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Derik Queen

Derik Queen

C/PF • New Orleans Pelicans Proj Rank 15 Actual 10 109 ADP • Trade Value
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS FSP
11.703.697.0624.51.0.913.06
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Derik Queen | Fantasy Outlook

Derik Queen 2026-27 Fantasy Outlook: Efficient Frontcourt Role in New Orleans

Fresh off earning Kia NBA All-Rookie honors in his debut campaign, Derik Queen enters his sophomore season atop New Orleans' center depth chart. At just 21 years old, Queen demonstrated dynamic open-court playmaking across 81 games as a rookie, establishing himself in the starting frontcourt alongside Zion Williamson.

For the upcoming season, our models project Queen to average 20.0 fantasy points and 22.5 minutes per game across 73 appearances. We expect efficient interior production, forecasting 9.7 points on 56.9% field-goal shooting, paired with 5.2 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per contest while competing with Yves Missi for center minutes.

Carrying an ADP of 108.5 and rostered in 44% of leagues, Queen provides intriguing late-round value for managers seeking frontcourt depth. If the young big man continues his developmental trajectory, his high floor and passing instincts make him a steady rotational contributor in standard leagues.

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Derik Queen Fantasy

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DATE OPP M FG PTS AST STL REB BLK TO FPT Diff
04/12 MIN 41 11/28 30 4 1 22 1 4 620
04/10 BOS 39 9/14 25 4 1 11 3 2 500
04/07 UTA 37 6/9 17 7 3 12 2 7 450
04/05 ORL 18 1/4 2 1 1 4 0 1 937
04/03 SAC 27 3/10 8 2 5 6 1 2 2822
04/02 POR 27 4/10 12 7 2 6 1 3 3313
03/29 HOU 23 5/12 13 1 0 3 1 2 1856
03/27 TOR 22 5/11 13 0 1 8 1 2 2539
03/26 DET 20 5/13 11 2 1 11 0 3 2632
03/24 NY 18 2/8 5 3 0 5 1 0 1849
03/21 CLE 15 3/5 9 4 3 3 0 2 2343
03/19 LAC 15 2/5 5 0 1 5 0 4 936
03/18 LAC 19 2/4 14 2 1 2 0 0 2136
03/16 DAL 20 2/4 9 2 1 6 2 2 2326
03/13 HOU 12 0/3 0 1 0 4 1 1 752
03/11 TOR 14 1/3 3 3 1 5 2 3 1740
03/08 WAS 24 5/9 13 5 0 4 1 1 2623
03/06 PHO 12 1/4 4 1 0 1 0 3 452
03/05 SAC 26 4/10 12 5 0 9 1 0 3225
03/03 LAL 19 0/3 2 4 0 2 1 2 1044
03/01 LAC 29 6/13 19 2 2 5 1 3 3134
02/28 UTA 18 3/4 7 3 0 9 1 2 2220
02/26 UTA 20 2/7 7 1 0 7 0 1 1635
02/24 GS 17 4/13 8 2 0 7 1 1 2026
02/21 PHI 20 2/5 10 0 0 9 0 3 1829
02/20 MIL 28 7/10 18 4 3 9 2 4 4118
02/11 MIA 31 4/8 12 0 0 5 1 1 1936
02/09 SAC 23 4/7 8 1 3 5 1 2 2232
02/06 MIN 32 6/11 17 3 0 8 1 0 3311
02/04 MIL 21 3/5 6 7 0 3 0 0 2042
02/02 CHA 30 5/9 16 3 3 8 1 2 3625
01/31 PHI 18 3/8 9 2 0 6 1 3 1842
01/30 MEM 33 8/12 22 7 0 9 2 5 4216
01/27 OKC 26 4/11 9 1 2 7 1 0 2525
01/25 SA 17 2/7 4 1 0 4 0 4 631
01/23 MEM 26 2/8 8 5 3 9 0 4 2823
01/21 DET 23 2/2 5 8 1 4 1 4 2225
01/18 HOU 26 7/12 15 5 1 4 0 3 2621
01/16 IND 28 5/11 14 3 0 12 0 1 3217
01/14 BKN 16 0/5 4 4 1 6 1 1 2034
01/13 DEN 28 5/10 10 5 0 13 0 1 3219
01/11 ORL 27 4/8 10 6 2 3 2 4 2720
01/09 WAS 34 7/13 14 12 0 16 2 5 500
01/07 ATL 18 3/9 6 2 2 10 2 1 2818
01/06 LAL 31 5/10 10 8 2 13 0 4 384
01/04 MIA 29 5/11 13 4 1 6 1 5 2517
12/31 CHI 25 4/7 9 4 2 7 5 2 356
12/29 NY 28 3/13 7 5 1 9 2 2 2921
12/27 PHO 26 7/15 21 3 1 11 1 4 3936
12/26 PHO 19 3/9 7 2 1 7 0 3 1729
12/23 CLE 25 7/14 21 5 1 7 0 1 3824
12/22 DAL 34 7/12 19 6 2 10 1 3 4315
12/20 IND 27 8/8 17 4 1 10 0 2 3511
12/18 HOU 35 7/16 16 3 0 12 3 3 3821
12/14 CHI 24 2/4 4 6 0 8 1 5 2026
12/11 POR 34 8/12 17 7 2 5 0 0 3827
12/08 SA 33 11/15 33 10 0 10 4 4 640
12/06 BKN 25 2/5 6 5 1 9 1 3 2523
12/04 MIN 29 4/9 12 5 1 4 0 1 2517
12/02 MIN 38 8/15 21 6 1 8 0 2 409
11/30 LAL 28 4/12 15 3 1 7 0 1 2928
11/29 GS 15 1/3 2 0 0 3 0 2 443
11/26 MEM 22 5/8 10 9 1 2 1 1 2922
11/24 CHI 16 4/9 8 4 1 5 1 1 2331
11/22 ATL 32 6/14 20 3 2 9 1 2 3929
11/21 DAL 32 8/17 20 11 1 7 0 4 4319
11/19 DEN 30 12/18 30 4 2 9 2 4 513
11/17 OKC 26 3/10 9 3 2 8 2 6 2556
11/16 GS 24 2/4 9 6 0 7 2 1 2926
11/14 LAL 29 4/10 9 5 0 10 1 5 2637
11/12 POR 37 12/18 26 4 0 7 0 1 3941
11/10 PHO 24 5/10 12 1 2 6 0 3 2222
11/08 SA 24 5/14 13 8 0 5 2 4 3133
11/05 DAL 25 3/8 11 2 3 7 0 3 2553
11/04 CHA 17 5/7 12 7 4 8 0 3 374
11/02 OKC 6 1/2 4 0 0 2 0 0 639
10/31 LAC 12 2/5 6 0 0 5 1 1 1341
10/29 DEN 14 2/5 4 0 1 8 0 3 1339
10/27 BOS 21 3/7 12 0 1 3 0 1 1749
10/24 SA 34 6/11 15 1 1 6 2 1 2923
10/22 MEM 14 1/4 3 0 0 5 1 0 1139
Totals: 1981 354/748 948 299 84 572 75 190 2210
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YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
25-26 NO 81 24.5 .473 .261 .795 11.7 3.7 7.1 0.9 1.0 2.3
3-YEAR AVG 41 24.5 .473 .261 .795 11.7 3.7 7.1 0.9 1.0 2.3
Totals 81 24.5 .473 .261 .795 11.7 3.7 7.1 0.9 1.0 2.3

