The New Orleans Pelicans will pick 6th in the 2016 NBA draft to be held next month. After finishing the regular season with the most games lost to injury, one might have hoped a better fate lay in store after having suffered through so many disappointments over the last year.
Granted, nearly a 1 in 2 chance (43.9%) existed that the Pelicans were going to remain in the same position; conversely, they had close to just a 1 in 5 chance (21.5%) of seizing a top-3 selection.
The last time the Pelicans had the privilege of making a first round pick was back in 2013.