Current NBA status
Queen averaged 11.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 3.7 assists across 81 games. Exact Chrome #263 sales prove a usable market, but inexpensive Refractors and volatile numbered color keep the score at 5.3.
Top 25 Under 25 profile | Thin Thesis | 2025-26 rookie cards
New Orleans Pelicans
Queen takes the final opening after an 81-game season, an All-Rookie Second Team selection, and repeat Topps Chrome #263 sales. His passing and rebounding make the basketball case credible, but a crowded New Orleans frontcourt and the hobby's lower ceiling for centers keep him at the board floor.
BCI Collector Score
5.3
Thin Thesis

Current setup
Queen averaged 11.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 3.7 assists across 81 games. Exact Chrome #263 sales prove a usable market, but inexpensive Refractors and volatile numbered color keep the score at 5.3.
Collector targets
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Most liquid
2025-26 Topps Chrome Refractor Derik Queen Rookie #263
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Search target: 2025-26 Topps Chrome Refractor Derik Queen Rookie #263
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Budget target
2025-26 Topps Chrome Derik Queen Rookie #263
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Mid-tier target
2025-26 Topps Chrome True Gold Refractor Derik Queen Rookie #263 /50
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Search target: 2025-26 Topps Chrome True Gold Refractor Derik Queen Rookie #263 /50
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Grail target
2025-26 Topps Chrome True Red Refractor Derik Queen Rookie #263 /5
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Search target: 2025-26 Topps Chrome True Red Refractor Derik Queen Rookie #263 /5
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Score breakdown
Ceiling
6.8
Demand
5.9
Price
7.0
Ecosystem
6.5
Narrative
6.0
Supply
6.4
Trajectory
7.0
The weighted pillars produce 6.5. Class maturity, proof, price, supply, and exceptional ceiling credit produce the final 5.3 score.
-1.2
Class-maturity discount
-1.1
Demand-proof adjustment
-0.1
Price adjustment
0.0
Supply adjustment
0.0
Exceptional ceiling credit
0.0
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