According to the New Orleans Pelicans official press release from earlier this afternoon, the team has decided to assign rookie forward Cheick Diallo to the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA Developmental League, as allowed by the flexible assignment system. Because New Orleans has no D-League team of its own, the Pelicans’ front office instead has opted all season long to put Diallo on the D-League team closest to where the Pelicans will be during road trips, and keeping him with the team during homestands.
The Pelicans play tomorrow night in Toronto, Wednesday night in Detroit, and Saturday night in Washington before returning home to play the Pelicans on Monday.