The New Orleans Pelicans were open to trading Brandon Ingram during the offseason, and the Chicago Bulls were open to trading Zach LaVine.

But neither team received a satisfactory offer for their former All-Star players.

So when these teams meet in the season opener Wednesday night in New Orleans, Ingram will still be a Pelican and LaVine will still be a Bull

Both teams did make significant moves in the offseason to try and break out of the middle of the pack in their conferences.

New Orleans acquired guard Dejounte Murray from Atlanta in exchange for four players, though none of them were starters. Murray was not with team at the beginning of the week because of a family emergency, but he was expected to return late Tuesday.

New Orleans is excited to pair Murray with Ingram and forward Zion Williamson, but it has uncertainty at center after sending Jonas Valanciunas to Washington. Journeyman Daniel Theis, European rookie Karlo Matkovic and first-round pick Yves Missi will rotate in at center. The Pelicans may also play without a traditional center at times.

Last year, Chicago wrapped up the regular season 39-43 and didn't make it past the play-in tournament. In July, Bulls traded leading scorer DeMar DeRozan to Sacramento in a three-team trade that brought them guard Chris Duarte. That deal came after Chicago traded guard Alex Caruso to Oklahoma City for guard Josh Giddey.

In the process, the Bulls got younger and head coach Billy Donovan has prepared them to play with a faster tempo.