The 2019 NBA Draft was an important one for the New Orleans Pelicans, who not only landed Zion Williamson, but also Jaxson Hayes, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Didi Louzada.
All of these players hope to be part of the Pelicans’ rotation next season, and in the case of NAW, inserted into the starting lineup.
We recently did a re-draft of the 2019 NBA Draft, which didn’t turn out much differently for the New Orleans Pelicans except that they took NAW with the 8th pick instead of Jaxson Hayes.
NAW has shown star potential with the Pelicans at times, though he has been inconsistent on both ends at others.