Pelicans’ Derik Queen puts up crazy numbers only done in recent NBA history by LeBron James, Nikola Jokic originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Derik Queen may have cost the New Orleans Pelicans a fortune in draft capital to acquire.But he’s had a few nights in his rookie season that make you wonder if it somehow may have been worth it.The latest example came Monday evening, when Queen had an absurd triple-double.The final stats for Queen against the San Antonio Spurs:33 points10 rebounds10 assists4 blocksMORE: Jalen Hurts made the worst play in fantasy football historyAccording to StatMuse, only two other NBA players have recorded those numbers in a single game since 2000.That duo? Nikola Jokic and LeBron James.Derik Queen vs San Antonio:33 PTS10 REB10 AST4 BLKJoins Jokic and LeBron as the only players with those numbers in a game since 2000. pic.twitter.com/tYpfSxCglF— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 9, 2025MORE:How the Buffalo Bills at home in the snow in December are an unbreakable streakThat’s astounding company.Queen isn’t a perfect player, but he’s capable of so many different things on a basketball court.He showed in his one-and-done season at Maryland that, if things go the right way, Queen could be an NBA star.Right now, even as a rookie, Queen is looking like he’ll be a star, maybe sooner rather than later.More news:Texas Tech commit breaks 72-year old TX HS football rushing recordThe Raiders with one of the worst bad beats you’ll ever seeChet Holmgren shows the proper respect to Red PandaNotre Dame rushed for more yards in the SEC title game than AlabamaCommanders pulled an RG3 on Jayden DanielsThe only 2 kickers as bad this season as Harrison Butker have been released