Jarxzz | United States

592 | 11 hours ago

This draft class has been insanely impressive

sbstooge | Grizzlies

401 | 10 hours ago

I mean everyone knew about Flagg and Bailey, it’s guys like Coward, Queen, the nipple guy in Charlotte who are just blowing me away. Looking like one of those classes that produces a bunch of future pillars to the league

Chessh2036 | Hawks

304 | 10 hours ago

“The nipple guy in Charlotte”

😭😂

eutectic_h8r | Raptors

84 | 10 hours ago

His name is Kon Nipple! 😡

astrawolfe

87 | 10 hours ago

The Big Areola

thor_1225 | Heat

12 | 9 hours ago

I nominate your name to be official

BritzBeef

28 | 10 hours ago

What a weird way to refer to Kalkbrenner

thor_1225 | Heat

12 | 9 hours ago

Kalk, nipple, idk something sexual from charlotte

trollfatistheshit | Lakers

12 | 7 hours ago

BALL

Capital_Past69

5 | 6 hours ago

LaJizzo Ball

LuisScolaGOAT | Celtics

2 | an hour ago

Kalk and Ball torture

NervousAd3202 | Raptors

80 | 10 hours ago

Don’t forget Dylan Harper regarding the guys ppl were high on coming into the draft

sbstooge | Grizzlies

26 | 9 hours ago

There’s about 8 other really good rookies I forgot haha point stands

NervousAd3202 | Raptors

7 | 7 hours ago

Lol for sure, you’re right

ktdotnova | Spurs

16 | 8 hours ago

Dylan Harper’s been insanely impressive. You should not be this poised and controlled getting to the rim as a rookie.

NervousAd3202 | Raptors

4 | 7 hours ago

Yeah honestly no disrespect ofc but I’m still kinda annoyed you guys got him lol.

I really think he’s a franchise player, or at least franchise PG.

Having Harper & Castle moving forward + Fox in his prime rn is a cheat code of a point guard rotation.

extremelybossthug | Pistons

42 | 10 hours ago

edgecomb, harper…

Erosun

29 | 10 hours ago

Top 10 have been very impressive.

blueclown562000 | Suns

6 | 9 hours ago

We’ve yet to unleash Man Man but he is already a beast of a rim protector whenever he’s out there

tulaero23 | Timberwolves

8 | 8 hours ago

Even Fears and Mitchell from OKC are ballin

monkeyDeric | CHI

13 | 8 hours ago

Ajay Mitchell? Not a rookie

tulaero23 | Timberwolves

2 | 8 hours ago

Wait he isnt? Was he injured last year?

NinetyFish | Thunder

5 | 6 hours ago

He played the beginning of the season and immediately became a coach and fan favorite, to the point where Daigneault was playing him as the first guy off the bench only like ten games in.

But then he had a turf toe injury that kept him out until like the last week of the season and he was still working his way back into game shape during the playoffs, let alone trying to dive into high level playoff basketball as a rookie with less than half a season’s games under his belt.

Really unique story for him. So happy to see him come in this season and immediately resume being a clear coaches’ favorite.

bronet

2 | 7 hours ago

He played 36 games last year

tulaero23 | Timberwolves

2 | 6 hours ago

Man he flew under the radar.

He is so good this year.

Balsamic_ducks | Pelicans

3 | 9 hours ago

I’m pretty sure all the guys in Charlotte have nipples

sbstooge | Grizzlies

3 | 7 hours ago

I’m gonna need a fact check on this?

-KFBR392 | Raptors

1 | an hour ago

So we can milk them?

DmvDominance

1 | 28 minutes ago

I mean if you paid attention to college bball youd know Queen was gonna be a star 🤷🏾‍♂️ We all knew here in the DMV!!! DMV Stand up!! 🖖🏾✊🏾

FermatsLastAccount | Knicks

19 | 10 hours ago

I was comparing it to last years draft earlier today. Such a huge difference.

