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In a move that had become expected over recent weeks, former college star center Hunter Dickinson has signed his two-way deal to return to the New Orleans Pelicans, per Kansas Jayhawks insider Mike Vernon (and then confirmed by Dickinson).
Dickinson was an undrafted free agent pick-up from the Kansas Jayhawks last season. He spent his entire rookie season between the NBA roster and the Birmingham (now Laketown) Squadron.
The 25-year-old posted 2.4 points and 1.0 rebounds on 35.7% from the field and a perfect 100% from the charity stripe per game over five appearances last season. It's such a small sample size that it's not really work gathering anything from.
In the last game of the season, he logged 21 minutes against the Minnesota Timberwolves bench. He scored six points with four rebounds, two assists and a steal on 3-for-8 from the field. Two of those misses were threes.
Dickinson was an inconsistent shooter in college, though solid for his size. It makes sense that he would try to show it in games, as it's a bonus that he could have on his side. He'll need to showcase skills like that to elevate fully to the next level.
The weaknesses in his game that everyone expected to be issues in the NBA are likely what's keeping him off the court more. The Pelicans front court is already a defensive liability and that's what all of the Dickinson scouting reports pointed out.
Dickinson was a two-time All-American, two-time All-Big 12 player, three-time All-Big Ten and more in college with the Michigan Wolverines and Kansas Jayhawks. He averaged 17.4 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game on 55.5/33.9/72.9 shooting splits over his five-year career. His skillset always seemed more tailored towards the college game, but now he's been able to stick around in the NBA for two seasons.
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Dickinson was an undrafted free agent pick-up from the Kansas Jayhawks last season. He spent his entire rookie season between the NBA roster and the Birmingham (now Laketown) Squadron.
The 25-year-old posted 2.4 points and 1.0 rebounds on 35.7% from the field and a perfect 100% from the charity stripe per game over five appearances last season. It's such a small sample size that it's not really work gathering anything from.
In the last game of the season, he logged 21 minutes against the Minnesota Timberwolves bench. He scored six points with four rebounds, two assists and a steal on 3-for-8 from the field. Two of those misses were threes.
Dickinson was an inconsistent shooter in college, though solid for his size. It makes sense that he would try to show it in games, as it's a bonus that he could have on his side. He'll need to showcase skills like that to elevate fully to the next level.
The weaknesses in his game that everyone expected to be issues in the NBA are likely what's keeping him off the court more. The Pelicans front court is already a defensive liability and that's what all of the Dickinson scouting reports pointed out.
Dickinson was a two-time All-American, two-time All-Big 12 player, three-time All-Big Ten and more in college with the Michigan Wolverines and Kansas Jayhawks. He averaged 17.4 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game on 55.5/33.9/72.9 shooting splits over his five-year career. His skillset always seemed more tailored towards the college game, but now he's been able to stick around in the NBA for two seasons.
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