On draft night, the New Orleans Pelicans’ pick might be influenced by one of their biggest division rivals.
The Pelicans might be looking to draft the next Ja Morant.
Morant’s speed and athleticism helped turn him into the likely Rookie of the Year and made the Memphis Grizzlies one of the most exciting young teams in the league.
The knocks on Morant coming out of college were that he didn’t shoot well enough, wasn’t efficient enough and was too small to dominate in the NBA.
They were all wrong.