{"id":333960,"date":"2025-12-09T05:57:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T05:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/333960\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T05:57:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T05:57:20","slug":"pelicans-derik-queen-puts-up-crazy-numbers-only-done-in-recent-nba-history-by-lebron-james-nikola-jokic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/333960\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelicans’ Derik Queen puts up crazy numbers only done in recent NBA history by LeBron James, Nikola Jokic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pelicans’ Derik Queen puts up crazy numbers only done in recent NBA history by LeBron James, Nikola Jokic<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Derik Queen may have cost the New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> a fortune in draft capital to acquire.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

The latest example came Monday evening, when Queen had an absurd triple-double.<\/p>\n

The final stats for Queen against the San Antonio Spurs<\/a>:<\/p>\n

33 points<\/p>\n

10 rebounds<\/p>\n

10 assists<\/p>\n

4 blocks<\/p>\n

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According to StatMuse, only two other NBA players have recorded those numbers in a single game since 2000.<\/p>\n

That duo? Nikola Jokic and LeBron James.<\/p>\n

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That’s astounding company.<\/p>\n

Queen isn’t a perfect player, but he’s capable of so many different things on a basketball court.<\/p>\n

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

Right now, even as a rookie, Queen is looking like he’ll be a star, maybe sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n

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