WASHINGTON — He still wears the same cheeky grin behind his braces he had a year ago at Maryland. “Tell them about how good it is to be home, glad to be here, good to see family,” a Pelicans staffer ...

Many commentators, this one included – twice – chastised the New Orleans Pelicans for their draft day trade. At the 2025 NBA Draft, in order to move up a mere ten spots, they gave up a 2026 ...

Queen (quadriceps) is available for Sunday's game against the Heat. Queen has been cleared to return from a one-game absence due to a left quadriceps contusion, so Yves Missi will likely revert to a ...

Maryland's contribution to the first round of the NBA Draft continues to impress into the new year. Derik Queen has been building a reputation in his rookie year with the New Orleans Pelicans. After ...

Derik Queen registered his second triple-double on Friday, leading the New Orleans Pelicans to a win over the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena. Queen, a Maryland native, finished with 14 points ...

Queen (quadriceps) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Heat. The rookie center did not play against the Trail Blazers on Friday due to a left quadriceps contusion, but if he ...

Ahead of the Pelicans’ Friday night matchup against the Washington Wizards, Queen revealed which players he couldn’t wait to play against, including LeBron and Wembanyama, for the first time. “Bron ...

During Derik Queen’s freshman year at Maryland last season, then-Terrapins men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard was speaking about his prized recruit’s professional prospects at a postgame news ...

Derik Queen grew up in Baltimore, just 40 miles away from Capital Arena in Washington D.C. The New Orleans Pelicans’ rookie made the most of his first trip back to his backyard. Queen recorded his ...

Derik Queen didn't need much of an introduction Friday night. Playing his first NBA game in the area where he grew up and starred at Maryland, the rookie center gave the Wizards a firsthand look at ...