4 Reasons Why The Pelicans Will Run The West Next Season

4 Reasons Why The Pelicans Will Run The West Next Season
Today I'll tell you 4 reasons why the New Orleans Pelicans will be NBA title contenders in the 2025 NBA season now that they have Dejounte Murray to pair with Zion Williamson, CJ McCollum and Brandon Ingram
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[@enricomascari]

As a pelicans fan I needed a vid like this to boost my confidence in them, Great vid bro, keep up the good work

[@basketballreach]

Thanks man appreciate the love and I truly think if y’all can stay healthy it could be a deep post season run

[@nqtvonx5271]

same

[@Slipperymane17]

Herb gonna have to start over cj McCollum if BI stays

[@basketballreach]

True

[@andrewward4789]

I agree with you for the most part but you didn’t mention the fact that Zion or BI have never had a true PG. You can call lonzo a PG but he was turned into a spot up shooter bc he couldn’t drive. This is the first guard who can actually distribute the ball.

[@basketballreach]

Very true will be interesting to see if their is an improvement or not

[@JPOIII1985]

Bruh we dont even know who our Center is gonna be another big trade is coming in the coming weeks

[@eug504ene]

I hope not

[@user-pc5ys8yv2v]

Yves missi

[@realngga0]

Lauri markkanen

[@roym.1141]

Wendell Carter Jr is not worth Brandon Ingram unless we get back two 1st rounders also

[@darryljohnson1243]

Our 1st Rd Pick Is Our Center Brudda They Benched JV Some Games & Still Busted Azz & Blew Theams Out Without E’m! They About Too Run A Fast Pace Game On Da Fly JV Was Too Slow For Dat Watch How Them Boyz Get Down Is U Really Watching They Pick Up’s Or U Just Watching This Whole Trade Because They Stole Da Whole Draft & Stole 2 Nice UDFA Too Fill The Loses Off Naji & Dyson Already!

[@balbenry2239]

Starting 5 PG...Murray SG...Jones SF...Murphy PF...Ingram C....Williamson You heard it here first!!

[@Kilokhi]

Cjs not coming off the bench💀 if anything herb would play the 3 and cj at the 2

[@daddyappletv1967]

Ingram will be a lot better next year with a point guard. Go Pels❤❤

[@basketballreach]

If the Pelicans can get a better center to help space the floor and make their offence less clunky. He will be much better

[@itse6529]

DJ , Herb , Zion , BI and Yves starting lineup. CJ as 6th man and Trey,Naji and Jose off the bench. I’d like to see them work something out with a Center like Drummond but I’d let Yves step into the starting role immediately like Dallas did with Lively. He’s definitely very capable as a long 5 that can switch and be a rim runner. And expect Zion to become a threat from mid range. He has a nice jumper that we began to see at the end of last season. Ready for october

[@itse6529]

And Yes I have DJ at the PG. he averaged 6 assist next to Trae young last year. And HOPEFULLY we can keep BI. His playmaking is honestly unstoppable with his ability to see over defender and length to get the ball past them

[@Smoke-89]

I dunno about. He’s proven to play poorly off ball

[@carllangley6812]

Nah BI about to be traded. He wants too much.

[@mikegarcia1668]

GREAT VIDEO BRO 👍🏾 🎯

[@basketballreach]

Thanks you! Many more to come through this off season

[@scottpaddlety8741]

Pelicans ain't running anything but a treadmill lol

[@basketballreach]

They need to trade Ingram still otherwise they will be just like the Suns. 1 ball for 3 to even 4 dudes

[@KushCorp]

Zion being injured or out of shape is tye reason they will never amount to something besides "next year, we're going to be scary"

[@taylor_m_237]

It all lives and dies by Zion but now the team has an ability to play without him through a pg. But Zion takes the team as far as they can

[@AnthonyMBerry]

Losing Naji Marshal is a big lost!

[@basketballreach]

Very true but they still have plenty of talent

[@SavageWorld7]

I wouldn’t say title contenders until they have a big man

[@basketballreach]

Honestly yes and no like Zion was dominating and a lineup where he plays small ball five could be very interesting

[@Starchild011067]

I like that we got Murray, but pump the brakes, bruh! JV just signed with the Wizards and we traded the backup 5 to the Hawks, so unless the new rook is ready to flow, we have a huge hole in the middle...we're also likely to lose Naji Marshall, so the 2nd unit off the bench is kind of thin as well. I was screaming for the Pels to get Murray before he went to Atlanta, so I'm glad we finally got him...but Big Dave needs to do some more wheelin' and dealin' before we can realistically shoot for the WCF!

