Overview
- Reporting indicates the New Orleans Pelicans signed Malik Dia to a two-way contract, a move first reported by Shams Charania and carried in team coverage.
- The addition brings the training-camp roster to 21 players and fills all three of New Orleans' two-way slots alongside Hunter Dickinson and Jaron Pierre Jr.
- Dia went undrafted in 2026 after averaging 14.5 points and 5.7 rebounds in his final season at Ole Miss and averaged 10.0 points and 5.8 rebounds across five Summer League games in Las Vegas.
- Under two-way rules Dia can be active for up to 50 NBA games in a season and is not playoff-eligible unless the Pelicans convert his deal to a standard NBA contract.
- The signing increases the Pelicans' developmental depth while preserving roster flexibility ahead of the regular-season cutdown when teams must finalize 15 standard contracts plus three two-ways.