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Dan is joined by Shamit Dua (@fearthebrown) from the 'In The N.O.' Substack and podcast for a deep dive into the 2025-26 New Orleans Pelicans. SUBSCRIBE TO IN THE N.O ON YOUTUBE AND SUBSTACK. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO0:57 - The Pelicans’ direction 8:05 - Expectations for Derik Queen16:50 - Expectations for Jeremiah Fears23:43 - Continued development of Trey Murphy 28:08 - Future of Zion Williamson36:11 - Continued development of Yves Missi 40:58 - Impact of Jordan Poole42:32 - Dejounte Murray timeline 45:20 - Secondary wing rotation48:18 - Will the Pelicans make more trades?49:55 - Jordan Hawkins and Karlo Matkovic52:12 - Defensive ceiling54:11 - Biggest needs, under-the-radar storylines 57:19 - Top-10 rotation58:43 - Go-to crunch-time unit59:15 - Weirdo lineups we want to see1:00:12 - PREDICTIONSSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfav