
Derik Queen
20-Year-Old
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Injury Wrist
Est. Return 10/1/2025
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Queen started all 36 of his appearances during his lone season at Maryland, averaging 16.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.1 blocks and 1.1 steals in 30.4 minutes. The 6-foot-10, 245-pound big man was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and earned First-Team All-Big Ten honors. Queen was nearly unguardable in college when his footwork was on point. He got into trouble when he tried to do too much and only relied on his athleticism to get looks, but those are normal growing pains for a freshman who's by far the best offensive player on their team. Queen has a lethal face-up game, where he can blow by bigger defenders or bully small ones, and his work in transition is elite, which both culminate in a ton of free-throw attempts. The jumper isn't up to par yet, but Queen has a fluid motion and shoots with confidence. He's also not a technically sound defender, but he has the size, athleticism and versatility to excel on that end of the court eventually. Queen's upside could rival Cooper Flagg, Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper, who are the consensus top-3 picks, but the Maryland product is a riskier selection. At 6-foot-10, Queen isn't a true center, which isn't a dealbreaker in today's NBA, but it does raise questions: which position will he play, and who will he be able to guard at the next level? The Pelicans are taking a chance on his upside after selecting him No. 13 overall. However, the fit between him, Zion Williamson and Yves Missi is complex at best and untenable at worst. Williamson has been constantly injured during his career, however, which means there could be plenty of games where Queen sees an elevated role. Read Past Outlooks

Undergoes wrist surgery
Queen underwent surgery to repair a torn scapholunate ligament in his left wrist and will be re-evaluated in 12 weeks, ESPN's Shams Charania announced Friday.
ANALYSIS
This is an unfortunate setback for Queen, as this puts his status in jeopardy for Opening Night -- 12 weeks would be early October. The No. 13 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, Queen averaged 14.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 blocks across 27.3 minutes per game during the Summer League.
This is an unfortunate setback for Queen, as this puts his status in jeopardy for Opening Night -- 12 weeks would be early October. The No. 13 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, Queen averaged 14.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 blocks across 27.3 minutes per game during the Summer League.
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Won't play vs. OKC
Queen (thumb) won't play during Wednesday's Summer League game against the Thunder, Will Guillory of The Athletic reports.
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Double-doubles in SL loss
Queen racked up 17 points (5-11 FG, 7-8 FT), 10 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal across 28 minutes in Tuesday's 93-87 Summer League loss to the Trail Blazers.
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Double-doubles in SL loss
Queen finished with 12 points (4-12 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 4-6 FT), 13 rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block across 27 minutes during Saturday's 94-81 Summer League loss to the Lakers.
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Double-double in SL debut
Queen totaled 13 points (5-9 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 2-4 FT), 10 rebounds and three assists across 27 minutes in Thursday's 98-91 Summer League loss to the Timberwolves.
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Goes No. 13 to NOP
Queen was selected by the Pelicans with the No. 13 overall pick in the NBA Draft.
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Target for Phoenix?
The Suns could be a landing spot for Queen in the 2025 NBA Draft, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line.
ANALYSIS
The Suns are expected to target a frontcourt player with the first-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, and Queen could be one of the top players available with their No. 10 selection. Queen averaged 16.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.1 blocks and 1.1 steals over 36 games in his final college campaign with Maryland in 2024-25.
The Suns are expected to target a frontcourt player with the first-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, and Queen could be one of the top players available with their No. 10 selection. Queen averaged 16.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.1 blocks and 1.1 steals over 36 games in his final college campaign with Maryland in 2024-25.