With news that the salary cap is likely to drop significantly, the New Orleans Pelicans may look for creative ways to plug holes rather than try and fill them in free agency.
It could cause teams to look for internal fixes for its problems, especially the Pelicans, who have a number of young players who they could thrust into more prominent roles.
It also may cause teams to hold onto their own restricted free agents, as they are known commodities, and could force teams into looking for trades, especially with a limited number of high profile unrestricted free agents available.