The Pelicans' second game of the preseason is against the Nets.

The Nets signed Jeremy Lin in the summer and recently reached a training camp contract with Allen Guo.

Before they knew it, they had become the team with the second most elements in China.

This game has also attracted much attention in China.

However, there was not much suspense in the process of the game.

Although the Pelicans preseason is dominated by a run-in roster, the Nets made the Eastern Conference playoffs last season and were strengthened in the summer.

However, the difference in strength between the two teams is still quite huge.

At halftime, the Pelicans had a 20-point lead over the Nets at 60-40.

In the third quarter, the Pelicans came off the bench and maintained the difference, and the final quarter directly became garbage time.

The Pelicans also defeated the Nets 110-95 in the end, ushering in a two-game winning streak in the preseason.

Brogdon had another 15 points and five assists, Joe Harris had nine points and Harrell had six points, six rebounds, two steals and two blocks.

Guo Allen was substituted five minutes before the end of the game, hit all 2 shots, scored 4 points, 1 assist and 1 steal, and performed well.

However, this is the focus of domestic fans, and for other fans, the Pelicans' two preseason games give them the feeling that they have bottomless bench depth!

Generally speaking, an NBA team with 8~10 people can play is already a strong team configuration.

But the Pelicans feel that as long as they are given the opportunity, 16 people, everyone can play!

It's a scary thing to do, and it means that this team is not at all afraid of the injury factor of the season!

It's just that for head coach Stevens, he is going to suffer happy troubles in the new season.

Just like NBA2K, if you don't handle the problem of player playing time well, it is easy to cause locker room problems.

The only good news is that the bench players are mostly rookies, and they will not be in such a strong demand in this area.

The Pelicans' opponent in Game 3 of the preseason is the Rockets.

The Rockets formed a Big Three, but were almost swept by the Pelicans last season, and after the summer reinforcements, they held back their strength to win against the Pelicans, including in the preseason.

In this game, the Pelicans continued to run in the lineup and work out the newcomers, but the Rockets played normally.

In the end, the Rockets won the game, but the Pelicans continued to show bench depth.

Harrell had an eye-catching double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Brogdon showed a rare consistency as a rookie, continuing to contribute 13 points and four assists.

Zhou Qi did not get a chance to play in this game.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the end of October is over, and the NBA preseason is coming to an end quickly.

The Pelicans have a 5-1 record in 6 games.

Because it is running in the lineup and training newcomers, this record is completely acceptable.

And after these games, the Pelicans have gained a lot.

The biggest takeaway of these is, of course, Brogdon.

The senior showed unusual consistency, averaging 13.6 points and 4.3 assists per game in six games while shooting 44 percent from three-point range.

Although it was only a pre-season game, such a performance had already impressed Stevens.

The other person who has done well is not Siakam.

Siakam's shooting weaknesses have been magnified in the preseason, and he needs time to grow.

The other one is Joe Harris.

The third-grader averaged just 8.2 points per game, which isn't a lot, but he shot a staggering 51% from three-point range!

With two consistent three-point shooters in a preseason, the Pelicans made a huge profit this wave of newcomers!

With the pre-season season coming to an end, the new season is already approaching.

At this time, the management of the teams was busy again.

According to NBA season rules, there is no cap on the number of players on a team until the regular season begins, but the roster must be reduced to 15 before the regular season begins.

Every team will have personnel changes in the summer, and most teams are not all guaranteed contracts.

Most teams sign a squad of more than 15 players before the season, and a competition is used to determine how many people at the end of the roster.

The Pelicans are now facing such a problem as well.

With back-to-back signings in the summer, and the additions of Siakam and Brogdon, the squad still has 16 players on the roster, even after cutting a couple of non-guaranteed contracts.

Now they have to think about completing the final layoffs, or a trade, before the season starts.

The team's rotational lineup, as well as the team's newcomers who signed guaranteed contracts, will basically not be sent away.

After screening, all the Pelicans have to do is cut one of the two non-guaranteed contracts, Joe Harris and Gary Forbes.

This is not a simple multiple-choice question.

Despite Harris' impressive preseason performances, Forbes also had a great season last season.

The latter had a 23-point performance in a single game against the Spurs in the season finale, and the quasi-smash helped the Pelicans to a 74th victory.

After communicating with Stevens and Tang Tian, Demps finally made a choice.

Both stayed.

The Pelicans' guard line is still relatively weak, Deron is in average preseason form, Brogdon is still a rookie, and Stephenson is often without power on the court.

In this case, it is good to keep an extra defender.

In contrast, it is wiser to trade with an inside line.

There are two star interior players, Jokic and Davis, and most of the time they only need one bench interior player to play a three-man rotation.

David West is that guy, he's in good form in pre-season, and with his ability to pull space, he's up to the task.

And Boban is the nuclear weapon, and if he encounters a team that mainly plays positional battles, he can stand up as a substitute to protect the frame.

Even against a fast team, Harrell, who had a standout performance last season and preseason, can top a few minutes.

In this case, Biyombo is not so important.

His speed is not fast, his defense is limited due to his height, and he shared a lot of playing time with McGee when he was in good form last season.

He's in average form in training camp and preseason when he's back this season, and trading him away is a good option.

Time was pressing, and after deciding on the candidates, Demps contacted the general managers of each team as soon as possible, and the results were quickly available.

The Raptors are willing to trade Biyombo for a second-round pick.

The Raptors lack a bench interior player who can protect the rim, and they are at the top of the East in the East, so the second-round pick is worthless.

The deal was made quickly, and the Raptors got Biyombo with a no-guaranteed contract and a second-round pick.

After the deal was struck, the Pelicans cut their non-guaranteed contracts and successfully reduced their roster to 15 players.

The Pelicans said goodbye to Biyombo in the locker room, who also played for the Pelicans for more than a year and helped the team a lot when he first arrived.

And he's a good guy too.

The NBA is a brutal commercial league, but the Pelicans' atmosphere minimizes that commerciality.

In the three years since Tang Tian joined the Pelicans, many people have left this team one after another, but except for Whiteside, others are more grateful to the Pelicans.