more uncomfortable for Utah to match with pending George extension?