New Orleans rookie Cheick Diallo has something to prove, but there are skeptics everywhere. Count Pelicans teammate Quincy Pondexter among them.
“I don’t think it’s going to happen this year – we can forget that,” a smiling Pondexter said of the 20-year-old Diallo’s goal to be able to legally drive in Louisiana. “I’m pretty sure he doesn’t have any idea of what a (driver’s) license is. He’s not getting a license.”
“Quincy said that?” an incredulous Diallo asked, when told of Pondexter’s utter lack of confidence (in fairness, Pondexter was far from the only doubter on the roster).