-KFBR392 | Raptors

1 | an hour ago

Well last year’s was known to be weak but even that aside this is the best first months I’ve seen from a rookie class in a very long time.

venk | Pistons

3 | 9 hours ago

Especially considering the last two were pretty meh (so far) unless you’re a big woman from San Antonio.

jgman22 | Pelicans

367 | 11 hours ago

He’d have 10 assists if the Pels could make a fucking 3

7 for 34 is ridiculous

Former-Lab-9451

118 | 10 hours ago

1 for 20 outside of Trey Murphy and DQ

jgman22 | Pelicans

41 | 10 hours ago

Truly disgusting stuff

dae5oty

6 | 9 hours ago

DQ? Does Zion think of ice cream when his center is mentioned?

shoutsoutstomywrist | NJN

0 | 7 hours ago

Somehow this is still Willie Green’s fault

TimothyN | Pelicans

11 | 10 hours ago

We let one of the best 3 point shooters in the league go for Poole, fucking hell. And CJ was EXPIRING!!!!!!!

jgman22 | Pelicans

22 | 10 hours ago

Cj is hot doodoo and Willie Green would have started him at point over Fears

But yea trading him for Poole makes no sense

vivekvangala34_ | Wizards

17 | 10 hours ago

Yall can have him

MacJonesisaterrorist | Celtics

248 | 11 hours ago

Fuck that pick lol

WayOutbackBoy | Pelicans

124 | 10 hours ago

In 10 years Hawks will be the random footnote that they technically drafted Derek Queen similar like the Hornets to Kobe. Dumars played those clowns in Atlanta good

njerejeje | Knicks

103 | 10 hours ago

Even if Queen is really good the trade is still bad process.

WayOutbackBoy | Pelicans

10 | 10 hours ago

Nobody give a fuck about “process” if it lands us a star. Griffin had great process always taking the safe route and it got us nowhere

TheLittlestMarco | Pelicans

43 | 9 hours ago

Dawg I’m a pels fan and yes process does matter. The process critique isn’t excused if you didn’t get burned by this specific transaction/asset management, it’s about you getting burned on the next several.

Also, fwiw, reporting says DQ was a Weaver decision, not Dumars.

Legitimate_Moose_265

32 | 9 hours ago

Just an insane take from a pelicans fan with the amount of talent wasted there lol

Hear me out for a sec…. Imagine having queen… AND your pick this year!! Was totally possible.

Public-Product-1503

1 | 34 minutes ago

How do you know it was possible lol? Your just imagining that . We got no reason to think that’s the case

FeedbackSmart2162 | NBA

31 | 10 hours ago

Not caring about process is incredibly stupid. That’s like suggesting the Luka was trade was good if Cooper turns into a multi time MVP

WayOutbackBoy | Pelicans

8 | 10 hours ago

No it would be like you saying the Mavs draft night trade for Luka was stupid because they gave the Hawks an extra first to move up two spots

FeedbackSmart2162 | NBA

1 | 10 hours ago

Not at all the same thing

MrDman9202 | Pelicans

23 | 10 hours ago

It is LITERALLY the same thing.

Public-Product-1503

1 | 32 minutes ago

It is and idiots on here don’t get that

daybreaker | Pelicans

1 | 10 hours ago

imagine saying the luka trade was bad if flagg is a multi time MVP

Always_Chubb-y | Hawks

1 | an hour ago

I mean it was a bad trade

Both things can be true

GoZards18

15 | 10 hours ago

Teams with bad process rely on fluky dumb luck and never capitalize on it

Teams with good process build sustainable contenders

I know which I’d rather root for

MrDman9202 | Pelicans

-4 | 10 hours ago

Trading up and picking a player who has started great is a fluke? You think they picked his name out of a hat or something?

GoZards18

18 | 10 hours ago

Some of us have already seen how a Weaver or Dumars front office plays out over time and aren’t victory lapping before Thanksgiving of year 1

daybreaker | Pelicans

-6 | 10 hours ago

Teams with good process build sustainable contenders

Griffin had great process and that got us nowhere.

Every team relies on luck.

njerejeje | Knicks

14 | 10 hours ago

Terrible logic but even if that logic made sense, the trade would still be bad because you had the 7th pick. Even if Queen is in fact going to be a Kobe-level star, then you should have just taken him 7th overall and kept your 2026 pick. Unless Fears is also going to be a star, which I find highly unlikely, no disrespect.

GoZards18

17 | 10 hours ago

Fears is really good

njerejeje | Knicks

-4 | 10 hours ago

I never said he wasn’t. All I’m saying is that unless both Fears and Queen become stars, which is very unlikely, the Pelicans are not justified in giving up an unprotected potential top 3 pick in a loaded draft class.

extremelybossthug | Pistons

4 | 10 hours ago

yeah but they’re low key both playing really well so maybe dumars 5-d chessed here. i thought it was a stupid move at the time too, but Joe D isn’t a complete idiot (2004) and i’d gladly eat my foot if i was wrong

njerejeje | Knicks

0 | 10 hours ago

The bar for justifying this trade is not “Fears and Queen both being good players”. They can both be good players and the trade can still be terrible.

