LAS VEGAS – Based on the results of Tuesday’s games at NBA Summer League, New Orleans (3-0) wound up with the No. 4 seed in the upcoming single-elimination tournament. As a result, the Pelicans are the recipient of a first-round bye and get to skip Wednesday’s slate of games. Instead, they will play their first tournament game Thursday, facing the winner of the matchup pitting the 13th seed and the 20th seed.
A total of five teams finished 3-0 in pool play, but Toronto (9.5 quarters won), Boston (9) and Denver (8) each won more than quarters than New Orleans (7.