Derik Queen entered the season with a lot more pressure than a No. 13 pick should, and that was because of the way that the New Orleans Pelicans got him. They traded up from No. 23 to No. 13, sending the Hawks their 2026 first-round pick to do so. New Orleans is 2-12, last in the West, so Atlanta will get a high lottery pick. The Pelicans can't undo that trade (if only), but there is something they can do to try to make it sting a little less.
Pelicans can take mountain of pressure off Derik Queen with logical trade
