Derrick Quinn is making New Orleans history not seen since 2010
New Orleans Pelicans newcomer Derrick Queen he recently received high praise from San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan. That’s why when the Pelicans hosted the Spurs at the Smoothie King Center on Monday, Quinn was out.
Quinn recorded his first triple-double in the NBA after 33 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. He shot 11 of 15 from the field and had four blocks.
In the process, he joined Chris Paul in 2006 and Darren Collison in 2010 as the only rookies in Pelicans history to comma triple-double.
San Antonio still ran away 135-132. The Spurs improved to 15-7, while the Pelicans fell to 3-21, including 2-11 at home.
While New Orleans languishes at the bottom of the team standings, the 20-year-old Queen has been a bright spot with her versatile game and high IQ. He had a slow start his rookie year, but has picked up since then.
With Zion Williamson still struggling to stay healthy, Quinn has been the Pelicans’ main interior presence. His impressive game it also made Williamson even more expendableas New Orleans is rumored to be shopping the oft-injured forward.
Quinn was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks with the 13th overall pick, but was quickly traded to the Pelicans for Asa Newell and a future first-round pick. Quinn and Newell, who was drafted by New Orleans with the 35th overall pick, were teammates at Montverde High School.
Don’t be surprised if Queen puts up even bigger numbers in the coming weeks as the Pelicans are expected to go into full tank mode.
2025-12-09 03:36:00
