Player Dossier

Derik Queen

NOP · 2025-26DevelopmentalHigh evidence

Connective passer · Post hub · Rim-pressure finisher · Defensive rebounder · Drop big

What does Derik Queen actually supply on the floor?

Derik Queen's strongest evidenced functions are rim protection, interior finishing, event creation; the weakest available areas are shooting, rebounding, passing. The profile is tied to NOP for 2025-26.

Function profile

2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.

Creation66

Rim pressure65

Shooting38

Passing61

Screening*—

Interior finish74

Point of attack*—

Switch coverage*—

Rim protection76

Event creation70

Rebounding54

* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.

Season by season

Every governed season profile on record.

Season	Team	Role	Evidence	Creation	Rim pressure	Shooting	Passing	Screening	Interior finish	Point of attack	Switch coverage	Rim protection	Event creation	Rebounding
2025-26	NOP	Developmental	High evidence	66	65	38	61	—	74	—	—	76	70	54

What teams depended on him for

Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.

NOP · 2025-26Observed replacement lineup exists

NOP had a supported lineup path without Derik Queen: [Dejounte Murray, Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III] at 2.3 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 199 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 51%loses 22.0% of interior finish

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Dejounte Murray · Zion Williamson · Saddiq Bey · Herbert Jones · Trey Murphy III

shrunk net 2.2860 over 199 possessions

on floor 3772 possessions · off floor 3488 possessions

Known contract calendar

Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.

NOP · 2025-26Contract control horizonJun 30, 2029

Derik Queen has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2029 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. No extension-review trigger is applied yet.

NOP · 2025-26Team option decisionDate unavailablereported $8.11M

Derik Queen has a reported team option for the 2029 season at a reported $8,107,918. Team controls the option. The exact decision date is unresolved.

NOP · 2025-26Team option decisionDate unavailablereported $5.67M

Derik Queen has a reported team option for the 2028 season at a reported $5,673,840. Team controls the option. The exact decision date is unresolved.

Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.