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The New Orleans Pelicans could lose Anthony Davis this offseason, but they’ll gain Zion Williamson after winning the 2019 NBA draft lottery on Tuesday in Chicago.The Pelicans entered the night with the tied-for-seventh-best odds of landing the No. 1 pick (6 percent). Lady Luck smiled down upon executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin.
Many expect Davis to be out the door after he requested a trade ahead of the Feb. 7 trade deadline. In Williamson, the Pelicans will have a player around whom they can build for the long term.Some fans thought the fix was in when both the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers climbed into the top four. The Knicks weren’t a big surprise since they had a 52.1 percent chance of getting a top-four selection. The Lakers, on the other hand, only had 9.4 percent odds.
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However, fans in New York and L.A. likely ended up disappointed with the results of the lottery. It’s a double-whammy for the Knicks and Lakers in particular because they could’ve used the opportunity to select Williamson as a major incentive in a trade package for Davis.Now, those teams will have to get creative to acquire the six-time All-Star.
Of course, some questioned whether Davis might have second thoughts about forcing his way out of New Orleans since he’ll now be joined by a prodigious young talent.A few months ago, things looked pretty bleak for the Pelicans. They were seemingly on the verge of losing their cornerstone and had little other recourse than building through the draft—a strategy that can deliver middling results for years.
Now, New Orleans has a proven front-office executive (Griffin) building the roster and the face of the franchise (Williamson) even if it deals Davis before the start of the 2019-20 season.
NBA Draft Order 2019
1. New Orleans Pelicans
2. Memphis Grizzlies
3. New York Knicks
4. Los Angeles Lakers
5. Cleveland Cavaliers
6. Phoenix Suns
7. Chicago Bulls
8. Atlanta Hawks
9. Washington Wizards
10. Atlanta Hawks (via Mavericks)
11. Minnesota Timberwolves
12. Charlotte Hornets
13. Miami Heat
14. Boston Celtics (via Kings)
15. Detroit Pistons
16. Orlando Magic
17. Brooklyn Nets
18. Indiana Pacers
19. San Antonio Spurs
20. Boston Celtics (via Clippers)
21. Oklahoma City Thunder
22. Boston Celtics
23. Utah Jazz
24. Philadelphia 76ers
25. Portland Trail Blazers
26. Cleveland Cavaliers (via Rockets)
27. Brooklyn Nets (via Nuggets)
28. Golden State Warriors
29. San Antonio Spurs (via Raptors)
30. Milwaukee Bucks
31. Brooklyn Nets (via Knicks)
32. Phoenix Suns
33. Philadelphia 76ers (via Cavaliers)
34. Philadelphia 76ers (Chicago Bulls)
35. Atlanta Hawks
36. Charlotte Hornets (via Wizards)
37. Dallas Mavericks
38. Chicago Bulls (via Grizzlies)
39. New Orleans Pelicans
40. Sacramento Kings (via Timberwolves)
41. Atlanta Hawks (via Lakers)
42. Philadelphia 76ers (via Kings)
43. Minnesota Timberwolves (via Heat)
44. Atlanta Hawks (via Hornets)
45. Detroit Pistons
46. Orlando Magic (via Nets)
47. Sacramento Kings (via Magic)
48. Los Angeles Clippers
49. San Antonio Spurs
50. Indiana Pacers
51. Boston Celtics
52. Charlotte Hornets (via Thunder)
53. Utah Jazz
54. Philadelphia 76ers
55. New York Knicks (via Rockets)
56. Los Angeles Clippers (via Blazers)
57. New Orleans Pelicans (via Nuggets)
58. Golden State Warriors
59. Toronto Raptors
60. Sacramento Kings (via Bucks)