At this point, B/R's Jonathan Wasserman projected Bailey to go No. 6 overall to the Washington Wizards in his latest mock draft. If that ends up being the case, the Pelicans may not even have the opportunity to select the Rutgers product even if they did want him.

Joe Dumars did not let luck box him and the New Orleans Pelicans in as the 2025 NBA Draft approaches. Last month, the Pelicans fell to seventh in the draft order after having the fifth-best odds before the lottery.

However, the Indiana Pacers did a nifty little bit of work during the Finals, agreeing to a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans, a story broken by Shams Charania of ESPN and later