<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-zion-williamson-3-core-pelicans-being-shopped');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Zion Williamson among 3 ‘core’ Pelicans being ‘shopped’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Zion-Williamson-among-3corePelicans-being-shopped.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Zion Williamson among 3 ‘core’ Pelicans being ‘shopped’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T09:10:18-08:00">December 24th, 9:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T09:10:18-08:00">December 24th, 9:10am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Staring down the hole of another lost season, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-pelicans-open-trade-business-3-exceptions">New Orleans Pelicans could be looking to make changes</a> at the trade deadline. More specifically, they could be looking to shop either one of Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram or CJ McCollum.</p><p>With the deadline fast approaching, the Pelicans’ star trio is reportedly <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iig2skww1gk" rel="noopener">being “shopped,”</a> Jovan Buha of The Athletic said during the Q&amp;A portion of his Dec. 21 ‘Lakers-Kings Postgame Reaction’ video on YouTube. The Los Angeles Lakers reporter also noted that New Orleans is content with keeping Dejounte Murray, Trey Murphy III, and Herb Jones on its roster, making their asking price higher than that of their star teammates.</p><p>“Based on the intel, Trey Murphy and Herb Jones are at a certain level for them that they want to keep,” Buha said. “It seems like Zion [Williamson], Brandon Ingram and CJ McCollum are the three guys they’ve been shopping more in terms of their core starters. Dejounte Murray has not.”</p><p>With a 5-25 record through their first 30 games, the Pelicans are on track to end the year with a losing record for the first time since 2021-2022. If that ends up being the case, they will suffer a fourth losing season in the six years since drafting Williamson first overall in 2019.</p><p>Both Ingram and McCollum have been two of the Pelicans’ best players on the year, averaging over 20 points per game apiece. Regardless, as two veterans on a struggling team, trade rumors will continue to surround them. Ingram is also in the final year of his expiring contract, while McCollum is signed through the 2025-2026 season.</p><h2><b>Pelicans’ issue with Zion Williamson</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Zion-Williamson-1-looks-on-from-the-bench-against-the-Orlando-Magic-.jpg"><figcaption>© Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Williamson’s issue has never been his talent. In each of his five seasons in the league, he has averaged over 22 points and five rebounds per game. However, the main asterisk in his career has always been his health. Repeated rumors of a lack of motivation have also seemingly limited his ceiling.</p><p>Since joining the team, Williamson has only played over 60 games in a season twice. Overall, he has taken the court for just 190 of a possible 440 total games, a mere 43 percent. Despite his continuous unavailability, Williamson continues to be the face of the franchise.</p><p>Williamson’s health issues were magnified during the 2021-2022 season when he missed all 82 games with a foot fracture. He acquired the injury in the offseason and was initially given a tentative two-month recovery timeline that repeatedly got extended until he was officially ruled out for the year.</p><p>After just six games in 2024-2025, Williamson is in danger of a similar fate. The star forward is currently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-zion-williamson-out-indefinitely-with-hamstring-injury">sidelined with a hamstring strain</a> that has seemingly no end date in sight, leaving the struggling Pelicans to flounder without him. New Orleans has gone just 2-19 since the team confirmed his extended absence.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Zion Williamson among 3 ‘core’ Pelicans being ‘shopped’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pelicans-news-zion-williamson-sighting-fans-wondering-what-his-deal-is');   ga('set', 'title', 'Zion Williamson sighting has Pelicans fans wondering what his deal is');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Zion-Williamson-sighting-has-fans-wondering-what-his-deal-is.jpg"></figure><h1>Zion Williamson sighting has Pelicans fans wondering what his deal is</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T10:23:05-08:00">December 19th, 10:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T10:23:05-08:00">December 19th, 10:23am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Pelicans are eagerly awaiting the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-evp-david-griffin-stand-pat-despite-zion-williamson-brandon-ingram-injuries">return of Zion Williamson</a>, who has been out of the lineup for several weeks now with a hamstring injury. