Coachella Valley Lakers announce NBA G League Draft selections

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Lakers announced on Saturday, they have selected forward/center Faizon Fields (21st overall), guard Jayden Pierre (22nd overall), guard Quion Burns (41st overall) and center Tegra Izay (44th overall) in the 2026 NBA G League Draft.

Fields appeared in 21 games for the Milwaukee Panthers during the 2025-26 season, averaging 6.7 points and 5.6 rebounds in 21.3 minutes. The Tennessee native appeared in 108 games (52 starts) across four collegiate seasons with Milwaukee (2023-26) and Old Dominion (2022-23).

The 6-foot-10-inch Fields earned 2024 Horizon League All-Tournament Team honors during his sophomore season with the Panthers. He averaged 7.0 points and 5.3 rebounds in 19.1 minutes across his four collegiate seasons.

Pierre appeared in 35 games for the TCU Horned Frogs during the 2025-26 season, averaging 10.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 steals in 30.4 minutes. The 6-foot guard appeared in 132 games (98 starts), across his four collegiate seasons with TCU (2025-26) and Providence (2022-25).

Burns appeared in 22 games for Keila Korvpallikool of the Estonian-Lativian Basketball League during the 2025-26 season. He averaged 22.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.9 steals in 346 minutes.

The 6-foot-6-inch guard was named 2025-26 Defensive Player of the Year and led the league in scoring. Burns, a New York native, averaged 7.7 points and 4.3 rebounds in 20.6 minutes across four collegiate seasons with Maine (2023-25) and LIU (2021-23).

Izay appeared in 35 games (two starts) for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles during the 2025-26 seaosn, averaging 2.8 points and 3.1 rebounds in 11.0 minutes. The Montreal, Canada native appeared in 84 games (15 starts) across five collegiate seasons with Southern Miss (2023-26) and La Salle (2020-22).

Izay also played for the Brampton Honey Badgers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) during the 2026 season under current Coachella Valley Lakers head coach Alex Cerda. The center helped the team reach the CEBL Finals.

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