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New Orleans Pelicans select Simba in SB Nation NBA Disney Draft

Ahead of the NBA restarting the 2019-20 season inside Disney World, the SB Nation sites representing the 22 teams soon headed to the bubble partook in the most creative of drafts: selecting an original Disney character that could be of great assistance and push a team to unimaginable heights.

Many managers elected to chase certain extraordinary gifts; however, The Bird Writes decided on a more conventional route and fill the vacuum of unparalleled leadership. With possessing the best young, electric trio in the game of Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson and a dominant starting lineup that has spent only 230 minutes across 17 games together, the New Orleans Pelicans have a pressing need for more experience.