The New Orleans Pelicans now have the 7th pick and 23rd pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania reports that the Pelicans acquired the No. 23 pick from the Indiana Pacers in exchange for a 2026 first-round pick that New Orleans received in the Brandon Ingram trade to Toronto.

The Indiana Pacers are reportedly trading the No. 23 pick in the 2025 NBA draft and the rights to Mojave King to the New Orleans Pelicans, per ESPN's Shams Charania, in exchange for getting back their own first-round pick in 2026 (which was previously traded to the Pels).

As the Indiana Pacers slip to 2-3 in the NBA Finals behind the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team is already preparing for next season. On Tuesday, they agreed to a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pacers will send the 23rd pick in this year's draft,