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Tom Dierberger

Bill Simmons Calls Pelicans' Draft Day Trade One of the 'Dumbest' Moves in Last Decade

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Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations Joe Dumars speaks to the media during a press conference in April. | Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images

The New Orleans Pelicans' front office has been busy this week.

On Tuesday, executive vice president of basketball operations Joe Dumars and his staff took a big swing, trading CJ McCollum, Kelly Olynyk and a future second-round draft pick to the Washington Wizards for Jordan Poole, Saddiq Bey and the No. 40 pick. And one day later, New Orleans made another big move to trade up in the 2025 NBA draft.

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