Two rookies, and former high school teammates, stood on the court at American Airlines Center late Wednesday night and swapped jerseys.

One of the rookies was the sure thing.

The other one, folks weren’t so sure about at all. Especially considering what it cost to get him.

Cooper Flagg, the Dallas Mavericks forward drafted with the No. 1 overall pick, is the prodigy nobody ever doubted.

Derik Queen, the New Orleans Pelicans forward and main character in one of the most talked about draft night trades in recent history, is showing that you probably shouldn’t have doubted him, either.

Queen left Dallas on Wednesday with Flagg’s jersey. More importantly, Queen left with a victory. It was Queen’s second victory in two nights. The Pelicans wouldn’t have gotten either one of them without Qu

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