There are few things NBA draft analysts agree on as Wednesday’s annual event (7 p.m. Central, ESPN) rapidly approaches, but at least in terms of the New Orleans Pelicans and the No. 13 pick, there is at least some common ground. The vast majority of experts are predicting that New Orleans (30-42 in 2019-20) will select a wing player in the late lottery, at least partly due to a need to improve defensively (Pelicans were 21st in efficiency last season). Among some of the most prominent websites, guard/forward types who contributed in college at both ends of the court – such as Saddiq Bey, Aaron Nesmith and Devin Vassell – are frequently mentioned as possible picks in the 13th slot.
Mock drafts project Pelicans to add two-way wing Wednesday
