Can Lady Luck smile upon the New Orleans Pelicans franchise in consecutive years?
The Pelicans had just a six percent chance of vaulting into the top spot entering the 2019 NBA Draft lottery. Once deputy commissioner Mark Tatum announced the team from the envelope which would select second in the draft, the whole world knew in the very next instant that Zion Williamson was destined for New Orleans.
This time round, the Pelicans have close to the same odds (5.7%) of only squeezing into the top 4 of the 2020 NBA Draft, with a minuscule 1.