With the NBA announcing that the NBA Draft Lottery has been postponed indefinitely, the New Orleans Pelicans and rest of the NBA will have more time to do their homework.
This is probably a good thing, as the cancellation of March Madness and the Chicago combine means teams didn’t get the same opportunity to see the NCAA’s best players in high-pressure situations.
This might cause teams like the New Orleans Pelicans to play it safe in the draft and take guys who have lower ceilings but higher floors.
With the salary cap likely to go down, teams may rely more heavily on players from the draft, G-League and their own bench to offset the loss of revenue and cap space.