Cheick Diallo, one of the Pelicans’ biggest energy providers off the bench last season, likely won’t be returning to New Orleans.
The franchise is declining Diallo’s qualifying offer of $1.9 million, making the 22-year-old power forward an unrestricted free agent heading into free agency next week, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. A league source confirmed the report.
The 33rd-overall pick from the 2016 NBA draft has played all three of his NBA seasons in New Orleans and is coming off his most productive year yet, averaging 14 minutes per game in 64 contests with 5.2 rebounds and 6.0 points per game. Diallo was also a 74.6 percent free throw shooter.
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