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Curry

Power

Duke’s Zion Williamson arrives
for the NBA basketball draft
lottery Tuesday, May 14, 2019,
in Chicago.
Associated Press
New Orleans

wins NBA

draft lottery,

right to

pick No. 1

By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — Zion Wil-
liamson has never been to
New Orleans.
That may be changing
very soon.
The Pelicans bucked seri-
ously long odds Tuesday
night, winning the NBA
draft lottery and the right
to have the first chance at
selecting the former Duke
star next month — and po-
tentially pairing him with
Anthony Davis, in what
would immediately be-
come one of the league’s
most intriguing frontcourt
duos.
“I don’t believe the uni-
verse makes mistakes,”
said David Griffin, who is
barely a month into his ten-
ure as New Orleans’ exec-
utive vice president of bas-
ketball operations. “I just Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots
think we have something
special going on.” a 3-point basket as Portland Trail Blazers center Enes
Griffin doesn’t play the lot- Kanter (00) watches during the second half of Game 1 of
tery, unless the jackpot is the NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference finals in
one of those billion-dollar- Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, May 14, 2019.
type enormous ones.
Associated Press
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