The New Orleans Pelicans appear to be locked into the number six seed in the NBA draft lottery. This slot will give them a 6.3% chance at the top overall pick and a 21.5% chance at a top three pick. In all actuality, though, only one or two teams really move from their place in the standings on lottery night. The Pelicans should accordingly be planning on picking somewhere between six and eight, barring a trade up, down or out of their pick (which would, by the way, be an atrocious idea).
This draft goes nine deep; Ben Simmons and Brandon Ingram represent an obvious top tier, with Dragan Bender, Kris Dunn and Jamal Murray on a second tier below them.