The Pelicans are signing former Michigan and Kansas center Hunter Dickinson to a two-way contract, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports (Twitter link).
The two-time consensus AP All-American holds career averages of 17.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 0.7 steals and 1.5 blocks while shooting 55.5% from the field. He played his first three college seasons with the Wolverines before playing with the Jayhawks each of the past two years.
Dickinson makes sense for the Pelicans, as key decision-maker Troy Weaver continues to add players from the DMV area. Just this week, New Orleans added Dickinson (from Virginia), Saddiq Bey (Maryland) and Derik Queen (Maryland).
Lester Quinones remains under contract on a two-way deal for New Orleans. He isn’t guaranteed to hold that spot, but if he does, the Pelicans will have one more two-way contract spot to offer after Dickinson’s deal is completed.