MrDman9202 | Pelicans

1 | 10 hours ago

You’d think multiple people saying that they’ve bith been good would help change your mind since you LITERALLY dont have a clue about them but here we are.

TimothyN | Pelicans

2 | 10 hours ago

I think the point you’re making is sound, Queen could make a bad decision process totally moot. Unless Dumars is going to say he knew Queen would be amazing, which would be odd because he took Fears first.

fawkesmulder | Lakers

1 | 9 hours ago

Fears is legit

raymond_w | Lakers

11 | 9 hours ago

This is stupid thinking. Let’s think about this with some extreme examples

Suppose I guarantee you that Queen will have a better career than LeBron James. Does that make this a good trade? Of course in a vacuum that answer is yes. But it ignores a universe of possibilities. Imagine you told the Hawks that you wanted that pick top 1 protected. You think the Hawks refuse this trade? Of course not. If you asked the Hawks for top 4 protection. You think they refuse this trade? Of course not. At some pick protection level the trade is reasonable regardless of what Queen ends up being. The actual trade was nowhere near reasonable.

If the end justifies the means, then you could argue that trading the first overall pick for the overall 41st pick in the 2nd round was a great idea because you ended up drafting Jokic with that pick. But obviously you could have given up far less to acquire the 41st pick. So no one in their right mind would make this argument.

Bottom line is that they gave up too much to acquire Queen.

Public-Product-1503

1 | 33 minutes ago

Reality is you don’t know . What if Atlanta says no to the protections ? It seemed dumb to us but if they see a lot in queen and they couldn’t get him cheaper then what ? You gonna lose queen cos you want top 3 protection?

Slim_Mark_Lipa

-4 | 10 hours ago

Lmao you’re the Pels. If Queen becomes a star he leaves to a proper franchise. Whatever assets you get back will just be mismanaged. Same as AD. Same as CP3. Dogwater franchise

MrDman9202 | Pelicans

2 | 9 hours ago

Bait used to be believable.

Random_-2 | Nuggets

4 | 10 hours ago

Well the Mavs sent the Hawks a frp+ Trae Young for Doncic. Who’d they draft? Cam Reddish and where is Cam Reddish these days? Sometimes it is worth the risk if you have a feeling that the player is that good.

njerejeje | Knicks

17 | 10 hours ago

I’d be willing to understand this argument if the Pelicans didn’t also have the 7th pick and take someone else when they could have just taken Queen if they viewed him that highly.

MrDman9202 | Pelicans

3 | 10 hours ago

We picked someone 7th who’s arguably been better than queen and is much younger…..

njerejeje | Knicks

1 | 10 hours ago

Do you honestly believe that Fears and Queen are both going to be stars.

MrDman9202 | Pelicans

5 | 10 hours ago

They have both been fantastic so far, wtf are you talking about? Fucking dope 💀

Is it guaranteed that the pick this year will turn into a star or something?

njerejeje | Knicks

5 | 10 hours ago

Giving up a potential top 3 pick in a loaded draft class to move up from 23 to 13 is terrible process no matter who you draft. It just is. If you’re arguing that it’s not bad process, you’re kidding yourself. The only way that the Pelicans can justify that bad process is if both Fears AND Queen are stars.

And I don’t want to rain on your parade, I haven’t watched any Pelicans games, but if you’re telling me that both Fears and Queen are going to be stars, I’m sorry but I simply don’t believe you. I don’t understand why some Pelicans fans are so desperate to defend one of the worst process moves in recent NBA history.

MrDman9202 | Pelicans

11 | 10 hours ago

You literally havent watched a game and think your opinion matters, you are a literally moron.

If we end up with the worst record in the league we aren’t guaranteed a high pick and this might shock you, but even if it is that player isn’t guaranteed to be a star either.

You LITERALLY dont know what you are talking about.

