US EditionDerik Queen Boldly Declares 2025 Draft Class "Best" After Silencing Noise Around Pelicans Trading 2026 Pick For Him
Dylan Harper scored the game-winning basket with 9.1 seconds left as the Spurs edged the Pelicans 135-132; rookie Derik Queen recorded his first triple-double.
- Dylan Harper drove for the game-winning basket with 9.1 seconds left after Trey Murphy gave New Orleans a 130-129 lead in a 135-132 Spurs win Monday night.
- At halftime, San Antonio Spurs led 77-57 by making 11 of 19 3-pointers, while rookie center Derik Queen scored 21 third-quarter points to help New Orleans Pelicans take a 102-100 lead.
- Rookie Derik Queen recorded his first NBA triple-double with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, while Trey Murphy scored 32 and Jose Alvarado, Herb Jones and Saddiq Bey provided support as New Orleans lost its seventh straight game.
- The loss left New Orleans Pelicans at 3-22, extending their seven-game skid, and they will face the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday.
- The Pelicans traded first-round picks this year and next to Atlanta to select Derik Queen 13th overall, a move widely panned as New Orleans Pelicans front office failed to protect their 2026 pick.
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Spurs Rookie Gaining Confidence After Big Win And Go Ahead Shot
In the San Antonio Spurs‘ last game, they beat the lowly New Orleans Pelicans 135-132, and it gradually became a rookie showcase. Despite the headlines gravitating toward Pelicans rookie Derik Queen, Dylan Harper, the Spurs’ second overall pick, had an eye-opening performance. The headlines have obviously focused on Queen, who did something no rookie center has even done before, having a 30-point triple-double. However, Harper had his own fantas…
Derik Queen Might Be Good Enough To Make A Colossally Dumb Decision Look Slightly Less Dumb
The front-office decisions that brought Derik Queen to New Orleans were indefensible, so ham-handed that even the counterpart in the trade reportedly couldn't believe that the offer was real. Pelicans execs Joe Dumars and Troy Weaver gave up a first-round pick in a loaded 2026 draft in order to move up just 10 slots and select Queen at No. 13 this year; they will have to wear that indignity for the rest of their careers. But at least the baby-fa…
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