Derik Queen’s Unique Game Is Exceeding Expectations — and Defying the Controversial Trade That Brought Him
How bright is the future for this different kind of big man?
Derik Queen was a highly divisive college prospect — and he got a heavy set of expectations loaded onto his shoulders when the New Orleans Pelicans made a controversial trade to obtain him.
We’re now two months into the season, and Queen is third in the Rookie of the Year odds while playing a unique brand of basketball.
How is he busting through as a rookie? Has he found a special niche for himself? Is he really a “Baby Jokić”?
Let’s look at Queen’s chances of becoming an elite impact player, how he’s thriving so far, and what it all means for the Pelicans’ much-lambasted trade to acquire him:
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