The Atlanta Hawks now have the best odds at the first overall pick after a five-game losing streak by the New Orleans Pelicans.
Atlanta committed highway robbery when they traded the 13th pick (Derik Queen) for the 23rd pick (Asa Newell) and a 2026 NOP/MIL pick swap. Queen’s hot start to his rookie season masks just how catastrophic a trade this was for the Pelicans.
The Atlanta Hawks won last offseason
New Orleans is in no position to win any time soon. They are led by the injury-prone Zion Williamson and former Hawk Dejounte Murray, who has yet to play this season after tearing his Achilles last year.