The New Orleans Pelicans have one of the crucial gifted groups within the Western Convention.
They’re coming off a season the place they went 49-33 in the course of the common season, and over the summer time they landed 2022 NBA All-Star Dejounte Murray in a commerce with the Atlanta Hawks.
Along with Murray, the Pelicans even have CJ McCollum, Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and a bunch of function gamers.
Regardless of their loaded roster, Invoice Simmons revealed (by way of The Invoice Simmons Podcast) that he does not assume the Pelicans will make the 2025 NBA playoffs.
By way of Simmons: “For me, New Orleans is out of the playoffs. I do not see them within the playoffs… If I needed to decide eight groups, I am undecided they’re in it. There’s an excessive amount of happening. I do not prefer it.”
The Pelicans made the 2024 NBA playoffs, however had been swept by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder within the first spherical.
Nevertheless, they did not have Williamson (who was injured) or Murray, who was one of the crucial important additions made by an NBA workforce this offseason.
Murray completed his last season with the Hawks averaging 22.5 factors, 5.3 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.4 steals per sport whereas taking pictures 45.9 % from the sector and 36.3 % from three-point vary in 78 video games.
He helped the Hawks attain the 2023 NBA playoffs, however they completed final season because the tenth seed within the Jap Convention with a 36-46 document.