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-fighting-teams-schedule-cooper-flagg-ace-bailey-vj-edgecombe">The Pelicans have suffered mightily</a> as a result of all their injuries, currently sitting dead last in the Western Conference at 5-22 and with trade rumors starting to swirl.</p><p>Prior to Thursday evening’s road game vs the Houston Rockets, video emerged showing Williamson putting in some resistance band work during the team’s shootaround in the morning, per Will Guillory of The Athletic.</p><p>https://x.com/WillGuillory/status/1869789743174824360</p><p>However, fans on X, formerly Twitter, <a href="https://x.com/WillGuillory/status/1869789743174824360" rel="noopener">weren’t quite sure</a> what to make of the footage they saw.</p><p>“Learning how to walk again!!!” wrote one fan, referencing a previous bizarre report about the Pelicans reportedly teaching Williamson how to walk correctly.</p><p>Other users were projecting that a return to the lineup could be on the horizon for the Pelicans star.</p><p>“He’s gotta be getting close,” one fan speculated.</p><p>As of now, there is still no timetable for Williamson’s return to the lineup, but the Pelicans could certainly use all of the help they can get at the current juncture.</p><p>After pushing all of their chips to the center of the table this offseason by trading several assets to the Atlanta Hawks for Dejounte Murray, New Orleans has seen its season completely derailed by injuries so far this year, and even though the season’s just over a quarter of the way through, they may have already dug themselves a hole that is too deep to overcome.</p><p>Still, if Williamson is able to return at some point soon, it’s a possibility that the team could finally start to string some wins together and make a run for the playoffs.</p><p>In any case, the Pelicans and Rockets are slated to tip off at 8:00 PM ET from Houston.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Zion Williamson sighting has Pelicans fans wondering what his deal is

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-insider-predicts-zion-williamson-trade-value-if-moved');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Insider predicts Zion Williamson’s trade value if moved');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Pelicans-news-Zion-Williamson-makes-official-agency-decision.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Insider predicts Zion Williamson’s trade value if moved</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-16T14:00:12-08:00">December 16th, 2:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-16T14:00:12-08:00">December 16th, 2:00pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Zion <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-zion-williamson-hamstring-injury-update-timeline">Williamson is still sidelined</a> for the New Orleans Pelicans as he’s suffering from a hamstring injury. Injuries have the story of Williamson’s career, and now rumors have started to float around on what his trade value could look like if the Pelicans <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/42878124/nba-trade-deadline-2025-10-players-watch-feb-6" rel="noopener">decided to move on from him</a>, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks.</p><p>“As Charania reported last week, the Pelicans have no desire to waive Williamson despite an injury-marred career,” Marks wrote. “Williamson has played more than 60 games in two of his first five seasons and is currently out because of a left hamstring strain.</p><p>“Should New Orleans explore the trade market for Williamson and build around Ingram? The question is valid, especially if the Pelicans are tired of regularly seeing Williamson’s name on the injury report. The realization comes with New Orleans needing Williamson to be available if it wants to maximize his value on the court or in a trade.</p><p>“If they do move him, the Pelicans can acquire expiring contracts and perhaps a future first-round pick. New Orleans can outright release Williamson this summer with no financial obligation.”</p><p>When Williamson is healthy, he’s one of the more dominant players in the league, but it’s hard to get him on the floor due to injuries. If the Pelicans do want to go their separate ways, it will be interesting to see what his trade value looks like.</p><h2>Zion Williamson dealing with hamstring injury</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Williamson-on-the-sidelines.jpg"><figcaption>Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-zion-williamson-leaves-cavaliers-game-with-potential-injury">Zion Williamson hasn’t played since Nov. 6</a> due to a left hamstring strain, and at the beginning of December, he received an update on his return. The Pelicans announced on Dec. 4 that Williamson was <a href="https://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/new-orleans-pelicans-medical-updates-december-4-2024" rel="noopener">progressing well through rehabilitation</a> and will be re-examined by the team’s medical personnel in approximately two weeks, which should be right around the corner.