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Pelicans News Around the Web (5-22-2020)

Ramon Sessions and John Dahl on the New Orleans Pelicans podcast presented by SeatGeek - May 21, 2020

Ramon Sessions, director of basketball operations and team development for the Pelicans, and John Dahl, executive producer of "The Last Dance," join the show.

How Trajan Langdon, the Pelicans' globetrotting GM, has always found an edge — and why

During winter in Anchorage, Alaska, the sun can set by 3:45 p.m. In high school, Trajan Langdon would go outside three hours before a 7 p.m. tipoff. In the dark, he thought about that night’s game. Who he was playing. How they would guard him. He tried to visualize how it would unfold, a tactic his father taught him.

The NBA Story Lines Beneath the Surface: Southwest Division

Did you know New Orleans has the best lineup of the past decade-plus? With the league still in limbo, we’re digging deep into overlooked in-season developments for the Pelicans, Grizzlies, Mavericks, Rockets, and Spurs.

The New Orleans Pelicans Salary Cap Sheet, The NBA Market For Brandon Ingram, And The Decisions In Between

It is almost assured Brandon Ingram is going to remain with the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2020-2021 season, but how he does so will speak volumes about Ingram’s faith in the organization, and vice versa.

Hollinger: How a salary cap reduction next season impacts each NBA team

We’ve talked about the fact the NBA’s salary cap number will likely be lower than expected next season due to the effects of the COVID-19 crisis. We haven’t really talked about the implications.

The Athletic’s NBA Power Rankings: Ranking all-time No. 1 NBA Draft picks

Did you think Power Rankings were going away? Did you think a suspension of the season was going to keep us/me from throwing things into a subjective order after coming up with a subjectively weighted criteria that may appear to be random to the untrained eye? Then you’ve been inside far too long, my friends!