Pelicans Trade Backfires or Just Missed?

The Pelicans traded a future first-round pick and a 2024 pick to Atlanta for the 13th overall pick, which became Derik Queen. Atlanta used their new pick to land Asa Newell and the 2026 pick—now the 8th overall selection—to grab Kingston Flemings. Queen shows offensive promise but struggles defensively and offensively, needing a center beside him. Flemings has clear two-way upside with elite tools, while Newell is efficient and productive in the G League. The trade’s value is debatable: New Orleans avoided a worse outcome by not tanking harder, but they may have missed out on a top prospect, making this a risky but potentially lucky move. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/fcbfa6ba97da7724