Derik Queen
Center · New Orleans Pelicans · #22
Derik Queen: season analysis
Derik Queen is a 21-year-old center for the New Orleans Pelicans, wearing number 22. Listed at 6-foot-9 and 250 pounds, Queen has 2 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Maryland.
In 2026-27, Queen is averaging 12.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 21.6 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 12 games. The shooting line reads 47.9% from the field, 36.4% from three-point range and 86.2% from the free-throw line. That makes Queen the team's leading rebounder this season.
Compared with 2025-26 (11.7 points in 25.0 minutes per game), scoring is up by 0.5 points per game and playing time down by 3.4 minutes.
Background
Queen has been with the New Orleans Pelicans since 2025. Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Derik Queen on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Jersey | #22 |
| Age | 21 |
| Born | December 27, 2004 · Baltimore, MD, USA |
| Height | 6' 9" (2.06 m) |
| Weight | 250 lbs (113 kg) |
| College | Maryland |
| NBA experience | 2 years |
| Salary | $5,416,080 (2026-27) |
Pelicans teammates
Saddiq BeyF · #41
Malik DiaF · #8
Jeremiah FearsG · #0
AJ JohnsonG · #14
Herbert JonesF · #2
DeAndre JordanC · #6
Bennedict MathurinG · #24
Karlo MatkovicF · #17
Bryce McGowensG · #11
Yves MissiC · #21
Trey Murphy IIIF · #25
Dejounte MurrayG · #5
Jaron Pierre Jr.G · #10
Jordan PooleG · #3
Julian ReeseF · #13
Trendon WatfordF · #9
Zion WilliamsonF · #1
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | vs BKN | L 111-145 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 4-4 | -22 |
| 2026-11-09 | @ GSW | L 87-138 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 8-10 | -30 |
| 2026-11-08 | @ LAC | L 123-139 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 6-6 | -14 |
| 2026-11-06 | vs MIN | L 109-115 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | -2 |
| 2026-11-04 | vs UTA | W 120-113 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-21 | 0-2 | 4-4 | +2 |
| 2026-11-02 | @ MEM | W 135-134 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 5-6 | -6 |
| 2026-10-31 | vs ATL | W 121-99 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +9 |
| 2026-10-29 | vs SAC | W 132-120 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +8 |
| 2026-10-28 | vs DEN | L 91-104 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-7 | -5 |
| 2026-10-24 | @ DEN | L 135-141 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 5-5 | +2 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | new orleans pelicans | 12 | 0 | 21.6 | 12.2 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 47.9 | 36.4 | 86.2 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 3.8-8.0 | 0.3-0.9 | 4.2-4.8 |
| 2025-26 | new orleans pelicans | 81 | 48 | 25.0 | 11.7 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 47.3 | 26.1 | 79.5 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 4.4-9.2 | 0.3-1.1 | 2.7-3.4 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.