It might be an exaggeration to say Derik Queen's stock has slid, but there has been growing uncertainty about whether the former Maryland basketball star is still a surefire lottery pick.

Queen will be Maryland's first one-and-done NBA Draft selection since Diamond Stone (No. 40 overall, 2016). He should be its first lottery selection since Jalen Smith (No. 10 overall, 2020).

Dumars wasn’t hired to play by anyone else’s playbook or base his personnel decisions on draft prospects rankings on the ...