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NBA Draft 2020: When do the New Orleans Pelicans pick?

By Aaron Kellerstrass

Zion Williamson, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Jaxson Hayes of the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Zion Williamson, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Jaxson Hayes of the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /
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The New Orleans Pelicans have four picks in the 2020 NBA Draft.

The New Orleans Pelicans are going to be busy over the next few days. Trades start today, the 2020 NBA Draft is on Wednesday and free agency starts two days later.

The Pelicans have already been involved in about 800 trade rumors for Jrue Holiday after announcing that they were shopping the popular veteran guard.

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Though no concrete information has leaked, there are several trade rumors out there that make sense for the Pelicans. As many as ten different teams have reportedly shown interest, so David Griffin should be able to get a nice haul.

The Pelicans could also be very active in the draft, and there are a number of trades that could go down on draft day. This has the potential to be the wildest week in the history of the NBA and the Pelicans could have a significantly different team by this time next week.

If the Pelicans don’t make a trade, they will have four chances to find impact talent in the draft.

What picks do the New Orleans Pelicans have in the 2020 NBA Draft?

The Pelicans have four picks in the 2020 NBA Draft and could use them all to try and find a rotation player or could use them as a package to trade up.

The Pelicans will choose 13th in the first round of the 2020 NBA Draft. There is a history of finding stars with the 13th pick, including recently with Tyler Herro and the Miami Heat.

The Pelicans will have three picks in the second round of the 2020 NBA Draft.

They will choose 39th, 42nd and have the 60th and final pick.

Second-round picks are a crapshoot and generally a longshot to make the league, but this year could be different.

With so little time to evaluate talent, there will almost certainly be players in the second round who slipped past the scouts, which means the Pels might have a better than usual chance of finding some talent.

The 2020 NBA Draft is going to be a memorable one for many reasons and the New Orleans Pelicans will be at the center of it one way or another.

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