JULY 24, 3:24pm: The Cheatham signing is official, according to a team press release.
JUNE 21, 12:59am: The Pelicans are signing Arizona State forward Zylan Cheatham to a two-way contract, tweets Alex Kennedy of Hoops Hype, and will pick up a couple more undrafted free agents as well.
Aubrey Dawkins of Central Florida has agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link), and Javon Bess of St. Louis will sign with New Orleans as well, relays Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link).
Cheatham averaged 12.1 points and 10.3 rebounds per game in his first season with the Sun Devils after two years at San Diego State. ESPN’s Jonathan Givony lists him as the fifth-best available player after the draft.
Dawkins is best known for his outstanding performance against Duke and his new teammate, Zion Williamson, in the NCAA Tournament. Dawkins poured in 32 points as the Knights lost at the buzzer in the second round.
Bess is an older prospect at 23, but he is coming off a strong senior season with the Billikens, averaging 15.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
Also rumored to be on the Pelicans’ radar are:
Zachary Dewey and
Zeke Howe.
Pelicans working to create the trifecta of:
(Wait for It)
Dewey, Cheatham and Howe
First thing I thought of. It’s amazing how the comedy of the Three Stooges is still fairly topical even after almost a century. Just shows how far ahead of their time they were.
Like F troop? Fakowee Indians. “Where the Fakowee ?”
Hekawis is the name of the local Indian Tribe.
That’s probably a lot better.