[@Noodleman90]

Interested to see the starting lineup for next season. Murray and Zion are the only players that are for sure starters. Also dont see how you can play Herb off the bench either, he should be starting. Especially since he established himself as a legit 3-pt threat, that gives even more space for Zion to work. Pels had one of the deepest benches last season, but Willie did an AWFUL job at utilizing it. Some of the rotations made no sense

[@joshcross7912]

Great Take

[@allmightydollar6330]

Glad the hawks got ridd of Murray he was the reason we got put out in the first round 2 years back

[@michaelmiller4364]

I have no idea how good or bad he is but he is only twenty two. But they have so much talent and more draft picks, So when you can get a defensive player like they got. Go okc

[@eug504ene]

This is a great team for pelicans and I’m a pelicans fan, but I’m also a realist. We have a chance of being finalist team that all goes with staying healthy. But I think this team need to stay together for 2 to 4 more years for that to become realized, unless Yves just have an Anthony Davis defensive growth spurt. but if we were somehow able to attract Anthony Davis back from the Lakers, we could be immediately titled contenders. Or if we could get Donovan Mitchell in exchange for CJ McCollum, and some draft picks. Would be another move. Or if the second round pick fellow turns out to be the offense equivalent of a Herbert Jones and managed to take someone job.! It will be crazy.

[@PorkyPIGG]

The second round pick fellow is Antonio Reeves who is leagues above Herb in terms of offense. He is a bucket, and sure its all he can really do but hes damn good at it and at 23 years old alr i could see him getting minutes

[@gerryconstant4914]

At one time CJ was leading the Association in 3 point shooting at 48% but he than hurt his chest/lung so it fell to a terrible 44%. Lol He was never brought in to be the #1 or even the #2 scoring option at 32 years old.

[@basketballreach]

CJ is the best player to have never been an all star this last decade he is so underrated even still

[@jackstern5737]

@@basketballreachBeing a pels fan who watches most games, I have to say that CJ is super inconsistent and can has a lot of awful games with to’s and bad shot selection and also a lot of ridiculously hot shooting nights. This wouldn’t be a huge issue if it wasn’t occurring (at each extreme) at a higher volume due to injuries, and I think he is better performing in less integral role. The issue is, CJ needs to be able to shift his habits based on his performance and which players are hot around him, and continues to play like the #1 option too frequently. I hope he can limit to’s and learn to adapt to the 6th man role (Trey Murphy will likely will be a starter by the end of the season) think he should be playing in by the end of the season with the roster as is, and all season if BI stays.

[@Smoke-89]

Yeah but he consistently fall apart in clutch situations and big games, playoffs

[@HarajukuBarbie504]

Why would Ingram want to leave a franchise that lacks accountability? He can do what he wants and there’s no consequences, that’s a players dream.

[@PorkyPIGG]

Can you elaborate please I don’t know what your talking about

[@andrewward4789]

It’s not ingrams choice

[@TooCoolToCare32]

​@@PorkyPIGGmfs just be talking

[@frankbombaci4977]

Huge Pels fan here bro You’re spitting facks! I wanna personally invite you to the parade fr fr

[@basketballreach]

Sounds like a plan 😂😂😂

[@BrianLawrence-vk3pu]

Zion in shape! Haha, I love it! But in all seriousness, round is a shape😮

[@basketballreach]

@@BrianLawrence-vk3pu 💀💀💀💀

[@gerryconstant4914]

Herb "not on Herb" is an Alien & I don't mean the illegal kind!

[@carllangley6812]

There's no way their benching Herb for CJ lol.

[@basketballreach]

Honestly true I lowkey agree with you 💀💀

[@Letsgetbiblicalwkd]

Here’s why they won’t. Zion is a liability with his injuries. Also, you do not have a leader on that team. You have a lot of divas. Ego will not win. They will be competitive, but don’t expect them to win any championships.

