The Pelicans acquired Queen in a draft-night deal with the Atlanta Hawks, who received No. 23 pick Asa Newell and an unprotected 2026 first-rounder in return. Derik Queen’s draft night schedule: 1. Get drafted 2. Update @LinkedIn 😂 pic.twitter.com/I2nag3eck8

Derik Queen has been busy lately, especially after the New Orleans Pelicans selected him with the No. 13 overall pick in the NBA draft on Wednesday evening. But Queen also made sure to make time to update his LinkedIn profile and notify people that he's officially a member of the Pels.

Yahoo Sports senior NBA reports Vincent Goodwill is joined by NBA on TNT reporter Jared Greenberg to break down the New Orleans Pelicans' shocking draft night decision—trading away a 2026 unprotected first-round pick to acquire Derik Queen at No.