Dan is joined by Shamit Dua (@FearTheBrown) from the In The N.O. podcast for an honest and thorough talk about the New Orleans Pelicans’ present and future ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. They discuss New Orleans’ somewhat controversial offseason, Zion Williamson’s health, development and future, how the team will build out the rotation, Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s ceiling, Trey Murphy III’s fit, the defense, lineup possibilities and much more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️

🔘 2:03 - Intro
🔘 4:31 - Offseason takeaways/impressions
🔘 9:51 - Zion Williamson’s health and future
🔘 19:52 - Zion’s on-court development/defense
🔘 23:49 - Starting-five predictions/preferences
🔘 26:10 - Jonas Valanciunas’ fit and value
🔘 28:34 - Expectations for Nickeil Alexander-Walker
🔘 32:27 - Jaxson Hayes/The backup center rotation
🔘 37:35 - Trey Murphy III’s role/rookie-year expectations
🔘 40:44 - Tomas Satoransky, Garrett Temple, Kira Lewis Jr.
🔘 43:04 - Kira Lewis’ future
🔘 45:06 - Devonte’ Graham
🔘 46:03 - Naji Marshall’s role and value
🔘 48:42 - Biggest weakness
🔘 50:19 - Brandon Ingram
🔘 51:34 - Josh Hart
🔘 54:56 - Best crunch-time lineup
🔘 56:13 - Quirky lineups we want to see
🔘 57:10 - Win-total prediction/Place in the West
🔘 1:00:19 - Willie Green’s impact

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