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Well-liked at Kansas, next step for Cheick Diallo is adding experience, polish to game

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Don’t know a whole lot yet about 19-year-old New Orleans rookie Cheick Diallo? That puts you in similar company with Kansas Jayhawks fans, who only saw glimpses of the 6-foot-9 forward during his one season on campus. To gain more insight into Diallo’s background and traits on and off the court, we caught up with Matt Tait, KUsports.com editor at the Lawrence Journal-World in Lawrence, Kansas. In this Q&A with Pelicans.com, Tait explains why Diallo received such limited playing time and provides extensive insight into the type of player and person New Orleans acquired in the second round on draft night.