The Pelicans went 26-56 last season and somehow followed it up with an offseason featuring no trades, no free-agent signings, and 14 of the same 15 players returning ๐
(h/t @RTNBA )
Heโs gonna address the nation tonight, and heโs not gonna talk about you. Heโs not gonna talk about you & your struggles with unemployment, rising prices, and access to healthcare. Heโs gonna talk about himself. Heโs gonna talk about an election he lost six years ago.
Just one more reminder for November.
Heat: Traded for Giannis
Raptors: Traded for Kawhi
76ers: Traded for Jaylen Brown
Blazers: Traded for Ja
Lakers: Traded for Walker Kessler
Timberwolves: Traded for LaMelo
Pelicans:
Americans literally just want to afford groceries, and here's Donnie BRAGGING about how much he loves the increasing costs families are facing. It's sick.
@ShamsCharania@BobbyMarks42 So basically every team was in favor, but fans want me to believe this is a bad thing because they want trash teams to be rewarded for being trash ๐๐คทโโ๏ธ
NBA Proposes New Lottery System to Crack Down on Tanking:
โข Lottery expands from 14 โ 16 teams
Relegation zone (bottom 3 teams) gets fewer odds for No. 1 pick
โข Teams outside bottom 3 get better lottery odds (3 balls vs 2)
โข Play-in teams also receive lottery balls (varies by seed)
โข No team can win No. 1 pick in back-to-back years
โข No team can get 3 straight top-5 picks
Picks 12โ15 can no longer be protected
โข NBA can punish tanking by reducing odds or moving picks
โข System would run through 2029 (trial period)
(Via @ShamsCharania )