Former KU center Dickinson will be playing NBA Summer League basketball in Vegas
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- Dickinson will play for the Pelicans' summer league team in Las Vegas July 9-19.
- The Pelicans tendered a two-way qualifying offer, making him a restricted free agent.
- In Birmingham he averaged 18.0 points and 10.8 rebounds.
Former Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball center Hunter Dickinson has been tendered a two-way qualifying offer by the New Orleans Pelicans, making him a restricted free agent for the summer, he confirmed to The Star on Saturday night.
The 7-foot-2, 260-pound native of Alexandria, Virginia averaged 17.4 points and 10.0 rebounds per game in his second and final season at KU (2024-25).
Dickinson, 25, revealed Saturday that he’ll be playing for the Pelicans’ summer league team July 9-19 in Las Vegas.
With Dickinson a restricted free agent, the Pelicans can match any offer made to the big man, who will be joined on the team’s summer league roster by former KU guard Melvin Council Jr., who has signed an Exhibit 10 deal with New Orleans. Council was not selected in the two-round 2026 NBA Draft.
Dickinson was not selected in the 2025 NBA Draft. As a free agent under a one-year two-way contract, he played in five games for the Pelicans last season, averaging 2.4 points. His best outing was a six-point, four-rebound effort in a loss to Minnesota on April 12.
Dickinson played in 33 games for the Pelicans’ G League team in Birmingham, Alabama last season. He averaged 18.0 points and 10.8 rebounds while starting all 33 contests and logging an average of 31.2 minutes. He hit 56.8% of his shots, making 50 of 128 three-point attempts (39.1%).
Dickinson on March 17 hit four 3s and scored a career-high 34 points on 13-of-20 shooting in Birmingham’s 122-106 victory over the Maine Celtics. He set the team’s single-season rebound mark with 27 while dishing seven assists, becoming the first Squadron player with a 30-point, 20-rebound game.
The Pelicans announced on March 30 their NBA G League affiliate will relocate to Kenner, Louisiana and rebrand as the Laketown Squadron this upcoming season.
This story was originally published June 28, 2026 at 6:00 AM with the headline "Former KU center Dickinson will be playing NBA Summer League basketball in Vegas."
