Many critiqued the management of assets, claiming the Pelicans made a mistake in trading for him. With a stellar debut performance, Queen has an early opportunity to change the narrative ...

San Francisco Zoo mourns the death of Tenzing, a beloved 12-year-old male red panda, due to suspected sarcocystosis.

At NBA 2K26 Summer League in Las Vegas, these three rookies have the most to prove. The Nets Egor Demin, who can prove doubters wrong, Pelicans Derik Queen, who can prove his draft night trade ...

The New Orlando Pelicans traded their unprotected 2026 first-round pick to move up to No. 13 and draft Derik Queen, which ...

The Pelicans now have a pair of first-round picks, which should keep Joe Dumars busy until the draft.

The Pelicans didn't take too kindly to Bill Simmons' criticism about their trade for Derik Queen.

New Orleans' fresh front office brain trust of Joe Dumars and Troy Weaver surprisingly opted to trade up into the end of the ...

Bill Simmons ripped the Pelicans for making one of the "five dumbest" trades of the NBA decade during Wednesday's NBA Draft.

New Orleans Pelicans trade: CJ McCollum, Kelly Olynyk, and a future second-round pick Getting Jordan Poole is an exciting move for the Pelicans. They are already a young team with a lot of upside ...

Derik Queen updated his LinkedIn profile after the Pelicans made a traded up to select him with the 13th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on June 25, 2025. LinkedIn/Derik Queen New Orleans ...

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

NEW ORLEANS — The Pelicans' 2025 draft class has arrived to New Orleans. The Pelicans drafted Oklahoma's Jeremiah Fears , Maryland's Derik Queen, and Georgetown's Micah Peavy in the draft.