Following a polarizing, widely-criticized draft, the New Orleans Pelicans welcomed their new rookie class to the franchise Saturday with an introductory press conference. It's not the players the Pelicans walked away with per se, but what they gave up in the process.
After selecting Oklahoma's Jeremiah Fears with the seventh pick, the Pelicans moved up 10 spots from No. 23 to No. 13 to select Maryland's Derik Queen. In the move to get Queen, they gave up a 2026 unprotected first-round pick.
