One of the most anticipated drafts in NBA history is in the books.

Zion Williamson is a New Orleans Pelican. The Los Angeles Lakers finally made a pick. And the Phoenix Suns are still doing Phoenix Suns things. It will take at least three years before someone can look back and give any sort of reasonable assessment of how this draft played out.

But some moves are obvious. And what’s a draft night without some instant analysis? So without further ado, here are the winners and losers from Thursday’s festivities.

New Orleans Pelicans — Winner

The Pelicans have taken the absolute best strategy after a painful breakup. They went out and found a hot new partner in Williamson. And they’re wisely using part of the haul they got from the Los Angeles Lakers in the Anthony Davis deal to build around their new superstar.

After starting the night with two-first round draft picks, they ended up making three when the Atlanta Hawks traded the Nos. 8, 17 and 35 picks to move up to the No. 4 pick New Orleans acquired in the Davis deal.

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The Pelicans used the No. 8 pick on Texas’ Jaxson Hayes, an athletic 6-11 center who should immediately step in to Davis’ void and be an impact rim protector in the NBA. He’s raw offensively, but has upside. The Pelicans are in no hurry, and we know who’s getting the ball in New Orleans anyway.

They used the No. 17 pick on Nickeil Alexander-Walker, a 6-5 scoring guard from Virginia Tech, who has a stroke to hit from NBA 3-point range and should space the floor for Williamson to do his thing in the lane.

So far, so good in this Pelicans rebuild.

Phoenix Suns — Loser

In April, the Suns were wrapping up a valiant tanking effort with dreams of Williamson running through their heads. On Thursday night, they selected Cameron Johnson with the fruits of those efforts.

Not so good.

The Suns got bad bounces in the lottery and ended up with the No. 6 pick. Rather than make the most of a suboptimal situation, they decided to writhe in it.

With a potential difference maker in Jarrett Culver sitting on the draft board, the Suns decided to trade back with the Minnesota Timberwolves to No. 11. They used the pick on UNC’s Johnson, a nice 6-9 23-year-old shooter with minimal upside and defensive and athletic liabilities.

And what was the incentive in the trade to move back? Dario Saric — a 6-10 forward who does pretty much exactly the same thing Johnson does.

Orlando Magic — Winner

The Magic pulled the anti-Suns, drafting a player with star potential outside of the lottery. Orlando used the No. 16 pick on 6-8 Auburn forward Chuma Okeke, a player who was locked into the lottery before an ACL tear against North Carolina in the NCAA tournament ended his college career. At his best, he’s a skilled, athletic scorer and a high-level defender with tools that translate to the NBA.

His ACL tear moved him well down on some draft boards. But ACL tears aren’t the long-term devastating injuries they used to be. Okeke’s upside is big. These are the kinds of gambles winners make.

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Boston Celtics — Loser

It’s becoming increasingly clear that general manager Danny Ainge’s stockpile of assets and draft picks isn’t going to pay off with immediate returns. Last season’s disaster has morphed into a brutal offseason with a failed bid for Anthony Davis and the seemingly inevitable departure of Kyrie Irving. Al Horford’s walking out the door, and Boston’s sitting on a mountain of cap space that no elite free agent appears to be interested in.