NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans Pelicans may be projecting a vision of the future when Summer League tips off Thursday in Las Vegas.
It’ll easily be the most anticipated Summer league for Pelicans fans since Zion Williamson’s rookie season in 2019. Typically, the games are usually a mundane run for younger players, but lead executive Joe Dumars has retooled the roster in New Orleans in favor of a youth movement.
Dumars and company took Jeremiah Fears at No. 7, a move which could usher in the Pelicans’ starting point guard of the future. They made a splash by trading their No. 23 pick for No. 13 to take the offensively skilled center Derik Queen. The Pelicans are hoping that gambling on Queen by giving up a potential high lottery pick in 2026 will pay off in the short term.
Thursday (July 10) at 2:30 p.m. on the Gulf Coast Sports and Entertainment Network, fans will get their first look at how the one-two punch of Fears and Queen might work together on the court. They’ll also feature second-round pick and steadily rising prospect Micah Peavy.
Last year’s Rookie-of-the-Year candidate Yves Missi will also get reps in Las Vegas, as well as two-way players Trey Alexander, Keion Brooks Jr., and undrafted 7-footer Hunter Dickinson out of Kansas.
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