NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans’ Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations/General Manager Dell Demps announced today that the team has recalled rookie forward Cheick Diallo from the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League.
Diallo, 6 feet 9, 220 pounds, has appeared in six games with Austin, averaging 14.3 points on .553 shooting, 6.7 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. Diallo recorded two 20-point games, one double-double and three games with four blocks.
Diallo was originally selected by the L.A. Clippers with the 33rd overall pick out of the University of Kansas in the 2016 NBA Draft.