Deadline for Pelicans’ decision on 2024 or 2025 Lakers first round pick revealed

For many years, the Anthony Davis trade has handicapped the Lakers’ future. In recent seasons, the uncertainty of whether the Pelicans will own the Lakers’ 2024 or 2025 first-round pick has been particularly concerning. Any trade in which the Lakers wanted to include multiple first round picks was hindered by the uncertainty of which pick the team would convey to the Pelicans. Fortunately, we finally received a deadline as to when New Orleans will need to make that decision. On Monday, the league broke a number of tiebreakers for this year’s draft and lottery order. The Lakers were included in…