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Pelicans receive numerous top grades for Kira Lewis pick

You may be excited about the arrival of Kira Lewis Jr. to New Orleans – but wait until you see what NBA draft experts are saying. The 6-foot-3 Pelicans rookie guard was described this week by Bleacher Report as “one of the most exciting offensive players in this year’s draft.” Meanwhile, four other websites used the exact same three-word phrase – “fun to watch” – when assessing what Lewis coming to the Crescent City will mean for fans viewing Pelicans games in 2020-21.

Here are draft grades from a dozen websites that released “report cards” for the league’s 30 teams.