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

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

Joe Dumars didn't waste much time making a bold move in his first draft as the New Orleans Pelicans' executive vice president of basketball operations.

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

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

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

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

The New Orleans Pelicans have selected Derik Queen with the No. 13 pick in the 2025 NBA draft after acquiring the pick from ...

And in the final mock from ESPN from Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo, they've got Queen going lower, and to a perfect team: ...

For quite awhile it seemed like Maryland's magical run to the Sweet Sixteen would serve as a launchpad for Derik Queen to ...

Derik Queen draft party celebrates NBA rookie’s roots: ‘We from Baltimore’ Friends and family gather to pick crabs and see Pelicans take former Terps star in first round.

Derik Queen draft party celebrates NBA rookie’s roots: ‘We from Baltimore’ Friends and family gather to pick crabs and see Pelicans take former Terps star in first round.