New Orleans Pelicans: 5 options for pick No. 40 in 2017 NBA Draft

3. Dwayne Bacon, SG/SF, Florida State

College stats (So. year):  35 GP, 17.2 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 1.7 APG, 1.6 3s, 1.0 STL, 0.1 BLK, 2.0 TOs, 45.2 FG%, 33.3 3PT%, 75.4 FT%, 28.8 MPG

Our hunt for wing scoring now brings us to Tallahassee, FL — where Dwayne Bacon resides. Over his two years at Florida State, the 2/3 hybrid led the team in scoring, and his individual success became team success rather quickly.

With a sophomore-year Bacon taking a more vocal role as a leader, the Seminoles enjoyed one of their most successful campaigns in program history. They finished second place for the ACC regular season title (one of the country’s toughest conferences), and went undefeated at home.

Bacon’s most brilliant performance of the year came on Dec. 31, against Virginia’s second-ranked defense. In that contest, Bacon scored 29 points on 11-for-18 shooting — hitting six three-pointers in the process, including the…actually, I’ll let you see for yourself.

With the game on the line, on the road, down by one, Bacon brought the ball down. Head coach Leonard Hamilton opted against taking a timeout, which turned out to be right decision.

Buckets.

Bacon does have his flaws. He’s almost 22, struggles from beyond the arc (31.2 percent from three in college), doesn’t draw enough fouls to be an efficient scorer, and is a rather porous defender.

At the same time, he’s athletic, strong for a wing, has a 6’10” wingspan and can do the one thing we frankly underrate these days: Get buckets. Plus, his defensive deficiencies could be masked playing alongside Davis and wing-stopper Solomon Hill.

In all, a guy with his scoring ability would make sense at No. 40 for a team that lacks shot-makers like the Pelicans.