Of the three draft picks the Pelicans took last week, by far the most controversial was the one they used to acquire Derik ...

New Orleans Pelicans first-round pick Derik Queen insisted he's going to make head of basketball operations Joe Dumars "look ...

When asked about the criticism the Pelicans are facing for trading up to select him, Derik Queen delivered a perfect response ...

"I'm going to say, I don't think nobody in that [2026] class is ever going to be better than me," Queen said Saturday during ...

The Pelicans acquired Queen in a draft-night deal with the Atlanta Hawks, who received No. 23 pick Asa Newell and an ...

As Tom Petty once said, “The waiting is the hardest part.” That’s never more true than on draft night. With five minutes ...

Few NBA prospects have a wider projected draft range than former Maryland men’s basketball star and Baltimore native Derik ...

The Pelicans drew heat for trading up and grabbing Derik Queen in the first round. Queen himself since then has fired off ...

It’s only right that friends and family of Derik Queen, who’s famously from Baltimore, gathered Wednesday night for the NBA ...

“Derik Queen’s draft night schedule: 1. Get Drafted 2. Updated LinkedIn,” the team said, adding a crying-laughing emoji. The ...

Maryland center Derik Queen is arguably the most skilled big man in the 2025 NBA Draft, making him an intriguing prospect to ...

Derik Queen, a 20-year-old Baltimore native and Terps star, was selected No. 13 overall by the New Orleans Pelicans in the ...