He paid a big price to get him! Will the Maryland freshman center become the Pelicans inside answer?

In this year's NBA Draft, the Atlanta Hawks completed a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans. The Hawks sent the 13th first-round pick to the Pelicans, getting the 23rd first-round pick from the Pelicans and a 2026 unprotected first-round pick (from the Pelicans and the Milwaukee Bucks with a higher pick). Subsequently, the Pelicans used the No. 13 draw to select freshman inside star Derik Queen who had previously played for the University of Maryland.

Queen was born in December 2004 and is a 20-year-old inside player with delicate skills and comprehensive abilities. According to data from the previous joint trial physical test, Quinn's bare feet were 206.4cm, her wingspan was 214.6cm, her standing height was 278.1cm, and her weight was 112.4kg. In the NCAA field this season, Quinn made a total of 36 appearances for the University of Maryland, where he was, and averaged 30.4 minutes per game, with 16.5 points, 9 rebounds (2.3 frontcourt rebounds), 1.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks, and 2.4 turnovers and 2.1 fouls. He shot 52.6% from the field (5.8/11.1), 20% from three-pointers (0.2/1), and 76.6% from free throws (4.6/6.1). With a series of outstanding performances, Quinn was shortlisted for the first team of the Big Ten League and the Big Ten League of All Rookies this season, and was also elected as the Big Ten League of Best Rookies, which is also the greatest recognition of his series of outstanding performances.

From the perspective of characteristics, Quinn has a very good scoring ability at the basket, he has very delicate skills, and his dribbling ability, basic skills and passing ability are outstanding among inside players. He can create a huge threat to his opponent on the offensive end. The biggest problem with Quinn is that his athletic ability is very poor, and his physical test data are at the bottom level. Quinn's movement speed is also very bad, which will also make everyone very worried about his contribution on the defensive end, and he may be targeted by his opponents. Overall, Quinn can create all kinds of pressure and blows on the offensive end, but he may also cause huge trouble to the team on the defensive end.

From the Pelicans' perspective, they traded upwards and selected Quinn for the purpose of being very clear, and he will also become the team's future inside core next season. Quinn's defensive situation is very worrying, but there are players in the Pelicans who have very comprehensive defensive abilities like Herb Jones, and his presence can also alleviate Quinn's problems in athleticism and insufficient movement speed to a certain extent. Quinn is a very anticipated player, but also a player with very serious potential problems. We can also see how well he fits with the team.