It’s only right that friends and family of Baltimore native Derik Queen gathered Wednesday night for the NBA draft over bushels of crabs.

Derik Queen has been busy lately, especially after the New Orleans Pelicans selected him with the No. 13 overall pick in the NBA draft on Wednesday evening. But Queen also made sure to make time to update his LinkedIn profile and notify people that he's officially a member of the Pels.

Some players' first instinct upon being drafted is to cry, scream, smile, or even pick up the commissioner of the league. Derik Queen's, however, was different. After being selected with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks and later traded to New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night,