Queen Projection

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MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
71.5 0.462 0.801 0.294 3.6 1 12 10.1 8 26.6 12.3 4.9 15.5 1.4 0.42 0.04 7.5 20.5 9.8 3 33.5 3 6.8 25.9
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Depth Chart

New Orleans Pelicans

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Dejounte Murray SG/PG 74% 42%
Jeremiah Fears PG/SG 21% 16%
Jordan Poole PG/SG 63% 37%
NAME OWN START
Zion Williamson PF/C 100% 100%
Saddiq Bey PF/SF 37% 16%
Trey Murphy III SF/SG 100% 100%
NAME OWN START
Derik Queen C/PF 47% 11%
Yves Missi C 11% 0%

Team Rankings

PTS
115.5
16th
REB
43.9
15th
AST
25.1
24th
TO
13.5
11th
FG%
46.6
19th
3P%
34.7
24th
FT%
78.4
14th
eFG%
52.7
27th
STL
8.9
9th
BLK
5.2
9th
PF
19.9
17th
TeamW-LWin %GBPTSOPP
SpursSpurs62-200.7562119.8111.5
RocketsRockets52-300.63412115.2110.0
PelicansPelicans26-560.31738115.5120.0
MavericksMavericks26-560.31738114.1119.6
GrizzliesGrizzlies25-570.30539114.7120.7

Team Stats

PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Jeremiah Fears8214.33.73.41.20.42.243.433.078.9  
Jordan Poole3913.42.03.10.60.41.837.233.386.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Dejounte Murray1416.75.46.41.60.23.448.430.686.7  
Bryce McGowens428.12.11.50.60.20.448.140.977.9  
Trey Alexander95.21.21.00.70.20.351.450.060.0  
Jordan Hawkins515.11.70.80.30.20.736.634.885.2  
Jaden Springer00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Trey Murphy III6621.55.73.81.50.41.847.037.988.6  
Herbert Jones568.93.42.81.60.51.338.330.980.6  
Micah Peavy614.31.91.00.70.10.338.525.975.9  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Zion Williamson6221.05.73.21.00.52.060.025.071.6  
Saddiq Bey7217.75.62.50.90.10.945.136.784.1  
Josh Oduro38.37.71.30.00.00.764.70.050.0  
Karlo Matković625.73.70.80.40.90.560.442.273.2  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Derik Queen8111.77.13.71.00.92.347.326.179.5  
Yves Missi665.75.81.30.31.50.854.40.055.9  
DeAndre Jordan124.46.30.90.30.80.865.60.064.7  
Kevon Looney212.85.61.60.40.50.441.715.470.0  
Hunter Dickinson52.41.00.40.20.40.635.70.0100.0  

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Player Timeline

Jun 5th

Derik Queen Joins NBA X Live Crew for NBA Finals Coverage

Jun 4th

Derik Queen Featured as NBA Finals Game 2 Player Correspondent in Lighthearted ...

Jun 2nd

NBA Finals Player Correspondents Announced for Games 1-5

Apr 12th

Derik Queen Dominates First Half with 17 Points and 11 Rebounds

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