JoeChristma | Pelicans

1 | 36 minutes ago

Literally no reason to believe they won’t, they have both played great

Aidanj927 | Spurs

0 | 10 hours ago

It’s a 1 year age difference it ain’t like one was a 5 year senior and the other was a true freshman

MrDman9202 | Pelicans

2 | 10 hours ago

Queen is about to turn 21 and fears turned 19 during pre season, do better next time…..

Public-Product-1503

1 | 35 minutes ago

I mean that’s just not true at alll. If queen is really good it was worth it . But it was a big risk n I guess they couldn’t get him cheaper

dsbllr

0 | 8 hours ago

Na. If you have conviction and you don’t act then it’s useless. What’s the point in you having the job?

Masai missed out on Giannis and SGA because he wasn’t bold enough. He didn’t want to give up too much to take a chance. Clearly no matter what the raptors gave up for Giannis would have mattered

njerejeje | Knicks

1 | 8 hours ago

I mean, yeah, if Queen turns into a Giannis or Shai level player I guess the Pelicans are justified but, respectfully, I’d bet against that happening.

dsbllr

1 | 8 hours ago

I don’t think it has to be Shai or Gianns level. He just has to be better or equal to the player they traded the pick for.

If the pick is Peterson, yeah it’s kinda shitty but it’s still comparing an unknown to a known player you have conviction in

pakyugotoyu98 | Suns

8 | 10 hours ago

Unless that pick turns into an even bigger star. Imagine even just protecting that pick and getting Dybantsa or Peterson to pair with Queen.

EmoniBates | Lakers

1 | 3 hours ago

I thought this was sarcasm at first, Queen is good but the Pelicans are 2-13 and don’t own their pick in a loaded class coming up. Man if Pels hand the Hawks a top 3 pick in this specific class Queen has a ton of pressure on his shoulders lol

mrhigginbottoms_12 | Thunder

148 | 11 hours ago

He’s got a ton of potential. Not all hope is lost in NO. They need to clean house and build around Queen and fears

JimmyKanine

81 | 10 hours ago

Easy to say when you don’t have Zion, Poole, and Murray eating up 60% of your cap on untradable contracts.

DiscreteBee | Raptors

55 | 9 hours ago

You can definitely trade Zion if your only goal is to get off the contract

CyborgAlgoInvestor | Thunder

2 | 4 hours ago

Hell they could probably even get a mid-late first for him on a playoff team willing to take a flier

dsbllr

16 | 8 hours ago

It’s easy to trade Zion and attach Poole to it. More so that they won’t get much out of them

langman17 | Nets

14 | 9 hours ago

And the guys that are actually tradeable and desired by basically everyone (Trey, Jones) are ideally people you want to build around. They’re basically stuck in limbo till they can get off the guys hoarding cap space

Public-Product-1503

1 | 36 minutes ago

Trey n jones are role players that got over rated , they aren’t guyd you build around unless your aim is 20 wins

ExtraGoated | Lakers

5 | 7 hours ago

poole’s contract is pretty tradeable i thought? and you could probably get someone like the nets to take zion. Murray is the only completely untradeable one i think

PeopleCallMeSimon

1 | 3 hours ago

Zion is definitely tradeable.

dumasymptote | Mavericks

0 | an hour ago

Zion and a second for AD sounds like a deal to me.

X-Filer | Pelicans

1 | an hour ago

AD never going back to NOLA

dumasymptote | Mavericks

1 | an hour ago

Second times the charm!

DriftingFam | Pelicans

95 | 10 hours ago

The rookies are like the 1 reason I dont wanna kms as a pels fan

MichaelPorterTruther

21 | 9 hours ago

Derik Queen is unbelievable. He is going to be the best player in the history of that franchise, and I remember 09 chris Paul.

DQ was my #3 coming into the draft and he looks better than I expected. If he gets a 3 point shot, he will be an all-star by year 3

eZreazy | Lakers

51 | 9 hours ago

He’d need to be an MVP contender by year 3 if we want to compare him to CP3. I like what I see from Queen but CP3 is a high bar. Just in his 6 seasons in NO he was top 5 in MVP twice and all nba 3 seasons

MichaelPorterTruther

1 | 8 hours ago

I think queen might stay longer than 6 years. And he looks like an all NBA big

PeopleCallMeSimon

1 | 3 hours ago

If DQ stays in NO for 10+ years he could easily beat CP3.

BudgetPractical8748

1 | 6 hours ago

No he won’t if he can’t learn to play defense

blueclown562000 | Suns

5 | 9 hours ago

Yall still have so much young talent tbh

AroundNdowN | Pistons

1 | 7 hours ago

Sounds like a Troy Weaver team to me.

