The New Orleans Pelicans have two choices ahead of the trade deadline. They can either sit on their hands and hope that their kinks work themselves out or they can try to untangle their mess of a roster.

According to Forbes’ Evan Sidery, the Pelicans are a team to monitor as a potential facilitator in a Butler trade. He also mentioned that since New Orleans has been looking to deal Ingram, the Heat could be interested with Butler’s possible exit.

New Orleans Pelicans superstar Zion Williamson could potentially return to the lineup on Tuesday after missing 27 games.

MIAMI (AP) — Pat Riley turns 80 in a couple of months. The Miami Heat president has not revealed any retirement timetable. He still wears impeccable suits, shakes hands with as firm of a grip as anyone, knows all eyes are on him when he walks into just about any room.

Butler was indeed back, scoring 18 points in 33 minutes in a Heat loss to the Nuggets, where Denver was comfortably in charge most of the night. Nikola Jokic had a 24-point triple-double to lead Denver.

Coming off a team-enforced seven-game suspension and embroiled in controversy and trade rumours, Jimmy Butler is set to make his return to the Miami Heat’s starting lineup on Friday.

NBA insider Bill Simmons is playing matchmaker and believes the Spurs should zero in on Pelicans forward Zion Williamson.

Remember how much time we — and I am part of that “we” — spent in the past year talking about whether Donovan Mitchell wanted to re-sign with this team? When he did, we asked if that would mean a Darius Garland trade?

Tensions are high, but Butler can bolster his own market by playing well for Miami when his suspension ends after Wednesday's game in LA.

A breakdown of some of the players, teams and trends around the league that are drawing the ire of yours truly. If you're not a fellow pessimist, proceed with caution.  The New Orleans Pelicans are getting awfully close to the "it's time to trade Zion Williamson" line,

On today's episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vincent Goodwill is joined by The Ringer's Howard Beck as they do a deep on the latest with Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans. The two also preview what could be an underwhelming trade deadline and why the new CBA is stifling player movement across the league.