In search of good luck for a second year running in the draft lottery, the New Orleans Pelicans will have general manager Trajan Langdon represent the franchise at Thursday’s 2020 NBA Draft Lottery.
Last season, then-head coach Alvin Gentry represented the franchise as they jumped up to the top pick in the draft to eventually draft Zion Williamson. While the stakes aren’t nearly as high this year, there is never a bad time to secure a No. 1 or even top-four pick.
The Pelicans will enter the draft lottery with just a 1.2% chance of moving up to the No. 1 pick. Their odds of making the top four are slightly better at 5.7%.
Notably people joining Langdon virtually as representatives for their respective teams will be Steph Curry for Golden State, D’Angelo Russell for the Timberwolves, De’Aaron Fox for the Kings and Leon Rose for the Knicks.
The draft lottery is set to start at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, will last for 30 minutes and will include an interview with LaMelo Ball.