Acrobatic_Parking164

67 | 11 hours ago

Pelicans won the trade

WayOutbackBoy | Pelicans

12 | 10 hours ago

Queen would easily go in top 5 next draft

hacxgames | Nuggets

3 | 4 hours ago

that’s crazy lol

siegeoftyre | Nuggets

55 | 11 hours ago

Derik Queen looks like he might be well worth that first round pick. Awesome performance by the rookie and did it in so many different ways.

WayOutbackBoy | Pelicans

22 | 10 hours ago

This is reminding me of when Hawks fans were bragging how they fleeced Dallas out of a first just to move down two spots only for it to be a total embarrassment for them when Luka turned into a star and they got Cam Reddish out of it

buddha6521256 | Pelicans

8 | 8 hours ago

Let’s not follow the mavs past that though

Always_Chubb-y | Hawks

1 | 42 minutes ago

Well yeah that possibility is exactly how this trade could end up being horrible for yall.

Not saying its a guaranteed outcome by any means when it comes to the Pelicans, but the Hakws got a ²⁵⁄₁₀ franchise player and we still DRASTICALLY lost that trade.

CuriousWhoDat | NOP

48 | 11 hours ago

This kid is going to be special

Gen Zbo 🔥

brunsonspivotfoot

8 | 9 hours ago

genius nickname

Fit-Avocado-342 | Nuggets

2 | 9 hours ago

I’m down for new gen Zack Randolph

defiantcross | Suns

38 | 11 hours ago

The Blizzard

heat_fan_ | Raptors

43 | 11 hours ago

Pelicans fans need something to cheer for

bullseye717 | Pelicans

24 | 10 hours ago

LSU Gymnastics

Icy-Inc

15 | 10 hours ago

At least we still have Livvy Dunne, right? ….right?

KazaamFan

3 | 9 hours ago

I wonder what this means for Zion. Does this light a fire under Zion, and/or maybe he’s dealt also.

Headlesshorsman02 | Thunder

30 | 11 hours ago

He has amazing post moves

Narrow-Theory-3533

25 | 11 hours ago

This guy looks like a 7 foot 12 year old. The little cousin asking you if you wanna play Mario Cart with him when you visit.

Acceptable_Tap1809

26 | 10 hours ago

Both Fears and Queen look really good so far this season

Renegadeforever2024 | Raptors

19 | 11 hours ago

Best player on the team already

tinybathroomfaucet | Supersonics

2 | 9 hours ago

How did he and Zion look together?

blueclown562000 | Suns

5 | 9 hours ago

They usually look good and the numbers had been backing it up from what I’ve seen

myotherduckling | Pelicans

20 | 11 hours ago

This kid is so much fun to watch. I said it in another thread, he’s not just good. He’s so creative in how he plays

oklolzzzzs

20 | 11 hours ago

queen is insane. pelicans NEED to focus on queen and fears

_Wado3000 | Pelicans

19 | 10 hours ago

Draft afficionados… pick 13? How did the league pass up on kid so much lol

TheTechnique | Pelicans

22 | 9 hours ago

If he was from Europe and his last name was Queenić he would’ve been drafted top 2

CyborgAlgoInvestor | Thunder

1 | 4 hours ago

Anybody who watched his game saw that he was a bit raw, but when he got going he couldn’t be stopped

UnimpressedAsshole | Pelicans

20 | 10 hours ago

Looking like Cousins without the attitude of an emotional lesbian

superfadeaway | Knicks

16 | 11 hours ago

hoping he plays so well it makes everyone forget about the pick situation

comeonbjxgo

-4 | 10 hours ago

I mean they could have top 3 protected the pick at the very least

Former-Lab-9451

17 | 10 hours ago

No they couldn’t. Shit on the trade but people need to stop saying this. Atlanta would rightly refuse the trade if they think the Pelicans could have a strong chance of just keeping the pick by being bad.

Don’t forget that teams 9-12 all turned down the same offer as well. And Portland at 11 got a future unprotected first to only drop down to 16 instead of 23.

