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Re-drafting the 2020 NBA Draft: Big lottery changes, Miami Heat grab wing

By Jack Simone

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - MARCH 03: Anthony Edwards #1 of the Minnesota Timberwolves hugs LaMelo Ball #2 of the Charlotte Hornets after the game at Target Center on March 3, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Hornets defeated the Timberwolves 135-102. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - MARCH 03: Anthony Edwards #1 of the Minnesota Timberwolves hugs LaMelo Ball #2 of the Charlotte Hornets after the game at Target Center on March 3, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Hornets defeated the Timberwolves 135-102. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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Immanuel Quickley #5 of the New York Knicks questions a call during a game against the Toronto Raptors (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /

Re-drafting the 2020 NBA Draft: 13. Immanuel Quickley, New Orleans Pelicans

Immanuel Quickley. 13. player. 69. . PG. New Orleans Pelicans

Original pick: Kira Lewis Jr

Pelicans 2020 starting lineup

  • Lonzo Ball
  • Eric Bledsoe
  • Brandon Ingram
  • Zion Williamson
  • Steven Adams

New Pelicans 2020 starting lineup

  • Lonzo Ball
  • Eric Bledsoe
  • Brandon Ingram
  • Zion Williamson
  • Steven Adams

Kira Lewis Jr hasn’t panned out for the Pelicans quite yet, so instead, they go with a different guard. Immanuel Quickley jumps up in this re-draft and instead is heading to New Orleans.

Quickley burst onto the scene last year playing a great role for them off the bench. That would be the same role that he would get to play for the Pelicans – a great sixth man.

His scoring would be a major boost for New Orleans, but the biggest thing he would help them with is three-point shooting. The Pelicans were not a great shooting team, and Quickley shot 38.9% from range.

Having an extra guard off the bench would have been a huge boost for the Pelicans, seeing as they decided to start both of their point guards at once last year.

The Knicks lose out on their steal of a draft pick, but Quickley gets the chance to be a part of an exciting young core. He climbs the ranks in this re-draft, going twelve spots higher.

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