</p><p>Williamson hasn’t been the only player on the Pelicans that have dealt with injuries this season, but the team is slowly starting to get healthy. Due to the injuries, the Pelicans have found themselves at the bottom of the Western Conference with a 5-22 record.</p><p>The Pelicans have a lot of talent on the roster, but there’s still a question of how it will come together when everybody is back playing. There have been talks that Williamson and Brandom Ingram can’t play together, while Dejounte Murray and CJ McCollum might not be the best fit with each other as well. Trey Murphy III and Herb Jones have been solid as three-and-D players, and don’t need the ball as much to be effective.</p><p>Once Williamson returns, the Pelicans’ chemistry will truly be put to the test.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Insider predicts Zion Williamson’s trade value if moved

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pelicans-news-evp-david-griffin-stand-pat-despite-zion-williamson-brandon-ingram-injuries');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Pelicans might stand pat amid Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram injuries');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/0Why-Pelicans-might-stand-pat-despite-Zion-Williamson-Brandon-Ingram-injuries0.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Pelicans might stand pat amid Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram injuries</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-08T13:00:59-08:00">December 8th, 1:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-09T15:23:08-08:00">December 9th, 3:23pm</time><address><a>Chris Dodson</a>Chris Dodson is a Memphis Grizzlies beat reporter for ClutchPoints who has also covered the New Orleans Pelicans. He has covered Louisiana high school and college basketball in spurts for over a decade. A basketball lifer from the bayou, his gumbo-stirring form matches his elbow jumper celebrations. Fast enough for varsity hoops, tall enough for a soccer scholarship. He has words and will travel, just not on the court.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Pelicans are playing for pride now that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-brandon-ingram-out-indefinitely-low-left-ankle-sprain">Brandon Ingram has joined Zion Williamson on the out indefinitely</a> part of the injury report. Dejounte Murray, CJ McCollum, and Trey Murphy III are too good to tank. Even with Herb Jones back in action, it’s hard to imagine the Pelicans (5-19) will make the NBA Play-In Tournament at this rate. However, standing pat through the NBA Trade Deadline despite Williamson and Ingram’s injuries might be the best path forward, especially in this market.</p><p>Finding a new home for Ingram has been a challenge for most of the 2024 calendar year. A new ankle injury only makes those phone calls more difficult. How many contenders will want to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-player-traded-veteran-nba-deadline">alleviate the Pelicans of  CJ McCollum</a>‘s $30 million cap hit for another season (2025-26)? Williamson’s quagmire of a contract has no remaining guaranteed money but will be a topic of discussion with his new representation. Three years of control give EVP David Griffin some wiggle room, but how many of those options lead to the NBA Playoffs next season?</p><p>The Pelicans have a leg up on a decent draft pick, very little leverage to use in winning a trade, and internal beliefs that this squad is a contender. Well, when healthy. Why not stand pat, select the best player available, and see what happens? Perhaps Brandon Ingram <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/jake-fischer-latest-on-brandon-ingram">returns on a short-term deal</a> or is replaced with two decent rotational pieces and another draft asset. Either way, any coach on the sidelines could work with that depth chart, even if Zion Williamson was unavailable.</p><h2>Pelicans planning future rotations</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Zion-Williamson-Pelicans.jpg"><figcaption>Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Murray and Murphy III will have even more opportunities to develop an on-court chemistry. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-yves-missi-making-case-centerpiece-willie-green-starting-lineup">Yves Missi as the Pelicans starting center</a> should be a settled debate at this point of the season. Jones will get to show the rookie big man how NBA First-Team All-Defense work gets done for another 50 games, give or take.</p><p>Missi, Jones, Murphy III, McCollum, and Murray. Willie Green’s starting lineup is set, barring a new injury, of course. All five have spent time on the sidelines this season already. Brandon Boston slotting into the spark plug sixth-man role until Jose Alvarado returns gives the Pelicans a competitive rotation capable of stealing a few wins before Christmas.