WayOutbackBoy | Pelicans

13 | 10 hours ago

Yep this was widely considered an extremely deep class which is why the cost to move up was much higher than usual

Public-Product-1503

1 | 29 minutes ago

Yep idiots in here keep saying ‘ but you see ackshaully that they could have offered it protected and still got it! Why would hawks say no! ‘ like hawks can’t also negotiate. This sub just hates ever spending frps

energeticpterodactyl | Pelicans

9 | 10 hours ago

How do you know Atl doesn’t just say no to that? Why is everyone assuming New Orleans had all the negotiating power in this trade lmao

Im_Daydrunk | Pelicans

4 | 10 hours ago

Pels reportedly offered the unprotected pick to a number of teams before they finally got the Hawks to say yes. Its entirely possible the Hawks dont say yes with the restrictions and the Pels lose out on Queen

daybreaker | Pelicans

3 | 10 hours ago

if Queen is better than the top 3 in 2026, then its worth it

Akipella | Warriors

12 | 10 hours ago

Queen is still him and will be for the future. He always showed it on Maryland over here.

jumboponcho | Hawks

11 | 10 hours ago

He’d be this subs favorite player if he was from the Baltic states

Uebelkraehe | NBA

8 | 8 hours ago

Wonder what you think the “Baltic States” are. Hint: They don’t include Serbia and Slowenia.

jumboponcho | Hawks

0 | an hour ago

Wonder if you actually think I’m talking about specific countries as opposed to a general example of where white Europeans are

WhoUCuh

9 | 11 hours ago

So Joe Dumars does he get some relief now about trading the lottery pick?

whyisalltherumgone_

13 | 10 hours ago

Some people are going to rag on it forever because it was an unprotected pick, but anyone looking at it objectively at this point should be cautiously optimistic at the least. Queen is playing like you would expect a top-5 pick to play. It’s early, but Dumars is looking like he’s maintaining the fantastic scouting the Pels had under Griffin’s tenure.

This is coming from someone who hated the hire and the trade. I’m still not sold, but I’m listening at this point.

imcryptic | Mavericks

1 | 10 hours ago

if the pick could’ve been aj dybansta? yeah he still gets shit for it.

WhoUCuh

7 | 10 hours ago

But does he get Queen in this scenario?

Unendingmelancholy | Raptors

-1 | 10 hours ago

Could’ve just drafted queen at 7

WhoUCuh

3 | 10 hours ago

Fears looks good as well

MrDman9202 | Pelicans

3 | 10 hours ago

And then passed up on the guy arguably better than Queen who is a few years younger?

daybreaker | Pelicans

4 | 10 hours ago

aj dybansta

He could be anyone. he could even be derik queen

Dymatizeee | Knicks

2 | 10 hours ago

What if it turns to a top 3 pick

daybreaker | Pelicans

6 | 10 hours ago

What if Queen ends up better than the top 3 picks in 2026

Successful-Sky4411

1 | 10 hours ago

The fuck? They’re last in the conference

WhoUCuh

3 | 10 hours ago

Da fuq?

Successful-Sky4411

2 | 10 hours ago

The pick was hated because the Pelicans were going to suck this year, not because Queen was good or bad.

WhoUCuh

5 | 10 hours ago

But there is no Queen without trading the pick lol

xebex1778 | Knicks

-1 | 10 hours ago

Not with how the next class looks lol

AsukaState2

10 | 10 hours ago

We say this every year

WayOutbackBoy | Pelicans

9 | 10 hours ago

Don’t see anyone in the next class scoring 30 on Jokic

xebex1778 | Knicks

2 | 10 hours ago

Yes premier defender nikola jokic

WayOutbackBoy | Pelicans

9 | 10 hours ago

Fleeced Hawks so bad lmao

MegaMatrix08 | Hawks

-3 | 10 hours ago

Relax there man

Always_Chubb-y | Hawks

1 | 32 minutes ago

Maybe this will get downvoted and maybe I am in the minority here, but even though Queen played well, its 15 games in. He also just came off a meh week.

Every GM in the league would still make that trade given how the Pelicans as a team have looked.

Main_Pop_7565

8 | 10 hours ago

This is what, the 4th person in this rookie class to drop 30pts? How amazing

Aggrokid

8 | 10 hours ago

Man, to think everyone gave the Pels a C for their 2025 draft grade.

indyxetan | Nuggets

5 | 11 hours ago

Great player. There is some light in that darkness, Pels fans!

