New Orleans Pelicans 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead

Dan is joined by Shamit Dua (@FearTheBrown) of In The NO to break down the 2026-27 New Orleans Pelicans. Follow all of In The NO’s written and podcast work HERE: intheno.net. CHAPTERS BELOW.

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CHAPTERS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
0:56 - Pelicans’ direction
2:52 - Jamahl Mosley hire
4:40 - Can the Pelicans improve defensively?
6:35 - The Zion Williamson-Derik Queen dynamic
8:59 - Derik Queen’s continued development
13:58 - Jeremiah Fears’ continued development
17:20 - Bennedict Mathurin’s fit
21:39 - Dejounte Murray’s performance
23:03 - The no-center lineup
24:30 - Importance of Trey Murphy III
29:11 - Herb Jones’ impact
32:41 - The center rotation
34:37 - Biggest needs
35:16 - Can the Pelicans be better than expected? + Saddiq Bey
37:01 - Top-10 rotation
37:59 - Go-to closing unit
38:16 - Weirdo lineups we want to see
39:15 - Is the front office under pressure?
43:07 - PREDICTIONS

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