Lost in the sauce of all the Zion Williamson/Brandon Ingram/Scoot Henderson trade rumors is the other (more realistic) story that has been blossoming this offseason. The New Orleans Pelicans are looking to upgrade their center position, which is currently occupied by Jonas Valanciunas.
Now, they did add Cody Zeller to the team through free agency, but he is best suited as a backup/third-string big. He’s not the upgrade over Valanciunas that the team is searching for.
However, last week, we got some reporting from Will Guillory of The Athletic that may indicate who some worthy successors might be:
“With Valanu010diu016bnas heading into the final year of his deal, the Pels have been sniffing around for other options in recent months,” Guillory wrote in a recent article for The Athletic.