New Orleans Pelicans Call Out Bill Simmons After Derik Queen Trade Comments originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Joe Dumars was given the reins to the Pelicans franchise in April and just three months in, things are off to a dubious start ...

Bill Simmons blasted the New Orleans Pelicans' widely panned draft-night trade with the Atlanta Hawks that netted them Derik ...

Shams Charania defends Pelicans’ trade with Hawks for Derik Queen after Bill Simmons calls it one of the decade’s worst moves ...

On Tuesday, executive vice president of basketball operations Joe Dumars and his staff took a big swing, trading CJ McCollum, ...

The New Orleans Pelicans' front office is getting panned left and right after its much maligned draft-day trade for Derik ...

The New Orleans Pelicans moved up in the 2025 NBA draft to select Derik Queen, a power forward out of Maryland. The Pelicans acquired the No. 13 pick from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for the No. 23 ...

The Pelicans Twitter account fired shots at Bill Simmons for calling their trade for Derik Queen one of the worst of this ...

Pelicans Subtly Fire Back at Bill Simmons for Bashing Derik Queen Trade The Pelicans didn't take too kindly to Bill Simmons' criticism about their trade for Derik Queen. Karl Rasmussen | Jun 26, 2025 ...

After the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft, many questions about the New Orleans Pelicans' draft strategy emerged from fans and the media. With the 7th pick, t ...

However, it's a move that the New Orleans Pelicans made that left The Ringer's Bill Simmons bewildered, calling it was "one of the dumbest trades of the decade." In short, the Pelicans traded up ...