The basketball world is full of players who flame out of the NBA and then make their way overseas to continue their professional basketball journey, even former

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

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.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Pelicans forward Herb Jones has agreed to three-year, $68 million contract extension. Jones’ agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, confirmed the terms of the deal to The Associated Press on Thursday night. Jones is under contract through the 2028-29 season, with a player option for 2029-30.

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

New Orleans Pelicans forward Herb Jones has agreed to a three-year, $68 million contract extension with the franchise, representatives Mark Bartelstein and Kieran Piller of Priority Sports told ESPN. Jones now has a total of five years and $97 million on his Pelicans deal - with a new player option in 2029-30, Bartelstein and Piller said.

A flock of brown pelicans was released back into the wild near the Huntington Beach Pier. They had been nursed back to health after being sickened by a toxic algal bloom.

Animal care staff at the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center nursed the 13 pelicans back to health as a domoic acid poisoning event sickened marine life along the entire Southern California coastline.