The New Orleans Pelicans drew major attention during this year’s NBA Draft after trading away their own future first-round pick to land Derik Queen. On Monday night, the rookie showed exactly why the franchise took that bold risk. Despite the Pelicans suffering a narrow 132–135 loss vs. the San Antonio Spurs, Queen delivered a historic triple-double performance that stood out as the highlight of the night.

On the Spurs’ side, Stephon Castle impressed in his first game back after missing nine games with a hip injury. San Antonio’s victory pushed their record to 16–7. On the other hand, New Orleans slipped further to 3–22 after dropping nine of their last ten contests.

Queen closed the night with a career-best showing of 33 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and a personal-high four blocked

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