After Derik Queen's Summer League debut for the Pelicans, analyst Kevin O'Connor many red flags from the outing.

The shortest offseason in sports belongs to the NBA, as things move very quickly following the end of the season. The Oklahoma City Thunder just won the NBA Finals, with the draft taking place just three days later.

Here is the summer league roster: Pelicans assistant coach Corey Brewer will lead the team. The team will compete in the NBA 2K26 Summer League from July 10 to 20 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas.

The New Orleans Pelicans made headlines this 2025 NBA Draft when they drafted big man Derik Queen out of Maryland.

Thursday night’s matchup between Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks and Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers was the fourth-most-watched Summer League game ever, per ESPN.

The best of them was French point guard Nolan Traore, who looked like a guy who has played against men before (he played professionally in France last year) and was comfortable, finishing with 13 points on 3-of-5 shooting and getting to the line six times. It was a promising start.

The Minnesota Timberwolves had high hopes when they selected Joan Beringer 17th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft -- and boy, did the 18-year-old Frenchman deliver.

Three of the top 17 picks in the 2025 NBA draft made their NBA Summer League debuts on Thursday to kick off the slate of games in Las Vegas.