MaxsterSV | Knicks

113 | 4 hours ago

He is fantastic and does not deserve the shame that comes from Dumars trading an unprotected first for him

asonkidd

32 | 4 hours ago

People hate the process not him. He’s already a top 5 most skilled big in the NBA as a rookie.

Slevz_ | Canada

20 | 4 hours ago

Yea I haven’t actually seen anyone hate on Queen

OriginalJuuzou

15 | 3 hours ago

Top 5 Big is kinda crazy ngl. Wenby, Jokic, AD, Bam, Sengun, Zubac, KAT, Ayton, Allen, Turner, Sabonis, IHart…

MrFishAndLoaves | Pelicans

13 | 3 hours ago

He’s got more skill than Allen and Turner now. The rest I’ll give you atp.

alpacamegafan | Spurs

7 | 3 hours ago

Turner lol. Wouldn’t even trade Queen for him straight up.

AnEmptyKarst | Pelicans

32 | 4 hours ago

Bad asset management, but great scouting

legend023 | Pelicans

-6 | 4 hours ago

I’d rather have Queen than anyone in that class other than Carlos Boozer.

aiden3buckets | Hornets

37 | 4 hours ago

Well Carlos Boozer is 44 and I disagree with that

asonkidd

19 | 4 hours ago

Carlos Boozer is retired big dog

UnimpressedAsshole | Pelicans

7 | 4 hours ago

Bro, Peterson is like if Kobe had a more polished offensive game at 19, he is unreal talented and skilled. And Dybansta moves like a Monstar.

Queen is a talent but those 3 are superb.

Former-Lab-9451

9 | 4 hours ago

Just gonna say that Reddit back in 2015 nearly unanimously was picking Andrew Wiggins over Kawhi Leonard. Kawhi was the reigning Finals MVP and was on his way to finishing that season as Defensive Play of the Year.

UnimpressedAsshole | Pelicans

3 | 4 hours ago

Fair point

AsukaState2

7 | 4 hours ago

We say this shit every year, 2 of the big 3 will be busts or mediocre.

WayAdministrative679 | Minneapolis Lakers

2 | 4 hours ago

Saying Peterson has a more polished offense game is crazy. Frobe had a back to the basket game that Peterson simply doesn’t have

UnimpressedAsshole | Pelicans

6 | 4 hours ago

Kobe at 18 or 19 did not have nearly as polished of an offensive game. Not even close.

Apollo611 | Lakers

3 | 4 hours ago

Peterson is going against college level competition. Kobe went straight to the league so we don’t know what he would’ve looked like in college.

Queen just had a triple double in the NBA, and the guys you think are superd have not set foot in the league yet.

UnimpressedAsshole | Pelicans

1 | 2 hours ago

Look at Kobe’s high school clips compared to Petersons then. The difference in refinement in their games is very evident. I say this as a guy who was a huge fan of rookie Kobe, his hype was absolutely fresh and electric.

BackupAcct6969420 | Mavericks

0 | 4 hours ago

Boozer, Dybantsa, and Peterson are all better than Queen cmon now. Queen would comfortably go 4th behind those 3 but those 3 guys are just built different.

AsukaState2

-3 | 4 hours ago

Odds are 2 of them will be busts so I’ll take my chances with Queen

VictorAkwaowo1 | Mavericks

68 | 4 hours ago

This fucking class man

Other_Cheek_1966 | Knicks

36 | 4 hours ago

Queen is special Pels better not fuck this up

Former-Lab-9451

35 | 4 hours ago

If Fears and Queen are relatively healthy in their prime, the team could be pretty decent. The Zion years were a bust because Zion never played.

Other_Cheek_1966 | Knicks

8 | 4 hours ago

I’m moreso thinking back to their AD years tbh it sucked seeing AD make it to the second round only once, the Zion years are mostly the Pelicans getting shafted by bad luck year after year

Former-Lab-9451

3 | 4 hours ago

Would have been nice to see that roster healthy too. Cousins tore his achilles right when they were starting to go on a run. But IMO Dell Demps’ biggest mistake was giving away Robin Lopez and trying to insert AD into the center position going into his second season.

