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 former Sooner poured in double-digit points in his pro debut, but fouled out and committed too many turnovers.

There were times Thursday when you could see just why the New Orleans Pelicans drafted Jeremiah Fears and Derik Queen in the first round.

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.

The Pelicans announce it’s NBA 2K26 Summer League roster, featuring their latest draft picks: Jeremiah Fears (7th overall), Derik Queen (13th overall) and Micah Peavy (40th overall). New Orleans will begin league play on July 10th against the Minnesota Timberwolves,

The Pelicans agreed to a contract extension with Herb Jones who has developed into one of the NBA’s top defensive players.