Well-known reporter: The Thunder will trade with the Trail Blazers and use the No. 11 draw to win the Maryland freshman inside

According to Brett Siegel, a reporter from Yahoo Sports, the Oklahoma City Thunder may trade before the next NBA draft to enhance the team's frontcourt competitiveness.

Siegel said: I think the Thunder may be busy with various trades on or before draft day. The Thunder's young players' lineup is almost in excess. With the already deep lineup, adding two young players does not seem to be of much benefit to the team. So I predict that the Thunder will trade with the Portland Trail Blazers this year's No. 15 draw, the 24th draw, and the 26-year first-round draft pick from the Philadelphia 76ers (protected in the top four picks) and Ousmane Dieng and get the Portland Trail Blazers this year's No. 11 draw. With this draft pick, I think the Thunder would choose freshman center Derek Queen from the University of Maryland.

Queen was born in December 2004 and is a very skilled inside player. According to data from the previous joint trial physical test, Quinn's bare foot is 206.4cm tall, her wingspan is 214.6cm, her standing height is 278.1cm, and her weight is 112.4kg. In the NCAA game this season, Quinn made a total of 36 appearances for the University of Maryland, averaging 30.4 minutes per game, averaging 16.5 points, 9 rebounds (2.3 frontcourt rebounds), 1.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks, and 2.4 turnovers and 2.1 fouls. He shot 52.6% from the field (5.8/11.1), 20% from three-pointers (0.2/1), and 76.6% from free throws (4.6/6.1). Quinn's performance has also been widely recognized. He was shortlisted for the Big Ten League All-Squad and the Big Ten League All-Rookie Team of 2025 and was selected as the Big Ten League Best Rookie of 2025, which is also the biggest recognition of his series of outstanding performances.

Queen's overall performance this season is actually quite good. He has shown comprehensive personal abilities. He has excellent scoring ability at the basket and low-post offensive skills. His performance in passing and supporting is also quite outstanding. He can also provide some rebound protection support on the defensive end. But the problem is that Quinn's data in the physical test stage is really bad. Every dynamic data of his is almost at the bottom, which will also make everyone very worried about his performance on the defensive end and his future development. Quinn's draft market also showed some decline after the joint trial. Judging from the current situation, it is a question whether he can stabilize the lottery zone. Then the question is, the Thunder paid a considerable price to trade upwards, just to get a player who had the opportunity to choose with the No. 15 pick. Isn't it a bit of a loss?