JULY 5: Queen’s deal is done, according to the NBA’s official transaction log.
JULY 4: The Magic will bring back free agent guard Trevelin Queen on a two-way contract, league sources tell Chris Haynes of TNT and Bleacher Report (Twitter link).
Queen, 27, has spent much of his time in the G League since going undrafted out of New Mexico State in 2020, though he has also had stints with Houston, Indiana, and Orlando at the NBA level. He appeared in 14 NBA games while on a two-way deal with the Magic in 2023/24, averaging 2.9 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in 11.8 minutes per night.
Although he’s been buried on NBA depth charts, Queen has been a star in the G League in recent years. He won both the regular season and Finals MVP awards in 2022 and made the All-NBAGL Second Team in 2024 in addition to earning MVP honors in this year’s G League Next Up Game at All-Star weekend. In 35 total games for the Osceola Magic this past season, he put up 23.2 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 5.0 APG, and 2.4 SPG with a .493/.313/.816 shooting line.
Queen received a two-way qualifying offer from the Magic last week to make him a restricted free agent, so in all likelihood, he’ll simply accept that offer.
Orlando will still have a pair of two-way open slots after officially signing Queen. Admiral Schofield and Kevon Harris were their other two-way players last season, but Schofield signed a deal with a French team and Harris is an unrestricted free agent.
This dude may be the Trevelin Queen but LeBron is the Travelin King.
Good depth for them on the wing. This dude should have had more opportunity in the league a couple of years ago, with philly. Had him on my list for the Heat, before they got Burks