Then they were forced to go give up assets for any center they could find, and had to settle on Omer Asik.

W_Walk | Pelicans

7 | 4 hours ago

When have we ever not fucked it up

CrateBagSoup | Pacers

1 | 4 hours ago

Brother it’s the Pels, they’ll end up trading him to the Lakers for bullshit

thejuan | Spurs

14 | 4 hours ago

He did great in the other game against SA too - kid is good af

Matzeeh | Spurs

13 | 4 hours ago

Kornet was getting bullied. Another big game for Queen against the Spurs

oklolzzzzs

9 | 4 hours ago

zions time in pels is over. they have to focus on queen

bringbackpologrounds

11 | 4 hours ago

Bayou Jokic.

The real Jokic didn’t record his first 30 point triple double until his 204th career game (Feb. 2018 against MIL, when he set the record for fastest triple double in history).

This was DQ’s 25th career game.

NoShape0 | Spurs

3 | 3 hours ago

well the real Jokic didn’t get to play against this 3rd quarter Spurs either 😞

in_the_summertime | Lakers

9 | 4 hours ago

Fuck that pick

Marcus-ichiJo

4 | 4 hours ago

You won’t be saying fuck that pick if the other player turned out to be better, which is insane to say but Pels could be tanking for a top 3 draft pick rn.

wryano | Spurs

8 | 4 hours ago

Nikola Jokic?

bro looked like Tim Duncan out there. just pure fundamentals

unhampered_by_pants | Warriors

6 | 4 hours ago

The Big Easy Fundamental

SkinfluteHero | Spurs

7 | 4 hours ago

This dude

rysteez | Spurs

6 | 4 hours ago

I was legit excited that they played the Pels tonight because of Queen. He’s awesome! Two great games against the Spurs the season.

Anxious_Blueberry_65 | Nuggets

8 | 4 hours ago

4 BLK cant be a jokic type statline.

Prudent_Zombie_2692 | Pistons

2 | 3 hours ago

😂 respect the honesty

Acceptable_Tap1809 | Hawks

7 | 4 hours ago

Absolutely absurd stat line, especially for a rookie

BakerStSavvy | Spurs

5 | 4 hours ago

This era of skilled big men is shaping up quite nicely

PhatYeeter | 76ers

6 | 4 hours ago

He’s like what if Jahlil Okafor was good

Marcus-ichiJo

2 | 4 hours ago

Sucks that as good as he might be, DQ will have to eventually prove that he is better than all 3 of Darryn Peterson, Cameroon Boozer and AJ Dybantsa for the trade to be remotely acceptable (they could’ve got it done with a Top 5 protection). Apart from the 3 I think Queen is better than the rest, debatably compared to Caleb Wilson.

greenwhitehell

6 | 4 hours ago

Worst thing is that is more likely than him AND Fears proving that, and that’s what you’d need to justify the trade lmao. Because even if Queen is Jokic (and I love his game), and we assume there was no way whatsoever for them to trade up without that stupidity (I disagree but sure), they could’ve just taken Queen at 7 and kept their pick this year

asonkidd

5 | 4 hours ago

Remember the last time the projected top 3 picks a year out actually went top 3 much less all panned out to be stars? Me neither. Literally never happens.

AsukaState2

3 | 4 hours ago

I mean 2 of those guys will be busts anyway. Most players are busts.

elitelurkerr | Thunder

1 | 3 hours ago

The draft distribution of god tier players is odd most times. I cant think of the last time all 3 of the top 3 picks were generational talents its usually a dude in the top 3 and maybe like 10 picks down and then randomly peppered throughout the draft if at all

heat_fan_ | Raptors

2 | 4 hours ago

This rookie class is insane

bib_goose | Pelicans

2 | 4 hours ago

hes more boogie than jokic imo

JenNettles

2 | 4 hours ago

Had one of the craziest quarters i’ve ever seen from a rookie. He’s showing some insane promise.

