BALTIMORE — After recording a double-double in all three of his NBA Summer League appearances, New Orleans Pelicans rookie Derik Queen suffered a setback. Queen, a Baltimore native and former ...

Maryland will be well-represented at the NBA Draft on Wednesday night, courtesy of UMD star Derik Queen. Villanova Assistant Coach Ricky Harris shared a video of Queen getting ready for the draft ...

Pelicans rookie, former U.Md. star Derik Queen out 3+ months after surgery for torn wrist ligament The Associated Press July 18, 2025, 6:56 PM ...

At the 2025 NBA Draft, the New Orleans Pelicans made the unpopular decision to trade back up into the lottery and nab Maryland standout Derik Queen at No. 13. Queen was thought of to be a lottery ...

Pelicans first-round pick Derik Queen will miss at least three months in a tough start to his NBA career. The 13th overall pick in this summer's draft was injured in a summer league game against ...

Pelicans Rookie Derik Queen Sidelined at Least 3 Months After Wrist Surgery Published Jul. 18, 2025 5:30 p.m. ET share ...

Updated: Jul 18, 2025 / 03:09 PM CDT The New Orleans Pelicans announced that rookie forward/center Derik Queen underwent successful surgery to address a torn scapholunate ligament in his left wrist.

Kendrick Perkins defends Derik Queen, backing the New Orleans Pelicans’ draft decision and dismissing doubters who questioned the trade.

The Derik Queen injury will force him to miss all of training camp and probably the beginning of the year. Building chemistry & getting off to a strong start just became much more difficult.

Derik Queen of the New Orleans Pelicans drives against Darius Bazley of the Los Angeles Lakers in the first half of a 2025 NBA Summer League game at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 12, 2025 in ...