Fears, the No. 7 overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft, netted 22 points for the New Orleans Pelicans in Las Vegas. Cody Williams, the 10th overall selection in 2024, also shined with 26 points for the Utah Jazz. Jeremiah Fears ended his Summer League slate on a high with 22 points in a defeat to the Indiana Pacers.

In the same vein as the Phoenix Suns, the New Orleans Pelicans obtain talented players from all across the draft. In the lottery, New Orleans took Oklahoma guard Jeremiah Fears and Maryland big Derik Queen.

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 95-81, in the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Cox Pavilion on Wednesda