The New Orleans Pelicans have the 40th overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft. There are several different ways the team could go with this pick, from drafting and stashing a foreign player to developing a raw college prospect with a two-way G-League contract. The Pelicans need contributors though, and the cheaper they come, the better. It makes the most sense for the team to get a NBA-ready player at 40, and given their draft position, they could be the team lucky enough to nab this year’s Malcolm Brogdon.
Brogdon was taken with the No. 36 pick in the draft last year by the Bucks, and he contributed immediately.