Overview

• New Orleans acquired the No. 13 pick from Atlanta in exchange for the No. 23 pick and an unprotected 2026 first-round selection
• Queen averaged 16.5 points and 9.0 rebounds as a freshman at Maryland, breaking the school’s freshman scoring record with 594 points
• At 6-foot-10 and 245 pounds, the Baltimore native is projected to slide from college center to power forward on the Pelicans
• NBA scouts praised his rebounding and passing vision but noted a 12.45-second lane agility drill time—the worst at this year’s combine—and 20% three-point shooting
• He is Maryland’s first first-round selection since 2020, bringing frontcourt depth to a Pelicans squad led by Zion Williamson and Dejounte Murray