The New Orleans Pelicans haven't had the most successful season. The team is 10-36 on the season, and doesn't own its first-round draft pick in the upcoming class.
How the New Orleans Pelicans have clearly found two building blocks in the 2025 NBA Draft is well-documented. Jeremiah Fears and Derik Queen have established themselves as two of the best rookies of the draft class and will be long-term pieces for the Pelicans.
Like other Western Conference teams, such as the Utah Jazz and San Antonio Spurs, the New Orleans Pelicans came away from the 2025 NBA Draft with a crop of talented prospects.