Magic's Trevelin Queen: Puts up 25 points in expanded role
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Queen racked up 25 points (9-11 FG, 5-6 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, four assists and three steals across 30 minutes Friday in the Magic's 129-115 win over the Pacers.
With the Magic holding out four key rotation players in Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (knee), Wendell Carter (hip), Franz Wagner (knee) and Paolo Banchero (ankle) along with Jalen Suggs (knee) and Moritz Wagner (knee) being shut down with season-ending injuries, Queen benefited from a greater opportunity than usual. The 28-year-old had been largely outside of the rotation since the All-Star break, but he shined as a featured option Friday in the Orlando backcourt, finishing with season highs in points, three-pointers and rebounds. The two-way player was active Friday for the 50th time this season at the NBA level, so he won't be eligible to play in Sunday's regular-season finale versus the Hawks unless Orlando upgrades him to a standard deal.
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Magic's Trevelin Queen: Available Tuesday
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Queen (ankle) is listed as available for Tuesday's game against Charlotte.
Queen will return to action after a two-game absence due to a sprained left ankle. However, the two-way combo guard was held out of the club's previous three games due to a coach's decision, meaning he's not guaranteed a role in the club's rotation during his return.
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Magic's Trevelin Queen: Questionable for Tuesday
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Queen (ankle) is listed as questionable for Tuesday's game against the Hornets.
Queen was held out of Monday's matchup with the Lakers due to a left ankle sprain, but he'll have a chance to appear in the second half of his team's back-to-back. Orlando should have a better idea of his availability closer to tipoff.
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Magic's Trevelin Queen: Out with ankle sprain
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Queen is out for Monday's game against the Lakers due to a sprained left ankle, Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Queen will miss a second straight game Monday, with his next chance to return arriving Tuesday against Charlotte. Considering Queen has logged a mere 13 minutes across two appearances in the month of March, his absence is unlikely to have a major impact on Orlando's rotation against Los Angeles.
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Magic's Trevelin Queen: Uncertain to play Monday
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Queen (ankle) is listed as questionable for Monday's game against the Lakers.
Queen is in jeopardy of missing his second straight game due to a sprained left ankle. The 28-year-old combo guard was held out of Sunday's practice, per Mason Williams of SI.com, which bodes poorly for his potential return. Queen didn't play in three consecutive outings due to a coach's decision before missing Friday's win over the Wizards due to the ankle injury, so his potential absence shouldn't cause any major waves in the rotation.
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Magic's Trevelin Queen: Ruled out Friday
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Queen (ankle) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Wizards, Josh Robbins of The Athletic reports.
Despite having not appeared on the injury report and not playing in any of the Magic's previous three games, Queen was listed as questionable heading into Friday due to a left ankle sprain, which he may have sustained in a recent practice. The injury will keep him off the court Friday, but Queen's absence shouldn't affect the Magic rotation.
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Magic's Trevelin Queen: Deemed questionable for Friday
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Queen is listed as questionable for Friday's game versus the Wizards due to a left ankle sprain.
Despite being available for the Magic's previous three games, Queen hasn't seen any minutes, so it's unclear when he may have sustained the injury. In any case, Queen's potential absence Friday shouldn't affect the team's rotation.
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Magic's Trevelin Queen: Fails to score in win
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Queen notched no counting stats across zero minutes during Saturday's 121-113 win over Detroit.
Queen didn't trouble the scorers, barely seeing the floor as his role continued to reduce. The Magic are starting to get healthy bodies back on the floor, making Queen more and more of a non-factor. A late-game knee injury to Jalen Suggs could present Queen with a small window of opportunity, albeit one so small that it is unlikely to yield significant playing time or production.
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Magic's Trevelin Queen: Shows fast hands off bench
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Queen finished with 13 points (5-11 FG, 3-6 3Pt), two rebounds, three assists and four steals across 28 minutes off the bench during Wednesday's 122-93 loss to Milwaukee.
The four steals tied Queen's career high, a mark he set as a rookie in 2021-22 with the Rockets. The 27-year-old has taken on a significant role in the Magic's injury-ravaged backcourt over the last few weeks, playing 20-plus minutes in seven of his last 11 appearances dating back to Dec. 23 while averaging 6.4 points, 2.1 assists, 2.0 boards, 1.3 steals and 1.2 threes in 20.5 minutes a contest.
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Magic's Trevelin Queen: Expected to play Friday
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Queen (illness) is listed as probable for Friday's game versus the Raptors.