MikeDCollector | Thunder

3 | 10 hours ago

I might hold on his #’d rookie card.

jonathanisaacisgoat | Magic

3 | 10 hours ago

Give this kid the keys

donkeyinparadise | Nets

3 | 10 hours ago

He’s like super legit. Actually I think Pels have a solid roster once Murray and Poole come back. May need to trade Zion? I love Zion. Actually watched this game for him. I can’t put into words but I feel sad if that makes sense.

I think it’s funny that some nets fans think Pels and Pacers are in the tanking bowl and crashed out over one win. It’s definitely just us and the wizards bros in our own tier.

ComradeFrunze | Pelicans

4 | 10 hours ago

Trade Zion, build around the Blizzard and 0 Fears

horeaheka | Rockets

3 | 10 hours ago

Save this comment, that’s his nickname for real

Styfios | Pelicans

4 | 9 hours ago

people have also been calling him the Big Easy

xychosis | 76ers

3 | 9 hours ago

I know people hated that draft day trade but I think Queen’s got the goods, honestly.

Him, Trey and Fears should be an interesting trio moving forward, but if Zion can just keep that body from falling apart, they could really make some noise.

OptimalEnd1464 | Rockets

2 | 10 hours ago

WOW

MegaMatrix08 | Hawks

2 | 10 hours ago

The Blizzard arrived a bit early

ScionAurelius | Canada

3 | 10 hours ago

I swear to god every center has their best offensive game of the year against Jokic

angel2timez | CHI

2 | 10 hours ago

He’s really smooth

Nixon_Sixon | Heat

2 | 8 hours ago

Need him to be good so he can get a Dairy Queen commercial and we can call him DeriQueen. Or do it without the commercial. I just think DeriQueen would be a funny but good nickname.

MalcolmSupleX | Magic

1 | 10 hours ago

The greatest center of all time is generous. Handing out career nights to opposing centers like St. Nick.

TheWestRemembers | Lakers

1 | 10 hours ago

Starting leaving cheeseburgers around Zion’s locker and get that contract voided asap. Queen is the future.

AccomplishedBake8351

1 | 9 hours ago

Who needs the #1 pick!

OneHairy1139

1 | 9 hours ago

Baby Jokic!

FuzzyGuarantee2350

1 | 9 hours ago

I wanted this guy bad at #9. Happy with CMB so far and know he will be a high impact guy for a long time but Queen is looking real nice.

Jordanwolf98 | Celtics

1 | 9 hours ago

Dude is a baller

s0ysauce09 | Kings

1 | 9 hours ago

Mr Queen in the house

Franklin0072

1 | 8 hours ago

Whatever numbered pick Atlanta gets in 2026 (assuming it’s the Pelicans with the highest pick vs. Bucks) would have NEVER been the same if the Pelicans kept it. The team would have a different record along with other teams they played and thus their lottery position would be different.

Always_Chubb-y | Hawks

1 | 29 minutes ago

Are you arguing the Pelicans would’ve been better without Queen? Im lost here

vincelamarcarter | Nets

1 | 8 hours ago

Derik “Blizzard” Queen

jantoxdetox | Lakers

1 | 4 hours ago

Didnt expect the weather will have The Blizzard!

Elektro_Pionir

1 | 4 hours ago

My favorite new player in the league. He’s gonna be a star.

Youngreezy23 | Pelicans

1 | 2 hours ago

The pels should have put protections on the pick but people are just assuming this draft is going to be so special. What makes this years draft so loaded with talent compared to others.

Everybody is so sure that there are going to be a lot of top prospects but it’s just a luck based game. If the pels did keep the pick draft someone and they didn’t pan out they would still get ragged on.

It’s always damned if you do damned if you don’t for teams like the pelicans.

Ok-Eye3380

-1 | 10 hours ago

Queen is better than jokic rn yet you mfs talking bout a 18 years old in next years draft SMH

OKC2023champs | Thunder

-6 | 10 hours ago

They could’ve gotten him without trading this years pick, but what’s done is done.

Clean house. Build around him and fears and keeping pounding

MalcolmSupleX | Magic

5 | 10 hours ago

Any source for that?

Always_Chubb-y | Hawks

1 | 30 minutes ago

Atlanta wasn’t going to move 10 spots without getting a 1st, and then they wouldn’t have had Fears too

Derik Queen despite a loss against Denver: 30 MINS │ 30 PTS │ 8 REB │ 4 AST │ 2 STL │ 2 BLK │ 12-18 FG