I feel like this trade could be beneficial to all teams involved here for different reasons. First for the pelicans the situation is obviously not working. I get they are dealing with some injuries but regardless they shouldn’t be last in the west. In order to fix this and the only way I think they can fix this is by trading Zion. I think legitimate center in Lopez and Tyler herro would be great player compensation for Zion along with a valuable first, multiple seconds, and a high potential player who was a recent first round pick. Additionally Duncan Robinson and Lopez are on fairly large but short contracts, so that will offer more financial flexibility down the road.
New pelicans SA:
Doujounte
Tyler herro
Brandon Ingram
Herbert Jones/Trey Murphy
Brook Lopez
An improved defensive lineup from what they have now and honestly the offense doesn’t take a huge hit with the addition of Tyler herro and Lopez’s shooting. This team wouldn’t necessarily have a true star player but it’s a balanced team.