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Pelicans move up to No. 13, land C Derik Queen out of Maryland', 'authors': ['Jeff Nowak'], 'content': [{'data': {'text': "The New Orleans Pelicans didn't wait around for their second pick of the 2025 draft, making an aggressive move up the board to land Maryland center Derik Queen.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmccppjyv002b01rumh6ouvfw@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'New Orleans drafted Oklahoma PG Jeremiah Fears at No. 7 overall and also owned the No. 23 pick, acquired in a trade with the Pacers last week. The Pelicans shipped that pick to the Hawks, along with an unprotected 2026 first-rounder for the draft rights to Queen. 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You can’t just be tough and nothing else,&quot; Dumars said. &quot;I would put his IQ in the game up against anybody in this draft. Like, this guy is a super, super IQ guy, finds people, has the mentality of a guard, will push it up. He’s just got unique skills for a 6-10 kid, and that really appealed to me.”', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmccrfnd500433b7s931d9cs8@published'}, {'data': {'text': "Queen and last year's first-rounder Yves Missi will form a young an intriguing duo for the Pelicans, who have seen significant turnover in that group the past few seasons.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmccul42h000l3b7ss3pu6eam@published'}, {'data': {'text': "The Pelicans have one pick remaining, but it won't come until Thursday at No. 40 overall. 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