The New Orleans Pelicans have a starter in trade talks, and it isn’t Zion Williamson or Brandon Ingram. No, no, this time, it is none other than Jonas Valanciunas.
On Tuesday, Yahoo Sports’ Jake Fischer reported that the Pelicans were looking to move Valanciunas in order to acquire a better rim-protecting big man. Here is what he wrote:
“San Antonio was known to be waiting with a short-term contract for Reid and the hope of pairing him with Victor Wembanyama in the frontcourt, sources said. Now the Spurs will have to turn to other targets, perhaps someone like Pelicans center Jonas Valanu010diu016bnas, as New Orleans and San Antonio recently did business on offloading Devonte’ Graham’s contract, and the Pelicans, sources said, have since made Valanu010diu016bnas available in search of more mobile, rim-protecting big men.