New Orleans Pelicans rookie Derik Queen underwent surgery on Friday to repair a torn scapholunate ligament in his left wrist, the team announced.
Queen, the 13th overall selection by the Pelicans in last month’s NBA draft, was injured during Tuesday’s Summer League game against the Portland Trail Blazers. He will be reevaluated in 12 weeks, which will fall toward the end of training camp and after the team returns home from Australia.
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The 2025-26 NBA season begins on Oct. 21.
Queen finishes Summer League play with an average of 14 points, 11 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 27.1 minutes over three games. One part of his game to clean up when he’s back on the court is turnovers as he leads all players with 5.7 per game.
The Pelicans are 0-4 and wrap up their schedule Friday against the Indiana Pacers.
