5 Free Agents The New Orleans Pelicans Should Consider This Summer

A preliminary look at potential free agent targets the New Orleans Pelicans may have on their radar this summer as they look to turn their roster into a playoff team.

As the New Orleans Pelicans enter the 2017 offseason, they’ll be doing so with the intent of building a roster capable of maximizing the window of opportunity that having two supreme big men on the roster allows.

When general manager Dell Demps was asked about the expectations for next year’s team during his end of the year press conference, he vowed the team would execute a broad search in their efforts of improving the roster to that of a contender.

Unfortunately, the Pelicans are entering the offseason with very little flexibility and even less so if they’re able to bring back starting point guard Jrue Holiday on what is expected to be a near max deal. I detailed some of the salary cap constraints the Pelicans will be facing this offseason in a previous post, which you can read about here.

Freeing up the necessary space to target impactful players is a task easier said than done. But assuming the Pelicans are able to shed some contracts, here’s a list of realistic free agents I think could help New Orleans going forward.