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What do you think of the Pels' offseason moves so far? (self.nolapelicans)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by drewx0r to c/nolapelicans
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The moves so far have been:

  • letting Jaxson walk
  • waiving G.T.
  • extending Herb
  • signing E.J. Liddell
  • signing Cody Zeller
  • drafting Jordan Hawkins

Oh, and I guess they extended David Griffin's contract as well.

Let me know if I missed anything, and let me know what y'all think of the moves.

Edit: forgot to add letting Willy walk Edit 2: also failed to mention letting Josh Richardson go

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[–] drewx0r 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think I agree with all of these takes. I doubt the Pels will bring G.T. back as a player, though. He’s said he thinks he has some ball left in him and maybe he can find a team that would offer him a couple minutes in the rotation per game? I don’t hold out a lot of hope for that either, so I guess there’s a chance he and the Pels agree to a vet minimum deal, but if they want to try to get under the cap, paying $2.8 million for a guy who never sees the floor seems hard to justify.

[–] GevanGene 1 points 1 year ago

It'll be interesting to see how they handle it. From what I remember from various writers about the Pels, GT was more interested in working in the FO than coaching. But I think he still adds value through the contributions he makes from the bench in talking to these young guys. Apparently Jose talks to GT a lot during games. And since minimum contracts don't count against the cap (or count less or something I can't really remember) I'm fine with that contract.