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Pelicans trade rumors

3open
rumors

3 open rumors tagged to the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pelicans sit in the tax at $202.2M against a $165.0M cap, a $200.4M tax line and aprons at $209.0M / $221.7M: in a trade they can take back up to $27.50M for $20M outgoing. Build one yourself in the Trade Machine; every reporter's track record is on The Ledger.

45%
confidence
Community Shootaround: Pelicans’ Quiet Offseason source ↗
hoopsrumors · Sun, Sep 6 · 18 h ago
44%
confidence
Cap Observations: Pelicans, Cavs, Raptors, Stretch Provision source ↗
hoopsrumors · Sat, Sep 5 · 2 d ago
Players: Bennedict Mathurin
43%
confidence
And-Ones: Brewer, Doumbouya, NBA TV, Sane source ↗
hoopsrumors · Fri, Sep 4 · 2 d ago
Mid-size contracts ($5M–$30M) · the matching salary in most trades
Trey Murphy III$27.00M
Herbert Jones$14.90M
Jeremiah Fears$7.90M
Jordan Hawkins$7.02M
Saddiq Bey$6.44M
Derik Queen$5.42M
Expiring after 2026-27 · the contracts that come off the books
Jordan Poole$34.04M
Jordan Hawkins$7.02M
Saddiq Bey$6.44M
Caleb Houstan$2.63M
Christian Koloko$2.63M
Trendon Watford$2.45M
Kobe Bufkin$2.45M
Karlo Matković$2.30M

How the confidence score works

Every rumor starts from its reporter's measured accuracy — how often their past reports were confirmed by an actual transaction on our ledger — or, before five calls, from a tier based on their outlet. Corroboration by a second reporter adds up to 20 points; age takes points away, because a rumor nobody has repeated for two weeks is usually dead. A roster move that matches the rumor marks it confirmed; an on-record denial marks it denied; after thirty days without news it expires. Aggregator roundups ("Notes" posts) are collected but never scored.