It is that time of the year again. New Orleans Pelicans rumors are about to kick into gear with free agency and the draft rapidly approaching. Yesterday we got our first glimpse as the Pelicans were tied to one of the big names that could change teams this summer.

Between Jrue Holiday, Tyreke Evans and Eric Gordon, the New Orleans Pelicans have a large amount of cap room taken up by three guards. According to a report from the Miami Herald though, they may be interested in adding one to the mix as well.

Heat guard Goran Dragic, an impending free agent, feels strongly that the Heat must play faster and has been assured that’s a key part of the Pat Riley/Erik Spoelstra master plan, according to an associate. We’re told Dragic very much likes Spoelstra and Riley and nothing to this point has changed regarding the Heat’s status as front-runners to keep him. The Lakers, Knicks, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Sacramento are all expected to have interest

The Pelicans being interested in Dragic makes a ton of sense in a vacuum. The former Phoenix Suns star thrives in an up-tempo system, something the Pelicans seem to want to add to their identity, and is probably more talented than any non-Anthony Davis player on the Pelicans roster. In a league that almost forces teams to have multiple star quality players to contend for a championship it is a nice sign to see the Pelicans out and poking around to see if it is possible to acquire ultra talented players like Dragic.

That said it is hard to see anything developing from this. If the Pelicans wanted to sign Dragic they would need to find a way to clear at least Gordon and probably one of the Holiday/Evans duo to create enough cap space to do so. Then they would have to convince whichever of the Gordon/Evans pairing stays that Dragic would be the lead guard, as the idea of playing off-ball seemed to be a part of why Dragic wanted out of Phoenix last season. Considering that some of the other places Dragic could sign wouldn’t require anything that difficult to happen it is just hard to see the Pelicans making such an extreme move, especially considering that it remains to be seen who is coaching them next season.

But it was smart of the Pelicans to inquire. You never know what the response would be and there isn’t any penalty for doing so. Really, the only thing that comes of this is some fun imagining about what Dragic and Anthony Davis could do together.

(h/t to Oleh over at The Bird Writes for finding the news).