Lets separate Queen, the player, from the Trade

I think most of us agree on the trade that the piling on is warranted. It happened, it is what it is, we can scream into the wind (and I have been) as much as we want, but its not going to change direction.

So let's talk about Derik Queen.

I've seen some kind of ridiculous, not factual, emotional stuff about him last night.

Dumars referred to him as a foundational player. So why does he feel that way?

He is an incredibly unique player, and in many ways a truly interesting Big for the modern game.

-Great Rebounder, a magnet for the ball
-Extremely good handles and moves for the position
-A connector on offense that also finishes in a multitude of crafty ways
-On defense, he is actually good at switching

He's honestly a very good player.

Yes, he is a bit of a tweener but he does have great size he uses to his advantage, and there are some conditioning concerns despite him playing hard. He is not a good one on one defender at all, to say the least.

But man, I DO like the player and think he could be fun. (This is disregarding the trade, obviously)