The 2026 NBA Draft Lottery is right around the corner. Teams that missed the playoffs will be laser-focused on the ping pong balls that will have a big impact on their future as a franchise. Unfortunately, there will be little excitement for the New Orleans Pelicans as they owe their first-round pick . Instead of finding out where they will be selecting in the draft, Pelicans fans will get to see whether it will be the Atlanta Hawks or the Milwaukee Bucks who will get their pick after the front office traded their first-round pick last summer to acquire Derik Queen. Atlanta will receive the more favorable of Milwaukee's and New Orleans' first-round picks, while the Bucks get the other. Odds of the Pelicans/Hawks Pick The Pelicans (aka the Atlanta Hawks for the purposes of the draft lottery) have the seventh-best odds to win the first-overall pick. There is a 6.8% chance it will be the No. 1 pick. There is a 29.3% chance that the Pelicans will be gifting the Hawks a top-four selection.…