Amid all of the trade speculation, the New Orleans Pelicans have remained intact and won five of their last seven games, making one more run towards the eighth seed in the Western Conference. However, the Pelicans just feel prime for a trade to blow it up and start all over again. At 16-28, the Pelicans would have to go 24-14 to hit 40 wins, the hypothetical wins total for the eighth seed. It's going to be tough, but we'll see how it goes.
On the latest Zach Lowe podcast with Brian Windhorst, Lowe suggested a trade for the Pelicans.