[@winfredhills3401]

Yea you don’t know what you’re talking about but appreciate the Pelicans coverage lol

[@shex68]

Thought he did a good job with this

[@504boi504]

Spoken like a true pelicans fan 😂

[@Smoke-89]

Elaborate

[@Imhimmforever]

I love when our fans know ball we good but we not running the west 😂

[@PorkyPIGG]

@@Imhimmforever he covered everything correctly and no we will not “run the west” but definitely should be one of the top teams. I think he was exaggerating for the title but in the video just explaining how we will be better than last year.

[@christopherchurch2653]

No rebounding

[@basketballreach]

Yet

[@rollspikegaming7459]

Pelican fans getting ahead of themselves again, I hear your delusions every year 😂

[@chancelorpalmz]

Shoulda traded Brandon , he has no bag when it matters

[@basketballreach]

They still can 😂

[@basketballreach]

Could New Orleans be a Top 5 team in the west next season?

[@DirtyJraco]

naw good 7 seed

[@kennethphillips5228]

Hell yeah

[@FlamesAndWaves]

@@DirtyJracokeep telling yourself that ig 🤷‍♀️

[@DirtyJraco]

@@FlamesAndWaves i will thanks for the encouragement

[@FlamesAndWaves]

@@DirtyJraco no problem!!!!

[@JustTweakin]

Imagine a bi for brook lopez & middleton trade

[@basketballreach]

No way the Bucks do that. Brook and Khris?

[@JustTweakin]

@@basketballreach yea bi more athletic n younger than kris & they said they was changing the core so 🤷🏿‍♂️ but i think that a championship cont

[@videosurfah]

Not past these Spurs out here

[@basketballreach]

😂

[@darryljohnson1243]

Stick Around U My 1st Bet Too! Da Pels Then Ganged Up A Lot Y’all Ain’t Watching These Guyz & What They Are Doing They About Too Run & Gun On Da Fly Mad Defense & Shooting They Stole Da Draft & Picked Up 2 Steals In UDFA 😮 Dangerous Game This Year!

[@Theoriginialdonguillory]

Ingram for Ayton puts Pels in the finals.

[@michaelmiller4364]

San Antonio gets Atlanta's 3 1st round picks.Those are lottery picks , do not trade them

[@StillKeepOnLosing]

Pillsbury doughboy? Lmfao. Never. Not even close

[@ballinwitac2258]

Uh who’s the Pellicans center

[@basketballreach]

No Val because he is a Wizard 💀

[@realngga0]

Lauri markkanen trade incoming

[@brandonleemoss]

Current.....Trey❤🎉

[@hurelulgaenkhtur7626]

They still not contender team until zian healthy play

[@basketballreach]

True

[@Goxilla]

nah mate Dallas and OKC will be the top dawgs in the west

[@basketballreach]

I tend to agree with you if the Pels don't trade Ingram for a center. Because right now they have too many guys who need the ball

[@caaam_37]

leave it to willie green to only win 45 games

[@PorkyPIGG]

Willie Green is a great defensive minded coach who also knows how to run an offense. It’s not Willie’s fault that the pels haven’t been able to take advantage of open looks late in the game

[@alfredorundell1989]

BI N ZION stay hurt not willie green fault

[@showtime4972]

Willie Green don't even play his 5 starters most of the season cause somebody always hurt, so how could he even take blame for criticism

[@Imhimmforever]

Jonas doesn’t want to come back and just because BI wants to stay doesn’t mean we aren’t trading him 😂

[@PorkyPIGG]

Pels literally said they want to find even ground on a contract which means our first option would be to keep him and second would be a trade

[@wugsayhello]

Jonas is going to Washington

[@Imhimmforever]

@@PorkyPIGG do you really think BI is gonna take less then the max 😂and David Griffin is a liar sir idk how long you’ve been a pelicans fan but uhhh yeah he’s a sneaky mf yeah hell keep BI on 25 mill who doesn’t fit with Zion for the last 5 years fine but 40 plus yeah bro David is getting rid of him David likes to sugar code some stuff all the time we want Lonzo but we aren’t willing to pay him 25 mill like come on man😂

[@lekedaboy]

🛑 the 🧢

[@markouljancic975]

Delulu

[@dundyduhdon2]

Lol staying true to the name..you def reaching

[@basketballreach]

💀💀💀💀

[@SkyToddler]

I appreciate the enthusiasm but our coach is going to hold us back, 2nd rd exit at best.

[@basketballreach]

You think?

[@philippepeltier142]

Nope.