Queen will likely return to action Friday after sitting out Wednesday's contest due to an illness. With Gary Harris (hamstring) out, Queen could be in store for increased playing time.
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Magic's Trevelin Queen: Out with illness Wednesday
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Queen (illness) is out for Wednesday's game against the Pistons.
Queen was a late addition to Orlando's injury report due to an illness, and he won't be able to go Wednesday. His next chance to suit up comes during Friday's matchup against the Raptors. Queen's absence is unlikely to impact fantasy basketball very much, although Cole Anthony will be an option for the Magic to pick up a few more minutes off the bench against Detroit.
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Magic's Trevelin Queen: Returning to bench
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Queen isn't in the starting five for Friday's game versus the Knicks.
Queen will be replaced by Anthony Black in the starting lineup Friday. Queen is averaging 2.5 points in 6.3 minutes across his previous four appearances coming off the bench this season.
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Magic's Trevelin Queen: Plays well again in second start
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Queen closed Thursday's 89-88 loss to the Heat with eight points (4-8 FG, 0-3 3Pt), three rebounds, two assists and three steals over 37 minutes.
Queen has found his way into the starting five across the past two games as Orlando continues to deal with injuries to key players, including a recent ACL tear to Moritz Wagner. Queen is benefitting from some hot shooting over the past three games (57.1 FG%), but he's added enough across the stat sheet to keep an eye on even when his efficiency normalizes.
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Magic's Trevelin Queen: Strong showing in starting lineup
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Queen supplied 17 points (5-9 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 4-4 FT), one rebound, three assists, one block and three steals over 34 minutes during Monday's 108-104 win over the Celtics.
Queen got the first starting nod of his career Monday, providing a spark offensively while also swiping a team-high steals total in a two-way showcase. Queen set season-high marks in nearly every statistical category Monday.
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Magic's Trevelin Queen: Making first career start
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Queen is part of the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Celtics.
Queen played a season-high 18 minutes in Saturday's comeback victory over Miami and delivered seven points with four combined steals-plus-blocks. His performance was good enough to prompt Orlando to place him in the starting lineup against Boston.
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Magic's Trevelin Queen: Returns to tearing up G League
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Queen boomed for 30 points (10-17 FG, 5-8 3Pt, 3-3 FT), six rebounds, five assists and three steals in 32 minutes during Wednesday's 120-104 win over the Charge.
Queen rejoined partner Mac McClung (22 points) to fuel Osceola's offense. Queen averaged 3.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists on 40.0 percent shooting across 10 games with Orlando in January, but his combination of size and shooting makes him tough to stop at the G League level.
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Magic's Trevelin Queen: Solid contributions in loss
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Queen ended Tuesday's 113-92 loss to Minnesota with 11 points (3-9 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), three rebounds, three assists and one steal across 28 minutes.
Queen recorded a season-high 11 points during Tuesday's loss to the Timberwolves. With Gary Harris (calf) and Franz Wagner (ankle) out, the two-way guard has seen extended playing time, averaging 5.8 points, 2.8 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 25.8 minutes across his last four appearances.
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Magic's Trevelin Queen: Contract converted to two-way
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The Magic converted Queen's Exhibit 10 deal to a two-way contract Saturday, Philip Rossman-Reich of OrlandoMagicDaily.com reports.
Queen spent the preseason with Orlando and now will stay with the team for the remainder of the season. In 2023-24, he will split time between the Magic in the NBA and the Osceola Magic of the G League.
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Magic's Trevelin Queen: Headed to Orlando
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Queen signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Magic on Friday, Chris Haynes of Turner Sports reports.
Queen was waived by the Pacers in March of 2023 following an in-season suspension for threatening violence against an official but will receive another shot at making an NBA roster. Though Queen has only played 17 games at the NBA level, he's been a highly productive G League player and even earned G-League MVP honors in 2022. Despite Orlando's impressive wing depth, Queen figures to compete for the team's third and final two-way roster spot.
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Trevelin Queen: Let go following suspension
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Queen was waived by the Pacers on Wednesday.
Queen has been an excellent player for the G League's Fort Wayne Mad Ants this year, but he was suspended for the team's first playoff game, which they lost, for threatening violence against an official and has been let go following the conclusion of his suspension, per Scott Agness of FieldhouseFiles.com. The undrafted product out of New Mexico State has appeared in just 17 NBA games over the past two seasons, but he's averaged at least 20 points, five rebounds and four assists in each of the last two G League campaigns.
