The New Orleans Pelicans know their goal moving forward. That is to build a consistent winner and do it around rising NBA superstar Zion Williamson. They have been unable to accomplish that goal to this point and executing a trade with the San Antonio Spurs could go a long way.

One way to potentially build around a blossoming star is to move other big contracts. This is why we have seen Brandon Ingram come up in trade rumors in New Orleans. He is viewed as the other half of a duo in New Orleans but that might be coming to an end,

Zion Williamson is on a rushed timeline. If he is unhappy with the current situation — a rumor at the beginning of the offseason — the Pelicans need to act fast in what could be yet another down season where he begins sidelined as he recovers from injury. New Orleans’ prized offseason addition was Devonte’ Graham but that’s not going to come close to cutting it. A drastic change to pull off an overhaul could be needed.

The Spurs are a team that is in a transition period to this point. They have failed to make the postseason in each of the last two years after being one of the best franchises for close to two decades.

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San Antonio is another team with a young cord to build around with Dejounte Murray and Keldon Johnson. Gregg Popovich needs to find the right players to put around is young stars and he could look to New Orleans for a deal.

This trade would be a bit of a surprise to see both sides go after but it would help in the long run. Let’s take a look at what a potential trade between the Pelicans and Spurs could look like moving forward.