Back in 2012, the “New Orleans Pelicans” didn’t even exist. It was still the New Orleans Hornets. And unlike the current New Orleans basketball team, they were struggling. Bad. Bad enough where they obtained the #1 pick in the 2012 NBA Draft.
While it seems a long time ago, it wasn’t. Just three years prior to this year, New Orleans basketball was headlined with the first selection of college players coming to the NBA. And the selection ended up being a player who changed the franchise for the better entirely. Anthony Davis.
The star from the National Championship winning Kentucky Wildcats was the consensus first pick in the draft.