In an NBA that desires big men who can do some or all of protect the rim, stretch the floor, and serve as a constant lob threat, Derik Queen doesn't exactly fit the mold of what teams are ...

It's not a question of if Maryland freshman Derik Queen enters the 2025 NBA Draft, it's the question of when he's selected. Queen had turned a corner and is playing his best basketball of the season.

After going scoreless in the first 16:50 of action, Derik Queen dropped 18 points in the next 23:10 while making incredible plays that proved too much to handle for Iowa.

Everyone watching Derik Queen go off for 29 points, 15 rebounds and five assists with 50 NBA scouts in the building had to be sharing the same thought. Everyone watching Derik Queen go off for 29 ...