New Orleans Pelicans

Heading into Tuesday night's NBA Draft Lottery, the New York Knicks had failed to move up in the lottery order for 17 straight seasons. Make it 18 straight seasons. After going 37-45 this past season, the Knicks had the 11th best odds in this year's lottery. Sure enough, they landed the No. 11 overall pick.

The New Orleans Pelicans can afford to get creative with 8th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.

Technically, the Lakers name was mentioned during the draft lottery held by the NBA on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, despite a thoroughly miserable 2021-22 season, the team is not going to have the consolation prize of a draft pick. Because of the Anthony Davis trade, the Lakers did not control their...

Check out our daily collection of Pelicans news and notes from local and national reporters around the Internet on May 18, 2022. Pelicans take Lakers’ first-round pick, will select No. 8 overall. New Orleans did not cash in on its 6.0 percent odds of winning Tuesday’s draft lottery, nor...

The plan to replace Josh Hart worked perfectly. Naji Marshall provides the New Orleans Pelicans with everything needed from a supporting cast wing at a cut-rate price.

The New Orleans Pelicans are hoping to get lucky again in the NBA Draft Lottery. They have a six percent chance of landing the #1 pick, same odds that they bucked when they won the lottery in 2019 along with the rights to draft Zion Williamson. Unlike that year, there...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The ping pong balls have fallen and the Pelicans will choose their next player at 8th overall in the upcoming 2022 NBA Draft. The NBA has spent years trying to solve the problem of underperforming teams purposely tanking games in order to increase their odds of getting a high lottery pick after the season.

The New Orleans Pelicans showed impressive resiliency in the 2021-22 NBA season. In the absence of intended franchise player Zion Williamson, they still managed to punch a ticket to the NBA Playoffs. Unsurprisingly, they didn’t far once they landed there. They’d have shocked the world by defeating the Phoenix...

The New Orleans Pelicans 2022 NBA Lottery odds, facts, and past lottery history.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The ping pong balls have fallen and the Pelicans will choose their next player at 8th overall in the upcoming 2022 NBA Draft. The NBA has spent years trying to solve the problem of underperforming teams purposely tanking games in order to increase their odds of getting a high lottery pick after the season.

New Orleans did not cash in on its 6.0 percent odds of winning Tuesday’s draft lottery, nor did the Pelicans capitalize on a 26.3 percent chance of moving up into a top-four pick. Yet New Orleans still came away a winner in Chicago, simply by procuring the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round selection. The Pelicans only […]

The big day is finally here. For months, a multitude of organizations have patiently waited for tonight’s NBA Draft Lottery. At 7 pm CST, the full alignment of picks will be revealed. The ping-pong balls only bounce one time per year at the NBA ranks, but for fans, Tankathon.com...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Hornets have scheduled second interviews with Bucks assistant coach Darvin Ham and Warriors assistant coach Kenny Atkinson this week, along with former Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts for their head coaching vacancy, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to...

The New Orleans Pelicans are building a deep and talented roster and that’s before they get Zion Williamson back and add a top-10 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. After making the playoffs this season without Zion, the Pels probably feel they are contenders just by getting him back and adding another high draft pick.

The Charlotte Hornets have a bright future entering the NBA offseason, but they may have to clear some cap space to ensure they have a bright present. After all, Miles Bridges is due to hit Restricted Free Agency soon. LaMelo Ball’s inevitably huge rookie contract extension looms. That’s not to mention the likes of P.J. Washington.