New Orleans are primed to select the generational talent with the No1 pick of the NBA draft. But does he want to join a team accustomed to failure?
Tuesday night was a dream for the New Orleans Pelicans. They won the 2019 NBA draft lottery, and are first in line to select Zion Williamson, the most highly coveted prospect since the Pelicans last held the top overall pick in 2012, when they selected Anthony Davis.
The lottery didn’t just represent the dawn of a new era. It allows New Orleans to cling to hopes of keeping six-time All-Star Davis, following last year’s will-they-won’t-they trade saga. Davis is heading into the final year of his contract, and adding Williamson may be the team’s only path to keeping Davis long term. That’s a lot of pressure to put on an 18-year-old.
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