Dyson Daniels is a long way from home, so he'll get a bit of a reprieve when it comes to his culinary choices.
But that didn't stop the Australian from making waves in New Orleans when it came to light that the No. 8 overall pick's first meal in New Orleans was at ... Chipotle.
We know because his mother, Brigitta, shared a photo of the pair during the meal, and the rookie took to Twitter to ask for some dining suggestions after seeing the reaction.
Daniels has since found culinary guidance in the form of phone conversations with veteran CJ McCollum, who despite only having been a New Orleans resident for about 6 months had quite the list to share.
“It was crazy, this guy sent me a thing and I was scrolling for like a good minute," Daniels said. "Yea, he sent me a lot of restaurants. So yea, I’m set now.”
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The Pelicans officially introduced Daniels and second-round selection EJ Liddell on Thursday, a pair of defense-first wings that will fit right in under head coach Willie Green and alongside fellow long-armed, heavy-effort players who helped the Pelicans to a thrilling playoff berth a year ago.
"I think there’s so many roles I can play on a team, and obviously the Pelicans are a great place, great staff, great coaching staff," he said. "So there’s no better place to be than here right now.”