May 17th is lottery day, and could be huge for the Pelicans both next year and on the trade market. So – here’s a table illustrating the positions the Pelicans could land in the draft and what their chances are to land in each.

The NBA Lottery gives teams a chance to move up to spots 1 through 3, which is why the Pelicans can’t end up in the 4th or 5th spots without a trade.  Sadly, these odds tell us the team is more likely to fall from the 6th position(34.5% chance) than they are to move up to one of those top 3 spots.(21.5% chance)

Keep your fingers crossed!