</p><p>Young frontcourt reserves Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (24), Karlo Matkovic (23), and Trey Jemison (25) have shown promise. Daniel Theis (32) and Javonte Green (31) are the two obvious trade options to duck under the luxury tax. Losing Alvarado (26), who will likely be requested as a deal sweetener, will hurt. Boston (23), Antonio Reeves (24), and Jordan Hawkins (22) will have to pick up the slack.</p><p>It might just be mop-up duty for the reserves once Zion Williamson and a 2025 NBA Draft top-five talent are leading New Orleans. So, stand pat. Sell off a few parts to duck the luxury tax and the worry about paying a bill next season. Williamson’s future will have more clarity after a January return, and CJ McCollum’s expiring will be easier to move in the summer.</p><p>The worst outcome for the organization would be getting fleeced in a deal after forcing the issue in a depressed market. Doing relatively nothing will get panned, but some, sure, but it would be very easy to sell the better days ahead to ownership. Winning over the skeptical Smoothie King Center fans would be an entirely different proposition.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Pelicans might stand pat amid Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram injuries

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pelicans-news-zion-williamson-hamstring-injury-update-timeline');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pelicans update Zion Williamson’s hamstring injury timeline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/NOLA-updates-Zion-Williamsons-hamstring-injury-timeline.jpg"></figure><h1>Pelicans update Zion Williamson’s hamstring injury timeline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-04T13:41:47-08:00">December 4th, 1:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-04T13:41:47-08:00">December 4th, 1:41pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Zion Williamson continues to battle hamstring issues. The New Orleans Pelicans star has not played since Nov. 6 due to a left hamstring strain, leaving his future with the organization very much in doubt due to the constant injury concerns surrounding the former All-Star. Still, the Pelicans have remained optimistic and believe Williamson will be back sooner than later.</p><p>While there is skepticism around the league as to when Zion will actually return from this hamstring injury, the Pelicans announced on Wednesday that the former No. 1 overall pick is <a href="https://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/new-orleans-pelicans-medical-updates-december-4-2024" rel="noopener">progressing well through rehabilitation</a> and will be re-examined by the team’s medical personnel in approximately two weeks.</p><p>No further updates were given from the team regarding when exactly Williamson could return to the floor, as this has been a hot topic of discussion across the NBA in recent weeks.</p><p>Injuries have plagued Zion throughout his tenure with the Pelicans, and this <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-zion-williamson-disappointing-injury-return-update">hamstring has been a “chronic issue” for him,</a> according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Although the team said Williamson will be re-evaluated in two weeks, the common belief is that the star forward will be out through the holiday season and won’t return until sometime in 2025.</p><p>Aside from news and rumors surrounding his hamstring injury, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-zion-williamson-official-agency-decision">Williamson has made headlines recently after switching agencies</a>. Williamson left CAA, the agency that represents other All-Star talents like Devin Booker, Jalen Brunson, and Donovan Mitchell, for veteran agent Bill Duffy of WME. Duffy represents Luka Doncic, Scottie Barnes, and Anthony Edwards, among others.</p><p>When Williamson ultimately returns, it will come at a pivotal time before the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 6. Talks of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-zion-williamson-trade-value-pelicans-harsh-reality">Pelicans possibly looking to move on from Zion</a> will intensify as this date draws near.</p><p>The Pelicans are currently 4-18 this season, the worst record in the Western Conference. Along with Zion being out due to a hamstring injury, New Orleans has also been without Brandon Ingram, Herb Jones, Jose Alvarado, and Jordan Hawkins for an extended period of time. CJ McCollum and DeJounte Murray recently returned from their adductor and hand injuries, respectively.</p><p>It is expected that Ingram and Jones will return for Thursday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns after participating in a full practice on Wednesday with the team.</p><p>Williamson continues to do his own individual rehab behind the scenes to work on getting back on the court with his team. The Pelicans will provide further updates on Williamson’s status and eventual return to play upon his re-evaluation in two weeks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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