The NBA's draft lottery reform worked. Instead of rewarding teams that lose on purpose to increase their chances at getting a higher pick, the new rules — which decrease the odds for the league's three worst teams — allowed the New Orleans Pelicans, who were not a good team this year, but at least tried to be, to receive the number one pick.
That means the Pelicans, not the league-worst New York Knicks (despite fan attempts to will the ping pong balls their way), will get to draft this year's grand prize, phenom Zion Williamson. The Pelicans and their fans are undoubtedly thrilled, but the addition of Williamson to the team will provide some interesting fallout — both for the franchise and the NBA as a whole.
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