Whenever a major NBA trade happens in 2019, basketball fans and media instantly head to social media, to see if the players involved have any reaction to the news. As New Orleans hoops aficionados scanned @JoshHart on Twitter in mid-June – less than 24 hours after he was involved in a blockbuster trade – many were taken aback to see Hart’s avatar had already been changed to a photo of him wearing a navy blue Pelicans shirt.
It was a sign of things to come. Soon thereafter, the 24-year-old came up with the locally-inspired nickname of “Beignet Boys” for the trio who arrived in the Crescent City from the Los Angeles Lakers, which also includes Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball.