The Pelicans haven’t won a Summer League game in Vegas since 2023, a string of 11 straight losses. They went 0-5 for the second straight summer. They followed last summer up with the second worst regular season in franchise history (21-61).

The Pelicans did some good work this offseason, but the Jordan Poole trade could complicate things down the road.

Jeremiah Fears finally had the type of game he knew he was capable of. It wasn’t enough to get the New Orleans Pelicans a Summer League win, but it was a glimpse of the type of player Fears can be. Fears did a better job shooting and distributing the ball in the 95-81 loss to the undefeated Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday night in Las Vegas.

Optimism surrounding the Pelicans' 2025 draft class was met with disappointment after the team's 0-5 showing in the NBA 2K26 Summer League.

The Myrtle Beach Pelicans no-hit the Augusta Green Jackets (Braves), 3-0.

While Queen wasn't in the lineup, another notable college rookie did get a prominent role. Hunter Dickinson, a two-time consensus All-American in college, scored eight points and added seven rebounds, three assists and three blocks in 26 minutes.

When former Detroit Pistons executive Joe Dumars took over for the New Orleans Pelicans recently, he wasted no time making some key changes to the roster to mak