August is the slowest month of NBA news. However, that doesn't mean the month lacks news. The schedule should be released sometime in the next week. Of course, that means that leaks have begun on what the schedule will include. The two biggest days of the NBA calendar, opening night and Christmas Day, are both going to include the New Orleans Pelicans.
Amin Elhassan has Pelicans in his top five: On the True Hoop Podcast Elhassan, a former Phoenix Suns executive, picked the Pelicans as one of the top five teams in the NBA.