The New Orleans Pelicans currently hold the sixth best lottery odds, and the likelihood they select Forkun Korkmaz, the young two guard prospect out of the Turkish League, with their pick is slim to none. However, if the team trades back in the draft to acquire additional assets or unload some dead salary (cough…Omer Asik…cough), the gifted guard could be a realistic option for the New Orleans Pelicans.
With Eric Gordon saddling up and riding out of town this offseason like a defeated gunslinger in a John Wayne flick, the Pelicans need to replace his production at the shooting guard position if the team wants to avoid taking any unnecessary steps in the wrong direction.