New Orleans Pelicans NBA draft: 3 reasons impact players are overlooked

The New Orleans Pelicans can’t afford to miss out on impact talent in the NBA Draft.

The New Orleans Pelicans need to find impact talent in the NBA Draft, which means they can’t fall into the same traps that cause teams to miss out on certain players.

Every year there are guys who outperform their draft status or are passed up completely because of one reason or another.

The NBA is a copycat league and teams often follow trends in the draft, sometimes to their own detriment.

The most recent trend is to only look for players who can shoot the 3-pointer, an annoying fad that has caused teams to pass on some of the league’s best defenders.

There are countless examples of guys who were completely misjudged because of one fatal flaw, while lesser players who fit a “mold” often become busts.

This year’s NBA Draft is going to be a wild one, as teams have had even less time to watch and evaluate players who didn’t even have a postseason to scout.

This could lead to some of the best talent being overlooked, as teams go for guys who fit a prototype rather than just taking players who can play the game and might not have an easily definable role.

There are three main reasons players are overlooked in the draft and we used recent examples to show the types of mistakes the New Orleans Pelicans need to avoid.

Here’s why teams strikeout in the draft, along with some recent evidence and guys who might be overlooked this year.