{"id":728202,"date":"2017-08-18T04:44:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T08:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=728202"},"modified":"2017-08-18T04:44:22","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T08:44:22","slug":"pelican-player-profile-cheick-diallo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/pelican-player-profile-cheick-diallo\/","title":{"rendered":"PELICAN PLAYER PROFILE: CHEICK DIALLO"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pelican\u2019s Eye View is featuring a player a day on \u00a0the Pelican Player Profile. This series is introducing Pelicans or general basketball fans to the teams 2017 players & staff overall.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Pelican Player Profile discusses player history, stats & current projections for the upcoming season while granting a familiarity with the pro.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s tonight\u2019s PPP: CHEICK DIALLO (#13) Height: 6-9 Weight: 230 lbs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cheick Diallo (20) is a 2nd year pro forward from Mali, Africa who was drafted by The Los Angeles Clippers in the 2nd round (pick 33 overall) then traded to New Orleans\u00a0for David Michineau and Diamond Stone.\u00a0Diallo averaged 5.1 ppg 4.3 rebs 12 mpg in 17 contests for The Pells during the 2016-17 season.<\/p>\n

The Pell’s never let Diallo rest as they shipped him to develop in the NBA D-League for much of the 2016-2017 campaign.<\/p>\n

With stops at: 1.) Greensboro Swarm in 15 games averaged 17.1 ppg 10.5 rebs & 31.5 mpg<\/p>\n

2.) Long Island Nets in 2 games averaged 12.0 ppg 4.5 rebs & 17 mpg<\/p>\n

3.) Austin Spurs in 9 games averaged 12.3 ppg 4.3 rebs & 22.7 mpg<\/p>\n

This past summer league 2017 \u00a0Cheick averaged 18.6 ppg 9.8 rebs in 5 games for the Pells as he continues to show improvement. The former Kansas Jay-hawk didn’t have much of a collegiate career after dealing with eligibility issues, finishing with averages of 3.0 ppg 2.5 rebs in 27 games.<\/p>\n

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DES MOINES, IA – MARCH 17: Cheick Diallo #13 of the Kansas Jayhawks dunks in the second half against the Austin Peay Governors during the first round of the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena on March 17, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The fact is Cheik Diallo started playing basketball at 13 years of age & he is the younger of 5 siblings.<\/p>\n

Diallo was a top recruit out of Our Savior New Americans High School in Center Reach, NY who went on the gain honors like: McDonalds All-American MVP (2015), Jordan Brand MVP (2015), Parade All-American(2015) just to name a few.<\/p>\n

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CHICAGO, IL – APRIL 01: Cheick Diallo #13 of the East team hold the VP trophy after the 2015 McDonalds’s All American Game at the United Center on April 1, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. The East defeated the West 111-91. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The outlook on Cheick is very bright if he continues to develop, remain healthy & take full advantage of the fact he is the top power forward off the bench. The past season was an adventure for Diallo as he could not gain minutes off the bench with Dante Cunningham there. I often felt that The Pelicans staff didn’t see his potential until later in the year but never the less they see it NOW as they haven’t signed any competition for the young forward.<\/p>\n

It should be mentioned that Diallo has a 7’4 wingspan, 9’1 standing reach & brings shot blocking, floor running with the ability to finish around the hoop. He has the type of high energy presence that this teams needs & I’m looking forward to \u00a0seeing him thrive in a Pelicans uni.<\/p>\n[protected-iframe id=”f64ea18d973c75d98fc89fe0dc6f18bc-114320562-124441381″ info=”https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/h4w6s-6f3648?from=site&vjs=1&skin=1&fonts=Helvetica&auto=0&download=0″ width=”100%” height=”315″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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