Pelicans’ Derik Queen puts up crazy numbers only done in recent NBA history by LeBron James, Nikola Jokic originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Derik Queen may have cost the New Orleans Pelicans a fortune in draft capital to acquire.
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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 points
10 rebounds
10 assists
4 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.
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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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