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New job title? Derik Queen updates LinkedIn after first-rounder goes to Pelicans in 2025 NBA Draft
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. Get drafted 2. Update @LinkedIn 😂 pic.twitter.com/I2nag3eck8
Derik Queen Updates LinkedIn Profile After Being Taken by Pelicans in 2025 NBA Draft
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 to update his LinkedIn profile and notify people that he's officially a member of the Pels.
Pelicans’ trade for Derik Queen shows how much teams were willing to pay on NBA Draft night
The most obvious and notable one, which had execs around the league already chortling in the moments after the draft, was New Orleans’ decision to trade a 2026 “superfirst” to the Hawks to move up from 23 to 13 on draft night and select Maryland big man Derik Queen.
Some players' first instinct upon being drafted is to cry, scream, smile, or even pick up the commissioner of the league.
T he NBA wasted no time in making moves that altered the landscape of the league. Even before the Thunder were crowned ...
New Orleans ‘huge fans’ of intriguing 7-foot draft prospect appeared first on ClutchPoints. The New Orleans Pelicans have the ...
The New Orleans Pelicans moved up in the 2025 NBA draft to select Derik Queen, a power forward out of Maryland. The Pelicans ...
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