Dell Demps and the New Orleans Pelicans lost at the trade deadline. An opportunity to make a move of current assets (read, Ryan Anderson) for something which might help the franchise in the future passed without taking advantage. In the process, Demps avoided making a "big move," and in the process probably avoided making a bigger mistake. For evidence, look to every single move of significance Demps has made since drafting Anthony Davis in 2012. Those moves could be the result of bad luck or bad management (as explained in depth by Michael McNamara on Bourbon Street Shots) but they have failed nonetheless.
NBA Trade Deadline: Pelicans considered losers by many national media members
