NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The Pelicans will now have two first-round picks in next week’s NBA Draft following a trade deal with the Indiana Pacers.
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The Pacers are trading the No. 23 pick and the rights to Mojave King to New Orleans in exchange for a 2026 first-round pick that the Pacers had previously sent to Toronto, and was later acquired by the Pelicans in the Brandon Ingram deal.
The Pelicans now enter the 2025 draft with the No. 7 overall pick and the 23rd.
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There are several directions the Pelicans can go with the No. 7 pick, and it could be an early indicator of how Joe Dumars envisions building around Zion Williamson.
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