The Pelicans drafted Oklahoma's Jeremiah Fears , Maryland's Derik Queen, and Georgetown's Micah Peavy in the draft.

Dumars used the No. 7 overall pick he inherited to draft Oklahoma guard Jeremiah Fears. He used a recently acquired late first-round pick to trade up for Maryland forward Derik Queen at No. 13.

It would have been kind to give Joe Dumars a clean slate going into his time as New Orleans’ decision maker. Well, now stuff ...

As part of a trade to be finalized at a later date, the New Orleans Pelicans have agreed in principle to acquire the draft ...

The New Orleans Pelicans were aggressive in their pursuit of former Maryland center Derik Queen. In the first round of the ...

In a surprising move on Tuesday, the New Orleans Pelicans traded their leading scorer from last season, CJ McCollum. Trading ...

The New Orleans Pelicans made a strong statement during the 2025 NBA Draft, and sparked a media firestorm with a draft-night trade that added intrigue, ...

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By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer The Dallas Mavericks were playing in the NBA finals just 12 months ago. Now they hope they are ...

The New Orleans Pelicans have come under heavy criticism during the 2025 NBA Draft, in main part due to a trade they made to ...