Richardson remains a pretty good shooter and scorer. He can also hold his own defensively and do a little bit of playmaking. The Pelicans will probably let him go, but he'll be a nice MLE target for a contender that needs a wing.

Hayes failed to live up to his draft status, mostly because he hasn't figured out how to defend in the NBA. The offensive talent is there, but not enough to offset his poor defense. At 23 years old next season, he'll be a nice low-cost flyer.

Hernangomez always seems to produce when he gets minutes, but then struggles to hold onto those minutes. Mostly, he can rebound and score, but his lack of defense keeps Hernangomez firmly a third center role.

Jones is already one of the best defenders in the NBA. It's likely the Pelicans will pick up this team option and then let Jones be a restricted free agent in 2024. Whenever he's a free agent, Jones is getting a nice payday.

Marshall is a combo forward, and that has value. If he shot better, Marshall would have even more value. As it is, the Pelicans might just pick up their option and then deal with unrestricted free agency for Marshall in 2024.