New Orleans Pelicans Will Pick First in the NBA Draft
Written by SOURCE on May 15, 2019
The NBA Draft Lottery decided who gets Zion Williamson (or trades away the the pick for Zion) tonight. The New Orleans Pelicans landed the No. 1 pick when the ping-pong balls settled. The Memphis Grizzlies got the No. 2 pick while the New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers, and Cleveland Cavaliers follow.
THE KNICKS DID NOT GET THE NO. 1 OR NO. 2 Pick pic.twitter.com/afdUyAZb4I
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) May 15, 2019
Knicks fans going to bed tonight: pic.twitter.com/seSDRiQ3f9
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) May 15, 2019
This is the first year that the first four picks in the draft were settled via draft lottery. The luck of the draw portion at the top of the draft was expanded to four slots from three last year and fans are watching with extreme interest as the NBA barrels toward one of the most stacked drafts in years. The Knicks had the best odds of landing the pick via the system that the NBA uses to determine entries in the lottery at 14 percent. The Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns had just as much of a chance after all three teams had disappointing seasons.
The Chicago Bulls had a slightly less chance of landing the pick at 12.5 percent, with the next three teams in terms of probability being the Atlanta Hawks, the Washington Wizards and the New Orleans Pelicans.
Zion Williamson is the consensus projection for the No. 1 pick in the draft, with Ja Morant, and RJ Barrett coming in close behind.
2019 #NBADraftLottery:
1. #Pelicans⬆️6
2. #Grizzlies⬆️6
3. #Knicks⬇️2
4. #Lakers⬆️8
5. #Cavs⬇️3
6. #Suns⬇️3
7. #Bulls⬇️3
8. #Hawks⬇️3
9. #Wizards⬇️3
10. #Hawks↔️
11. #Timberwolves⬇️
12. #Hornets⬇️1
13. #Heat↔️
14. #Celtics↔️ pic.twitter.com/wkdxoxKH2r
— Jay Tust (@KTVBSportsGuy) May 15, 2019
This post is being updated.
