Derik Queen may have cost the New Orleans Pelicans a fortune in draft capital to acquire.

But he’s had a few nights in his rookie season that make you wonder if it somehow may have been worth it.

The latest example came Monday evening, when Queen had an absurd triple-double.

The final stats for Queen against the San Antonio Spurs:

33 points10 rebounds10 assists4 blocks

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According to StatMuse, only two other NBA players have recorded those numbers in a single game since 2000.

That duo? Nikola Jokic and LeBron James.

Derik Queen vs San Antonio:

33 PTS
10 REB
10 AST
4 BLK

Joins Jokic and LeBron as the only players with those numbers in a game since 2000. pic.twitter.com/tYpfSxCglF

— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 9, 2025

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That’s astounding company.

Queen isn’t a perfect player, but he’s capable of so many different things on a basketball court.

He showed in his one-and-done season at Maryland that, if things go the right way, Queen could be an NBA star.

Right now, even as a rookie, Queen is looking like he’ll be a star, maybe sooner rather than later.

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