Nikola Mirotic is the newest member of the New Orleans Pelicans, and if there’s no unexpected surprises, he’ll make his debut against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday evening. However, are you mildly curious to learn about some of the other options that General Manager Dell Demps entertained before settling on Mirotic?
Thanks to the wonderful work of Michael Scotto in Breaking down the NBA trade deadline possibilities, team-by-team, we’re privy to some of the failed proposals that included Omer Asik and a Pelicans first round pick.
- The Hawks and the Pelicans had discussions about flipping Asik and a first round draft pick for Marco Belinelli and Ersan Ilyasova.