In the final preview of the New Orleans Pelicans’ prospects in the 2016 NBA Draft, Nathan Heck (@NathanHeck22) was joined by Preston Ellis (@PelicanBriefNBA) and Brendon Kleen (@BrendonKleen14) to make last minute observations and projections. On Thursday night, all of the speculation becomes reality.
Starting with an overview of the group of prospects commonly associated with the Pelicans (Buddy Hield, Jamal Murray, Jaylen Brown, Kris Dunn, Dragan Bender, Marquese Chriss and Jakob Poeltl), the staff discussed each prospect and how they would fit with the New Orleans Pelicans.
Trading the draft pick is a concept that has been bounced around for months now, and the staff discusses if the team should even consider moving the pick and what kind of return would be required.