Three of the top 17 picks in the 2025 NBA draft made their NBA Summer League debuts on Thursday to kick off the slate of games in Las Vegas.

Aside from the errors, Fears and Queen did show flashes of the type of skillsets that made them hot commodities for the Pelicans on draft night.

The Pelicans are no strangers to turmoil, and Joe Dumars’ latest draft move has everyone talking. But not in favorable ways. Opinions on the Pelicans’ 2025 draft class range widely. Some believe the team made poor moves,

The New Orleans Pelicans signed Forward Herb Jones to a three-year $68 million contract extension this evening. He has five years and $97 million left on his Pelicans deal with a player option for the 2029-30 season.

Maryland center Derik Queen was selected with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans after trading up to land him. The Pelica

Baltimore native Derik Queen, who starred as a freshman at the University of Maryland, is headed to the New Orleans Pelicans after he was selected 13th overall in the NBA Draft on Wednesday. Queen was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks. However, a proposed trade will send him to New Orleans.

Jay Bilas believes the New Orleans Pelicans may not end up regretting drafting former Maryland Terrapins star Derik Queen and giving up a draft pick to land him.