{"id":1582928,"date":"2024-06-01T10:04:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T14:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1582928"},"modified":"2024-06-01T10:06:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T14:06:32","slug":"pelicans-defer-lakers-first-round-pick-until-2025-give-l-a-2024-first-rounder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/pelicans-defer-lakers-first-round-pick-until-2025-give-l-a-2024-first-rounder\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelicans Defer Lakers' First-Round Pick Until 2025, Give L.A. 2024 First-Rounder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New Orleans Pelicans are planning to defer the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers' first-round pick until 2025, giving the Lakers the 17th overall selection in the 2024 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n<h2>New Orleans Pelicans possess the No. 21 pick, Los Angeles Lakers hold 17th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft<\/h2>\n<p>The Pelicans have until 11:59 p.m. ET on Saturday to formally inform the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/nba\/\">NBA<\/a> of this decision. New Orleans had the option to either use or defer the pick from the Anthony Davis trade in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>This is the final of three first-round picks that the Lakers owe to the Pelicans in the deal. The Lakers traded Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, Lonzo Ball, and three first-round picks (2019, 2022, and 2025) to New Orleans for Davis in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>David Griffin, New Orleans executive vice president of basketball operations, informed Lakers VP and general manager Rob Pelinka of his decision on Friday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Who will be the No. 1 pick? Who will your team select? See the NBA's next generation take center stage, June 26 in Brooklyn!<\/p>\n<p>Get your tickets to the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBADraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBADraft<\/a> presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateFarm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StateFarm<\/a> now!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vqcT7NBFMO\">https:\/\/t.co\/vqcT7NBFMO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vaOUgcJiin\">pic.twitter.com\/vaOUgcJiin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1796196115550990796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to reports, the Pelicans made the move because the 2024 draft class &#8220;isn't widely considered strong.&#8221; The organization felt it was in the team's best interest to wait until 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers hold the Nos. 17 and 55 picks in this year's draft. Los Angeles can trade as many as three first-round picks (2024, 2029, and 2031) during the upcoming draft.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, New Orleans still holds the No. 21 pick in the 2024 draft.<\/p>\n<h2>Lakers could pick Bronny James 17th overall in this year's draft<\/h2>\n<p>In last year's draft, the Lakers selected guard Jalen Hood-Schifino 17th overall out of Indiana University-Bloomington. The 6-foot-6, 215-pound rookie averaged 1.6 points and 5.2 minutes in 21 games off the bench in the 2023-24 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers could draft Bronny James, the eldest son of LeBron, with the 17th selection this year. In the 2023-24 season, Bronny averaged 4.8 points and 2.8 rebounds and made only six starts out of 25 games for USC.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft will be held on Wednesday, June 26 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The second round will be held a day later on Thursday, June 27. This is the 78th edition of the NBA draft.<\/p>\n<p>For a third year in a row, the draft will consist of 58 picks instead of the usual 60. Both the Philadelphia 76ers and the Phoenix Suns lost a second-round pick for violating the NBA's tampering rules during free agency.<\/p>\n<p>The No. 1 overall pick will be made by the Atlanta Hawks.<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta won the first overall selection at the NBA Draft Lottery in May with only a 3% probability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Orleans Pelicans are planning to defer the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers' first-round pick until 2025, giving the Lakers the 17th overall selection in the 2024 NBA Draft. 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