Jay Skeets

Pelicans don't have to trade this guy, but I also do think if some team comes call and with a great offer involving some draft capital, they got to take it.

Like he's less essential to me.

for a rebuilding team than Trey Murphy is, given them the shooting and the offensive creation.

So teams like the Lakers and the Sixers, I would have to think, got to be calling about Herb.

He's definitely been linked to the Lakers for a long time here.

I don't know if it happens, but you could see why he would help.

They could use some defense, and that's the one thing Herb Jones is at least going to give you, perimeter defense.

It would make sense.

And the question is for me whether the Pelicans start to veer a little bit more into a, air quotes, rebuild.

What...

Are they getting rid of?

He would be a primary guy because the rest of their team in Zion, Jordan Poole, DeJounte Murray, Trey Murphy, who would get a lot in a package.

It could be that guy or Herb Jones.

I mean, those...

There's got to be a point where they start to look at that off-ramp and friggin' get on that thing.

I mean, they got to at some point.

Everybody that I just mentioned, essentially, could be traded.

This trade deadline, it's just what the package is coming back.

So I don't know if they're willing to give up Trey Murphy, but I think he would be the guy who gets back the most.

Probably so.