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Sitting 11th in the Western Conference, it feels like this news should have zero impact on the Bulls. However, if we take a glance at the league-wide standings, it’s a different story. New Orleans sits just 3.0 games ahead of Chicago with the league’s 1oth-worst record. Sandwiched in between the two is Sacramento, who is two 2.0 games ahead of the Bulls.
The Pelicans were thought to be making a final push for the 10th play-in spot. Landing in that spot by May 16th would have been difficult, but they still had a 17.6 percent chance to do so, according to Basketball-Reference’s Playoff Probabilities Report. Now, with Williamson out, it’s hard not to worry that plan has been reversed. The team has games against the 76ers, Hornets, Grizzlies, Mavericks, Warriors, and Lakers to finish out their regular season. All are teams who are in the postseason picture as of now. In other words, all are teams who could pretty easily help the Pelicans significantly improve their lottery odds.
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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo will star for Team LeBron in the 2021 All-Star Game this Sunday.
James owned the first pick in the All-Star Draft after amassing the most All-Star votes this year and headed into the Thursday night’s event with Antetokounmpo on top of his wish-list. The Milwaukee Bucks star will partner the four-time NBA champion a year after leading the opposing team and losing 157-155 in the 2020 All-Star Game.
Rival captain Kevin Durant responded by drafting his Brooklyn Nets teammate Kyrie Irving with the second pick.
James entertained the TNT crew with jokes and crafty nicknames for his picks throughout the night. He then flung a jibe at the L.A. Clippers and likely enraged the entire Utah Jazz franchise, who ended the first part of the 2020-21 season with the best record in the NBA, with a hilarious video games comment.