The New Orleans Pelicans' offseason wasn't great, to say the least. Will Guillory of The Athletic summed it up perfectly when he told "The Athletic NBA Daily" podcast host Andrew Schlecht that he wasn't sure where Schlecht was going when the host mentioned one of the team's "crazy" moves. There have been a few of those this summer.
Guillory ranked the craziest moves of the offseason, with the Derik Queen draft night trade with the Pelicans coming in at number one. Sending a 2026 unprotected first-round pick to the Hawks, a pick that will likely be a high lottery pick, for a player like Queen was a head-scratching move.