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BOBBY MARKS: This is Bobby Marx, Front Office Insider.
For the next three weeks, "The Vertical"
is going to take you behind the scenes
as teams prepare for the February 18th trade deadline.
Injuries have ravaged the New Orleans Pelicans this year.
Stuck in no man's land, and once a playoff team,
the Pelicans find themselves in the bottom of the West.
However, New Orleans still with fighter's chance,
will be active in the next few weeks.
With franchise cornerstone Anthony Davis off the market,
free agent-to-be Ryan Anderson is the Pelicans' loan asset.
The stretch power-forward is a hot commodity
for teams looking to make a late season playoff push.
Attaining a player like Ryan Anderson
does come with its price.
The 27-year-old Anderson, in the final year of a $34 million
contract, should command a salary in the $15 million range
this summer.
Is Anderson a short-term rental or long-term fix for teams?
New Orleans will find a small market
for shooting guard, Eric Gordon.
Even with the opportunity to make the playoffs,
New Orleans would be wise to focus on the future and not the
now.