The Pelicans are looking to add ready-to-play depth to their team after being decimated by injuries and trading away both Dyson Daniels and CJ McCollum in the past year, so New Orleans' draft picks could be crucial in the 2025-26 season.

With the 40th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, the Pelicans selected Georgetown wing Micah Peavy. The 6’7, 200-pound guard played five years of college basketball. He started his career at Texas Tech before transferring to TCU and Georgetown, where he was one of the Hoyas’ top players.

The most obvious and notable one, which had execs around the league already chortling in the moments after the draft, was New Orleans’ decision to trade a 2026 “superfirst” to the Hawks to move up from 23 to 13 on draft night and select Maryland big man Derik Queen.