Pelicans, Derik Queen and Summer League
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No.7 pick Jeremiah Fears and No. 13 pick Derik Queen both played major roles as for the Pelicans but No. 16 pick Yang Hansen and the Portland Trail Blazers emerged with a 93-86 victory.
Queen (thumb) won't play during Wednesday's Summer League game against the Thunder, Will Guillory of The Athletic reports. After recording three straight double-doubles during the Las Vegas Summer League,
After a solid second-half performance in his NBA Summer League debut, Derik Queen returns to the court tonight for a matchup against Bronny James and the LA Lakers.
As he has admired Derik Queen’s rebounding, passing and physical presence in two Summer League games, New Orleans Pelicans coach Corey Brewer already sees the early glimpses of a special p
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.
The New Orleans Pelicans viewed Derik Queen as a guy who can be a foundation of the franchise, and moved up 10 spots in the NBA Draft to get him.