The Pelicans and free agent center DeAndre Jordan have reached an agreement on a one-year, minimum-salary contract, agent Jeff Schwartz tells Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The deal is official, per NBA.com’s transaction log. New Orleans had an open spot on its standard 15-man roster after waiving guard Jaden Springer on Thursday. Jordan, a three-time All-NBA center who … [Read more...] about Pelicans Sign DeAndre Jordan To One-Year Deal
Pelicans Waive Jaden Springer
The Pelicans have made a roster move just one game into the regular season, announcing today in a press release that they’ve waived Jaden Springer. Springer, a defensive-minded guard who made New Orleans’ opening night roster after coming to camp on a non-guaranteed Exhibit 9 deal, was active for Wednesday’s game, but didn’t see any action. He appeared in a pair of preseason … [Read more...] about Pelicans Waive Jaden Springer
Southwest Notes: Eason, Durant, Poole, Dumars, Johnson
After not reaching an agreement with the Rockets prior to Monday’s deadline for rookie scale extension, forward Tari Eason said on Tuesday that he still wants to be in Houston long-term, per Danielle Lerner of The Houston Chronicle (subscription required). “Of course,” he said. “I got drafted here. This is home. The brought me in. Since kind of day one, Houston’s been like home … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Eason, Durant, Poole, Dumars, Johnson
Injury Notes: Trail Blazers, Knicks, Heat, Pelicans
While he’s not sure who will be ready for Wednesday’s season opener against Minnesota, head coach Chauncey Billups said Toumani Camara (knee), Deni Avdija (back), Robert Williams (knee) and Matisse Thybulle (knee) were full participants in Monday’s practice, tweets Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden Report. Williams, who has been plagued by knee issues throughout his career, was … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Trail Blazers, Knicks, Heat, Pelicans
Ingram Discusses Leaving New Orleans, Joining Toronto
In an exclusive interview with Marc J. Spears of Andscape, forward Brandon Ingram talks about joining the Raptors and leaving the Pelicans. While the former All-Star has “a lot of love for New Orleans,” he’s ready for a fresh start in Toronto. “This team can be whatever we want it to be,” Ingram said of the Raptors. “We have everything on the defensive end. We play hard. The … [Read more...] about Ingram Discusses Leaving New Orleans, Joining Toronto