The Pelicans signed the big insider with a two-way contract. Their inside reserves suddenly became very abundant?

According to ESPN authoritative reporter Shams Charania, the New Orleans Pelicans have reached an agreement with Hunter Dickinson, a big five inside player who previously played for the University of Kansas. Dickinson received a two-way contract from the Pelicans.

Dickinson was born in November 2000 and is 24 years old, 218cm tall and weighs 120kg. He is a tall and very comprehensive inside player. In the NCAA game this season, Dickinson made a total of 34 appearances for the University of Kansas, averaging 30.2 minutes per game, with averaging 17.4 points, 10 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1 steal and 1.3 blocks, including 2.8 frontcourt rebounds, 2.2 turnovers and 2.2 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 52.6%, a three-point shooting percentage of 27.6%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 74.8%. Dickinson's performance is still worthy of recognition. He was shortlisted for the third team of the All-American All-American this season selected by some media. He was also shortlisted for the First Team of the Big 12 League for two consecutive years, which also shows that his overall performance is very good.

From the perspective of characteristics, Dickinson is an inside player with good scoring skills and rich offensive methods. His scoring ability, finishing ability and low-post offensive skills are all very good. He can also create considerable threats in the opponent's interior, and he also has relatively stable outside shooting ability. In addition, he can also provide certain support to the team in terms of passing and supporting balls. Dickinson's role in competing for rebounds in front and back court is also quite obvious, and he also has certain ability to protect the basket. However, Dickinson's movement speed and athletic ability are not ideal. When encountering fast players, he will also encounter great trouble, and he is easily targeted by his opponents. Not only that, Dickinson is really too old. By the time the NBA regular season starts next season, he is already 25 years old, and his future development space is also limited.

Pelicans first got the 13th first round pick from the Atlanta Hawks through upward trade in this year's NBA Draft, and then they used this lottery to select Derik Queen, a freshman inside player who had previously played for the University of Maryland. After the draft, they signed Dickinson with a two-way contract. It seems that the team really hopes to further improve in the inside position. The Pelicans are short of people in the interior position this season, which directly affects the team's competitiveness. Maybe in the new season, the situation will change completely? I don’t know if Dickinson, a big inside player with very distinct characteristics, can get more opportunities to perform next season.