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Miami Heat Sign 5-Year NBA Veteran

The Miami Heat have signed Cheick Diallo.

Ben Stinar

Miami Heat Sign 5-Year NBA Veteran
Miami Heat Sign 5-Year NBA Veteran /

Cheick Diallo most recently played in the NBA during the 2021-22 season when he was a member of the Detroit Pistons. 

That season, he averaged 3.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per contest while shooting 37.5% from the field in three games. 

This summer, Diallo was a free agent, and he has now signed a deal with the Miami Heat. 

Via The Heat on Wednesday: "OFFICIAL: The Miami HEAT have waived Jamaree Bouyea and Caleb Daniels and signed Jon Elmore and Cheick Diallo. Following those roster moves, the HEAT waived Elmore and signed RJ Hampton to a Two-Way Contract."

Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel also reported more details on Diallo's contract with the Heat.  

Via Winderman on Wednesday: "Diallo is an Exhibit 10 camp tryout contract. So Heat remain at NBA maximum of 21 for camp. Two-ways now are: Dru Smith, Jamal Cain and RJ Hampton."

Diallo was initially the 33rd pick in the 2016 NBA Draft out of Kansas.    

In addition to the Pistons, he has also played for the New Orleans Pelicans and Phoenix Suns over five seasons in the league. 

He has career averages of 5.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per contest while shooting 59.6% from the field in 183 regular season games (he also appeared in seven NBA playoff games during the 2017-18 season with New Orleans).  

As for the Heat, they are coming off a year where they were the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference but made the NBA Finals for the second time in the previous four seasons (they lost to the Denver Nuggets in five games).   

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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.

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