Awanderingleaf

2 | 4 hours ago

So you’re accusing him of not playing defense?

dim31 | Knicks

2 | 4 hours ago

He hasn’t hit a three since ¹¹⁄₁₉ why take a three

A2daRon | Wizards

1 | 7 minutes ago

He did hit one against the Spurs in an earlier matchup.

KasherH | Nuggets

2 | 4 hours ago

People (including me) have clowned on Dumars for that trade, but it is a very open question if Queen ends up better than whoever is taken with that pick.

jantoxdetox | Lakers

2 | 2 hours ago

His nickname should be Derik “The Blizzard” Queen

JustSomeAsh

2 | 2 hours ago

Hes been balling recently, really hope they keep him along with fears for the long run

LeopardRoyal2450

-5 | 4 hours ago

People should start focusing how dogshit Fears is. He really doesn’t stand a chance in the league after this rookie contract.

Steakhousemanager

7 | 4 hours ago

Bro averages 15 and shoots close to 40% from 3 and just turned 19 not long ago. Youngest guard of the century to drop 20 and youngest guard of the century to drop 20 five times. Didn’t know that meant dogshit.

LeopardRoyal2450

1 | 4 hours ago

Dylan Harper literally eats him off every matchup and becomes hot enough to kill the game. What’s the point of him being on-ball when Derik can take all the possessions and elevate his teammates’ shot selections?

Steakhousemanager

5 | 4 hours ago

Queen cant just play point guard for 48 min. Fears is the only ballhandler on the team and he’s legit great at dribbling and getting into the paint. The finishing will get better as he gets older and stronger. Again, the kid just turned 19 and was expected to spend most of the season in the g league / on the bench and he’s been thrusted into the starting PG slot since his 3rd game because no one else can push the pace consistently and get into the paint like he does.

LeopardRoyal2450

-2 | 4 hours ago

But him on ball completely puts other four teammates off tempo. The ball handler part is like overrated when Pels aren’t short of good wings to put the emphasis on mismatches in paint. He’s been doing the fuck around for two months and hasn’t erased a single bad trait at all.

Illustrious-Judge319

6 | 4 hours ago

Dumbass take this is gonna age bad 😂😂 he’s outperforming what he was projected to be producing at this point

bib_goose | Pelicans

7 | 4 hours ago

did he do something to your family you hate on him in every post😂

LeopardRoyal2450

0 | 4 hours ago

Just bloody awful on both ends man. He should just play around 15 minutes off bench when poole and zion come back later on. Shouldn’t let fears the bust stop the exponential development rate from Queen.

bib_goose | Pelicans

3 | 4 hours ago

jeremiah isnt going to impede queens development you absolute BUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

bib_goose | Pelicans

1 | 4 hours ago

also zion isnt coming back. hes done for the pels. jeremiah is gonna be the lead guard on the pelicans to play alongisde derik in the near future whether you like it or not 😁

Useful-Ad-2560

6 | 4 hours ago

Ridiculous take btw

AsukaState2

3 | 4 hours ago

OKC fans are so fucking pathetic that they’re trash talking in Pelicans threads.

LeopardRoyal2450

0 | 4 hours ago

I want Derik to become the very best in the league LMFAO. Fears is an obstacle on his path.

AsukaState2

6 | 4 hours ago

And you are an obstacle to your parents happiness

LeopardRoyal2450

0 | 4 hours ago

Cry about it. Once Borrego gets replaced it’s wraps for him.

bib_goose | Pelicans

0 | 4 hours ago

HOLY SMOKES touch grass derik doest know you little bro. THATS why youre hating on him????????????????????????????

Derik “Nikola Jokic” Queen, despite the loss vs the Spurs: 33 PTS | 10 REB | 10 AST | 4 BLK | 11⁄15 FG | 0/1 3FG | 11⁄13 FT | 80% TS | +14

Derik “Nikola Jokic” Queen, despite the loss vs the Spurs: 33 PTS | 10 REB | 10 AST | 4 BLK | ¹¹⁄₁₅ FG | 0/1 3FG | ¹¹⁄₁₃ FT | 80% TS | +14