Cheick Diallo was squeezed out of New Orleans due to a numbers crunch, John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM tweets. The Pelicans didn’t want to lose the young power forward but they essentially had to choose between Jahlil Okafor and Diallo, according to Gambadoro. New Orleans got three players back in the Anthony Davis deal, added three first-rounders -- including top pick Zion Williamson -- and signed free agent guard JJ Redick. New Orleans did not make a qualifying offer to Diallo, which made him an unrestricted free agent. He signed a two-year contract with the Suns.

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