Reports: Pelicans to sign EuroLeague's Melli

Nicolo Melli, a forward/center in the EuroLeague, will sign a two-year free-agent contract with the New Orleans Pelicans, according to multiple reports. No terms have been released.

Melli, a native of Italy, played in his home country and Germany before spending the past two seasons with Fenerbahce in the Turkish League. Now 28, Melli turned pro in 2007 at age 16. The 6-foot-9, 235-pound player has rejected previous NBA offers.

In New Orleans, he'll join a team to be built around No. 1 draft pick Zion Williamson. In his two seasons in Turkey, he played in 72 regular-season games, averaging 8.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.