Strengths

• Very good rebounder

• Very very very strong human being

• Great touch around the rim

• Very good finisher

• Very good post scorer

• Efficient scorer

• Great passer at his position

• Good court vision

• Has potential as a shooter

• Smart defender

• Good team defender

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• Not the best interior defender

• Jumper is not consistent yet

Conclusion

• Derik Queen has been one of the best freshman in college basketball this year. He has been consistently productive, and he has displayed a lot of upside as a player overall. His style of play may not be as appealing to the eye as other prospects, but he does a lot of little things that will provide a lot of value in the long runs. He is a very low risk, high reward kind of prospect who is bound to surprise people if he keeps getting mocked as low as he is.

Shades of — Alperen Sengun, WCJ, Al Horford

Queen is long and athletic and rebounds well. He is a fantastic passer. He is nimble in the post. His defense is solid. Doesn't stretch the floor well. Definitely has high, high upside.

NBA Comp: Alperen Sengun

Prospect Tier: 5

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Tier 2: All-Star talent+elite role players

Draft Range: 3-9

Pro Comparisons: Wendell Carter Jr

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I was very into Wendell Carter Jr. coming into the league. Queen feels like a comparable talent. Great touch.

Centers are a rare breed this year, and this could be very beneficial for Queen.

Interesting player. Very productive but lacks ideal NBA athleticism. Doesn't project as a shot blocker but does have decent hands defensively. Doesn't have the footspeed to play defense near the perimeter but also not being a shotblocker makes it tough to predict how he'll look on defense.

On the positive side he has really nice touch around the basket, and uses his feel and footwork to finish at a high % in the paint. Good rebounder. Strugged a bit against Washington and Syracuse but has otherwise played well against good opponents (26/12 vs Purdue, 24/7 vs Marquette, 22/11/5 vs Villanova).

Improved 3 point shooting throughout the season (or at the combine) would probably bump his stock up 3-5 spots.

Outlook: I see a strong 6th man right now. It's hard to trust non-shot blocking bigs full time unless they're dominant offensively. I could see Queen coming in an feating on second units, being a double digit scorer off the bench. If he works on his body and 3PT shot I could see him being a solid starter.