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New Orleans Pelicans NBA Mock Draft: Finding the next Nikola Jokic

Nikola Jokic shows New Orleans Pelicans that passing more important than shooting (Photo by Kim Klement-Pool/Getty Images)

The New Orleans Pelicans could get creative in the 2020 NBA Draft.

The New Orleans Pelicans have a lot of options heading into the 2020 NBA Draft.

The consensus is that they will use their 13th pick as part of a trade package or to draft a big wing in the mold of Saddiq Bey.

But then again, who needs a consensus?

Ask the Denver Nuggets, who have built a deep, consistent winner around a seven-foot point guard who moves like a house and can’t jump over a credit card.