The Pelicans acquired Queen in a draft-night deal with the Atlanta Hawks, who received No. 23 pick Asa Newell and an unprotected 2026 first-rounder in return. Derik Queen’s draft night schedule: 1. Get drafted 2. Update @LinkedIn 😂 pic.twitter.com/I2nag3eck8

Derik Queen has been busy lately, especially after the New Orleans Pelicans selected him with the No. 13 overall pick in the NBA draft on Wednesday evening. But Queen also made sure to make time to update his LinkedIn profile and notify people that he's officially a member of the Pels.

Derik Queen was selected 13th overall by Atlanta before reportedly being traded to New Orleans. Atlanta continued to make offseason moves, this time with a Draft-night trade agreement that sends 13th overall pick Derik Queen to the Pelicans, per Shams Charania of ESPN.