New Orleans Pelicans 2022 NBA Lottery Odds, Facts, and History

The New Orleans Pelicans 2022 NBA Lottery odds, facts, and past lottery history.

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Kyle T. Mosley
May 17, 2022 7:40 AM EDT

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The New Orleans Pelicans organization will attend the 2022 NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday, March 17. Team executives David Griffin and Swin Cash will hope that history repeats itself for the Pelicans as it did when the ball bounced for selecting the No. overall picks of 2012 (Anthony Davis) and 2019 (Zion Williamson)will be on their side once again.

Tonight at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, all NBA teams' are crossing their fingers to draw a top selection in the 38th annual NBA Draft Lottery.

Griffin and Cash — Apr 24, 2021; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin talks to Pelicans vice president of basketball operations & team development Swin Cash before a game against the San Antonio Spurs at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports

Pelicans Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin will be in the room for the drawings to determine the first four picks in the NBA Draft. The remainder of the "lottery teams" will select positions five through 14 in inverse order of their 2021-22 regular-season records. Vice President of Basketball Operations & Team Development Swin Cash will be the team's on-stage representative.

PELICANS LOTTERY FACTS

The Pelicans do not hold their first-round pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. In a three-team trade, New Orleans traded their 2022 first-round pick to the Charlotte Hornets that sent Devonte' Graham to New Orleans in exchange for forward Wes Iwundu, a future-protected first-round draft pick cash considerations.

The Pelicans hold a 99.6% chance of getting a top-10 pick. In 2019, the Los Angeles Lakers traded guards Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart, forward Brandon Ingram, the draft rights to the fourth overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, De'Andre Hunter, and two future first-round draft picks (2022 & 2024 or 2025), in exchange for forward Anthony Davis.

In a separate trade, New Orleans sent the Lakers' 2022 first round pick (top-10 protected) to the Memphis Grizzlies, among other acquisitions, in exchange for Jonas Valančiūnas, 2021 first-round pick Trey Murphy III (17th overall), and 2021 second-round pick Brandon Boston (51st overall).

The New Orleans Pelicans have a 6.0% chance of getting the No. 1 pick, 6.3% chance of it being the second pick, a 6.7% chance of it being the third overall pick, a 7.2% chance of it being the fourth-overall pick, and a 26.3% chance of landing somewhere in the top four.

New Orleans is mathematically unable to be awarded a pick between 5-7. If the Pelicans do not get a top-four selection, they won't get the fifth, sixth or seventh pick.

If the Pelicans don't end up with a top-four pick, they would have a 34.5% chance of getting the eighth overall pick, a 32.1% chance of getting the ninth overall pick, and a 6.7% chance of getting the 10th overall pick.

PELICANS' ALL-TIME LOTTERY SELECTIONS

New Orleans has been fortunate to draw two No. 1 overall picks in the NBA Lottery. In 2012, the Pelicans drew Kentucky forward Anthony Davis, and in 2019, the ball bounced in favor of selecting Duke forward Zion Williamson. The Chris Paul selection at No. 4 was the next highest top pick for the club.

2005 - No. 4, Chris Paul, G, Wake Forest
2006 - No. 12, Hilton Armstrong F/C, Connecticut
2007 - No. 13, Julian Wright F, Kansas
2010 - No. 11, Cole Aldrich* C, Kansas
2012 - No. 1, Anthony Davis F, Kentucky
2012 - No. 10, Austin Rivers G, Duke
2013 - No. 6, Nerlens Noel** C, Kentucky
2016 - No. 6, Buddy Hield G, Oklahoma
2019 - No. 1, Zion Williamson F, Duke
2020 - No. 13, Kira Lewis Jr. G, Alabama

The Pelicans' 2022 Draft Lottery odds are as follows:

No. 1 - 6.0%
No. 2 - 6.3%
No. 3 - 6.7%
No. 4 - 7.2%
No. 8 - 34.5%
No. 9 - 32.1%
No. 10 - 6.7%

New Orleans is favored at the No. 8 and No. 9 positions more than the other draft slots.

Currently, the Pelicans have the No. 15 selection in the 2022 NBA Draft due to their 36-46 record and 43.9% winning percentage in the 2021-22 NBA season.