Pelicans Rookie ‘Standing Out Big-Time’ in Training Camp

The New Orleans Pelicans rookie class has the opportunity to be exceptional. 2025 No. 7 pick Jeremiah Fears is an instinctive scorer and sorcerer with the ball in his hands; a street-baller. Yet, he has two-way potential thanks to his knack for getting opponents to cough the ball up. The circumstances surrounding how they wound up with 2025 No. 13 pick Derik Queen adds to the pressure that both player and team face. Nevertheless, Queen is a lot like Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun; he’s just not European.

These two –Fears and Queen –have drawn the bulk of attention from the media and fans so far. However, 2025 No. 40 pick Micah Peavy is not to be forgotten. In fact, early in Pelicans training camp, he’s “standing out big-time.

Pelicans Rookie Micah Peavy ‘Standing Out Big-Time’ in Training Camp

Peavy “may be flying under the radar (in terms of media and fan interest), but not in practices,” Pelicans head coach Willie Green says, per Pelicans team reporter Jim Eichenhofer. “He’s standing out big-time. He’s one of our guys who is doing really well.”

Getting into the specifics, Green adds that the 24-year-old:

“He fits sort of our core characteristics of how we want to play. Number one, he’s a high-character young man. On the floor, it starts with him being competitive. He brings toughness, he’s a good defender, he’s smart. He makes the right plays offensively, doesn’t hurt you at all.”

For those who don’t know, Peavy played for three different schools in his five-year college career.

Well-Traveled Wing

As a freshman at Texas Tech, Peavy’s teammates included several future NBA players, such as: New York Knicks wing Kevin McCullar Jr., Minnesota Timberwolves wing Terrence Shannon Jr. and three-time NBA Slam Dunk champion Mac McClung. For the next three years, Peavy was coached by TCU head coach Jamie Dixon, he and future Chicago Bulls forward Emanuel Miller helping the Horned Frogs reach the NCAA Tournament every season.