In the meekest of tones, Happy Draft Day!
Hehe, in case you’re not aware, the New Orleans Pelicans have but the 51st selection in tonight’s NBA Draft. By the time it gets announced, many will have probably long tuned out as the final tier of draft picks in the second round are not typically divulged until we’re more than four hours into the extravaganza, say sometime after 10:00 p.m. Central.
While General Manager Dell Demps has moved up within second rounds the last two years — and the Pelicans have some wherewithal to do so again, New Orleans could go the opposite route and trade their sole 2018 pick in a package that offloads some salary in advance of what is expected to be a very strained cap sheet next season.