This is part two of my series where I’ll be giving goals for the entire New Orleans Pelicans roster ahead of the 2025-26 season. Previously, I started with rookie guard Jeremiah Fears, and today the trend of rookies continues with Pelicans second-round pick Micah Peavy.<\/p>\n
When Peavy was taken 40th overall by the Pelicans I thought it was a reach and a major mistake, but quickly I learned that this pick was no mistake. At 24 years old, Peavy comes in as an extremely mature prospect and someone who could have an impact from day one.<\/p>\n
While I don’t expect him to get a crazy amount of run in his rookie campaign, I really think he should. With his 6’7″ 215-pound frame, he has the ideal body of a modern NBA wing. Pairing that with his unreal intensity and effort on the defensive end, the Pelicans could have a serious problem coming off their bench.<\/p>\n
During his time playing Summer League, he averaged 2.5 steals per game as he was an absolute menace in passing lanes and as an on-ball defender.<\/p>\n
Outside of Jose Alvarado and Herb Jones, the Pelicans don’t really have another disruptive defender, leaving the door wide open for Peavy.<\/p>\n
Make the most of opportunities and show out in the G League<\/p>\n
Unlike his fellow rookie Jeremiah Fears, I don’t see a world where Peavy plays enough to earn potential All-Rookie team honors, so there’s no reason to set that as a goal. <\/p>\n
Instead, I think if he can just have a positive impact in the games he plays, that’ll be enough for the front office to view his rookie season as a success. I know this sounds broad, so to be more specific, I mean coming off the bench, locking down the best player on the opposing team’s second unit, generating turnovers in the passing lanes, and hitting open shots.<\/p>\n
If he does those things, he’ll be a staple in New Orleans’ rotation by the time his second year comes around.<\/p>\n
Another way I think Peavy can achieve success during his rookie campaign is by showing he doesn’t belong in the G League. <\/p>\n
Like all second-round picks, Peavy will likely log some time in the G League during his rookie season. The G is an excellent place for Peavy to show there’s more to his game than lockdown defense. Down there, he can showcase his catch-and-shoot skills and demonstrate just how much of a beast he is in the open floor. <\/p>\n
We’ve seen in years past that for Pelicans second-round picks, making the most of opportunities is everything, just look at Herb Jones. So, whether it’s in the NBA or G League, Peavy needs to make the most of any chances he gets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is part two of my series where I’ll be giving goals for the entire New Orleans Pelicans…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":132614,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[355,99],"class_list":["post-132613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}