This pick is being made for New Orleans, so Pondexter is headed to the Hornets as part of the big deal made earlier in the evening.
As a senior, Pondexter, a 6-6, 225-pound swingman, averaged 19.3 points, so he’s a proven scorer. But it’s another roster that’s in the process of getting shaken up. But he could, with an impressive summer and training camp, take some of the minutes vacated by Morris Peterson, who was dealt to Oklahoma City.