Derik Queen 1-on-1 w/ Andrew Lopez | New Orleans Pelicans
how’s it going guys andrew Lopez your New Orleans Pelican sideline reporter sitting with Derek Queen the number 13 overall pick from this year’s draft now Derek let’s just talk about what what has this week kind of just been like for you in terms of you know going to the draft getting back to the New Orleans what’s what’s everything kind of been like
it’s been it’s been a busy about uh a good busy week um still soaking it all in and it now it’s just starting to feel real at first it didn’t feel real but enjoying it all at the same time what was the the first like it’s starting to feel real moment was it when you put the jersey on out there a little while ago uh no probably probably when I woke up the N probably when I was flying here actually
i was like “Wow.” Like
I’m really in the NBA now
what uh I mean just just the work to get here and the season that you had and I mean kind of walk me through i mean you come in with a bunch of guys to Maryland you’re able to kind of to go where you wanted to go you know not as far as you maybe wanted to go in the NCA tournament but from from there to this like did you I mean how how hard was that to kind of just kind of process to be like we’re making it here
uh it was hard and also it was kind of boring because like because you just getting ready just uh for workouts and combines just working on your game not not really playing against nobody cuz you don’t want to risk no injuries so so like you’re not playing but you just like doing what you’ve been doing all your life shooting dribbling defense like like working on your game but but after combine once you started getting in a workouts and you and you hooping against each other now that’s when the fun start so uh it was a mixture of both cuz everybody want to um get here be in a position you want to get in so you just got to push yourself every day and remember it’s always somebody working when you sleeping or getting food or something
right let’s uh let’s go back to to draft night the trade you know there was you know some talks of where you were going to go when and I know you’ve said it before like Duffy comes over and tells you what’s what’s happening just walk me through the moment when you found out that you were going to be a Pelican
yeah I think this was like late 11 like like right before they called 11th or early 12th when when they told me that and then I I I started getting messages on my phone and so I guess everybody started posting it already and stuff so it was uh so so it was good it was amazing uh that I found out because like I enjoyed my visit here love the people here and I was like this somewhere and and this is a great opportunity for me so for like and I was like this is a spot I want to come to for for the Pelicans fans out there who are not familiar with the game i know everybody’s probably they’ve done some research they’ve looked at some highlights they’ve looked at some film a little bit but why don’t you describe your game for the Pelicans fans
i’m a uh I’m a great ball knower like I know the I feel like I know the game really well once I adapt to the um to the NBA speed and and how people move and understand people like I’m I feel like I’m be I’m be great in this league uh I’m definitely here to help the help the Pelicans win because I feel like um I adapt already i’m family already so So I want to do something good for uh New Orleans and um like I said I’m I’m just excited all right appreciate it [Music]
New Orleans Pelicans TV Sideline Reporter / Host Andrew Lopez sits down with Pelicans center Derik Queen for an exclusive one-on-one interview after being drafted by the Pels in the 2025 NBA Draft.
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7 comments
Be Great!!
BABY JOKIC
My new favorite player
I thought they playing 😂
Bruh he looks like he's 15 years old lol
Best of luck and God be with you!
His locker right next to Zion just keep him away from the baddies Zion. New Orleans got lots of a Vietnamese food it’s not all gumbo.