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"I hate to tell you this, I begged the Pelicans to." Paul revealed. The Pelicans had the 13th pick in the 2020 draft, but New Orleans passed because analytics flagged his three-point shooting. The Pelicans selected Kira Lewis Jr. instead. Maxey went 21st to Philadelphia and became an All-Star, while Lewis averaged 5.1 points in four NBA seasons.

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