The New Orleans Pelicans have had quite the interesting offseason, trading CJ McCollum and bringing back Jordan Poole, as well as trading a potentially highly valuable 2026 first round pick in order to draft Derik Queen. Making that move even more puzzling is the fact that Queen plays the same position and has many of the same strengths and weaknesses as Zion Williamson, who was once thought to be the franchise cornerstone but has proven unavailable to stay on the floor. In fact, ESPN recently voted Williamson as the number one star in the NBA most likely to request a trade this year.
