It is clear that Dell Demps, the New Orleans Pelicans, and the small army of bloggers covering this team are focused on trading for an offensive minded center by the trade deadline. Recent trade rumors, reported by ESPN’s Marc Stein (arguably the most connected reporter inside the Pelicans front office), linked New Orleans to interest in Jahlil Okafor, Brook Lopez, and Greg Monroe. Our own Oleh Kosel made a case for trading for Orlando’s Nikola Vucevic Tuesday afternoon. All four players are noted scoring threats at center with a variety of weaknesses, largely on defense.
Trading for an offensive minded center means the Pelicans start over on defense
