Derik

Queen

#22

Derik Queen

Height : 6' 9" · Weight : 250 lbs · Age : 21

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	New Orleans Pelicans	81	48	25.0	4.4-9.2	47.3	0.3-1.1	26.1	2.7-3.4

ContractNew Orleans Pelicans payroll →

This season: 5.42 M$
Seasons left: 3 · through 2028-29
Total remaining: 19.2 M$

2026-27
5.42 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
5.67 M$
Team option
2028-29
8.11 M$
Team option

Advanced stats, 2025-26CentersNBA stats →

Points

11.7

Rebounds

7.1

Assists

3.7

TS%

54.6 %

Usage

21.8 %

PER

15.9

WS/48

.063

On/off +/−

-5.5

Minutes

25.0

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

1.7

Points/game

12.4

Games

WAR 2025-26

1.6

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

→ Stable (0)

2025-261.6 WAR · 1.6 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

+25 · 21 y.o. · usually still improving

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Rotation

SCO: Scoring; 69
SHT: Shooting; 70
FIN: Finishing; 59
PLY: Playmaking; 88
BAL: Ball security; 60
REB: Rebounding; 71
DEF: Defense; 79
DUR: Durability; 96
EX: Experience; —

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

1.6

#36 of 51 regular centers

PAL Rating

30 / 100

#36 of 51 regular centers

Value Rating

40 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 41 · salary $5.4M

PAL: dimensions

Impact9

Scoring25

Playmaking83

Shooting38

Rebounding44

Defense72

Where WAR comes from

VORP+0.6

BPM (per 100 possessions)-0.8

Offensive BPM-1.5

Defensive BPM+0.7

Win Shares+2.7

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

7.9 pi

56th percentile

At the rim

60.7 %

7th percentile

Rim share

40.5 %

50th percentile

Midrange

37.3 %

52th percentile

Three-point

.261

20th percentile

3PA share

11.8 %

46th percentile

Corner threes

30.0 %

35th percentile

Free throws

.795

83th percentile

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
Apr 13	@ MIN	L 132-126	41	30	22	4	1	1	11-28	1-2
Apr 10	@ BOS	L 144-118	39	25	11	4	1	3	9-14	0-2
Apr 8	vs UTA	W 156-137	37	17	12	7	3	2	6-9	0-0
Apr 5	vs ORL	L 112-108	18	2	4	1	1	0	1-4	0-1
Apr 4	@ SAC	L 117-113	28	8	6	2	5	1	3-10	0-2
Apr 3	@ POR	L 118-106	28	12	6	7	2	1	4-10	0-1
Mar 29	vs HOU	L 134-102	24	13	3	1	0	1	5-12	1-3
Mar 28	@ TOR	L 119-106	23	13	8	0	1	1	5-11	0-0
Mar 26	@ DET	L 129-108	21	11	11	2	1	0	5-13	0-2
Mar 24	@ NYK	L 121-116	18	5	5	3	0	1	2-8	0-3