Getty Derik Queen #22 of the New Orleans Pelicans poses for a portrait during the 2025 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot at UNLV on July 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Experts have said the New Orleans Pelicans made a mistake trading away an unprotected draft pick next year to move up and get Derik Queen . Kendrick Perkins is going against the consensus feeling of what the Pelicans did. Perkins appeared on a July 30 episode of the Road Trippin podcast. He said it was a