Derik Queen has jokes. That, or he's already plotting his post NBA career by attracting connections on LinkedIn.

The Pelicans acquired Queen in a draft-night deal with the Atlanta Hawks, who received No. 23 pick Asa Newell and an unprotected 2026 first-rounder in return. Derik Queen’s draft night schedule: 1.

“Derik Queen’s draft night schedule: 1. Get drafted 2. Update LinkedIn,” wrote the Pelicans on X. Derik Queen’s draft night schedule: 1. Get drafted ...

Derik Queen has been busy lately, especially after the New Orleans Pelicans selected him with the No. 13 overall pick in the NBA draft on Wednesday evening. But Queen also made sure to make time ...

Former Maryland Terrapins star Derik Queen is no exception, and the 2025 First-Team All-Big Ten selection didn't waste much time before making sure to update his LinkedIn profile.

But for Derik Queen, a new entry has just been added: NBA player. First-rounder Derik Queen wastes no time updating LinkedIn profile after NBA Draft Skip to main content ...

The New Orleans Pelicans received quite a bit of slack for parting ways with an unprotected first-round pick to move up 10 spots in the 2025 NBA Draft to draft ...

Of the three draft picks the Pelicans took last week, by far the most controversial was the one they used to acquire Derik ...

Derik Queen didn’t cry, mumble a curse word under his breath, or jump into the commissioner’s arms. Instead, the newly drafted NBA rookie did something unexpected. He opened his LinkedIn app ...