Derik Queen damage: The first round of the Pelicans was operated for the torn wrist ligament, to reassess in October
The choice of first round of New Orleans Pélicans, Derik Queen, underwent surgery to repair a torn scapholunate ligament on the left wrist and will be reassessed in 12 weeks, the team announced on Friday. Queen, the overall choice n ° 13 of Maryland during the draft of the NBA last month, suffered the injury against the Portland Trail Blazers earlier this week.
The 12-week calendar puts the queen’s assessment roughly when the training camp is generally booming and the pre-season matches begin.
The Pelicans took a large swing by exchanging 10 places of choice n ° 23 to select Queen and paid a high price to win the Big Man Star by abandoning an unprotected first round choice in 2026 in the process. The Pelicans also wrote the Oklahoma Jeremiah Fears goalkeeper with choice n ° 7.
Queen appeared in three Las Vegas Summer League games, where he collected on average 14 points, 11 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 27.1 minutes per match. During his stay in Maryland, Queen was known as an offensive engine. During the summer league, the Pélicans allowed Queen to manage the rock more on the perimeter, which gave it precious representatives on the ball.
Queen returned the ball more than seven times during his beginnings and eight times against the Trail Blazers. His best match in Las Vegas came against Portland, in which he finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds and three assists.
