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The Pelicans will get the following picks from the Lakers, league sources tell ESPN:
No. 4 pick in 2019
Top-8 protected in 2021, becomes unprotected in ‘22
Unprotected swap in ‘23
Unprotected first in ‘24
Unprotected swap in ‘25
Tremendous haul for David Griffin & the Pelicans.
? I thought the deal was Ball, Ingram, Hart and 3 1st rounders including this year's Lakers pick.
You have 5 picks listed.
Yeah, these are the new details being reported by several legit sources right now. The Lakers got screwed by the Pelicans.
Lebron is going to be 35 by the next playoff series, and AD hasn't exactly been the most healthy player over his career thus far. If that team struggles after a year or two, the Pelicans could have a gravy train of unprotected lottery picks coming their way from the Lakers.
Yeah, that’s a tremendous haul that Danny would’ve (and should’ve) never came close to given the uncertainty around AD’s free agency, and that’s just the picks and not including Zo, Ingram, and Hart. Tremendous job by Griffin.
Definitely has to make Boston fans feel better about this, as Danny’s involvement likely significantly drove up the price for LA. Would’ve had to do something like Tatum, Smart, Memphis pick and quite a bit more to get this done likely, which is a no-go for me.
I am now excited to see what the Jays can do next year. As long as Brad adjusts the gameplan accordingly and lets these guys get out in the open court, a lineup of Smart/Rozier, Brown, Tatum, Hayward, and Horford could really still make some noise if one of the Jays makes a leap and Gordon can get back closer to what he was.
At the very least, that team is much more fun to root for.