1) New Orleans traded forward Luke Babbitt to Miami yesterday for a future conditional second-round pick and cash considerations.
2) The summer Pelicans dropped to 0-2 with a 79-72 defeat to Utah on Sunday. Buddy Hield nearly brought NOLA back from a double-digit deficit with a fourth-quarter three-point binge.
3) Hield, Cheick Diallo and summer head coach Robert Pack spoke to the media after the game.
4) New Orleans is on national TV again tonight, facing the summer Sacramento Kings at 9 p.m. Central (ESPN2). It’s the third and final game of pool play for the Pelicans, who will likely being tournament competition Wednesday.