The New Orleans Pelicans have waived forward Alonzo Gee and will keep Lance Stephenson on their regular season roster.
Gee, 6-6, 225, has appeared in 73 career games with New Orleans, averaging 4.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.9 steals in 22.4 minutes per game. Gee was originally signed by New Orleans on July 16, 2015.
Gee is owed his full $1.2 million while Stephenson came to camp with just $100,000 of his minimum salary guaranteed.
New Orleans’ roster now stands at 15.
The New Orleans Pelicans have waived guard Quinn Cook and guard/forward Quincy Ford.
Cook, 6-0, 174, appeared in three preseason games for New Orleans, averaging 8.3 points and 2.7 assists in 9.6 minutes per game. After a four-year career at Duke University, Cook spent the 2015-16 season with the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League. The Washington, D.C. native was originally signed by the Pelicans on Sept. 24.
Ford, 6-8, 225, was originally signed by New Orleans on Oct. 17. After a four-year collegiate career at Northeastern University, the Florida native appeared in eight games for the Utah Jazz’s summer league team, averaging 5.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists.
New Orleans’ roster now stands at 16.
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The New Orleans Pelicans have waived guard Shawn Dawson and center Robert Sacre.
Dawson, 6-6, 205, appeared in three preseason games for New Orleans, averaging 1.7 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists. The Israeli native was originally signed by the Pelicans on Aug. 12.
Sacre, 7-0, 270, appeared in one preseason game for the Pelicans, recording three points and two rebounds. Originally signed by New Orleans on Sept. 22, the Baton Rouge, La. native spent his first four seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers after being taken 60th overall in the 2012 NBA Draft out of Gonzaga.
New Orleans’ roster now stands at 18.
Lauren Holiday, wife of Jrue Holiday, has undergone successful surgery to remove a tumor from her brain.
Jrue is on a leave of absence from the New Orleans Pelicans to attend to his wife's medical situation.
Lauren gave birth just last month to her and Jrue's first child. Lauren won a gold medal for the United States' soccer team in 2008 and 2012 while also playing on their 2011 and 2015 World Cup teams.
The Holidays met while both were student-athletes at UCLA.
The Philadelphia 76ers and New Orleans Pelicans have expressed interest in trading for Tyus Jones.
Jones improved his stock around the NBA with his MVP performance in the Summer League. Jones was the 24th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft
The Minnesota Timberwolves are open to moving Jones.
Tom Thibodeau has used non-guaranteed veteran John Lucas III in his point guard rotation.
The New Orleans Pelicans today announced that the team has signed guard/forward Quincy Ford.
Ford, 6-8, 225, was a member of the Utah Jazz’s summer league team, appearing in eight games, averaging 5.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists. Undrafted in 2016 out of Northeastern University, Ford appeared in 130 games for the Huskies, averaging 12.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists during his collegiate career.
New Orleans’ roster now stands at 20.
Justin Verrier of ESPN joins for the New Orleans Pelicans season outlook. We discuss the Pels' injury concerns and their free agent signings like Solomon Hill, E'twaun Moore and Langston Galloway. We also hit on potential breakout and regression candidates, playing time and lineup issues, key questions for success this year, and give our predictions for the Pels season.
Anthony Davis was asked to name his favorite uniforms other than the New Orleans Pelicans and favorite road arena. Davis responded with the Golden State Warriors for both.
“I’m a colors guy. I like Golden State’s colors a lot," said Davis. "Also, Cleveland has kind of an old-school blue jersey I really like that has this unique design under the end of the word ‘Cavaliers.’”
Davis' lone playoff games have been against the Warriors in 2015, which could have influenced his answer.
“Golden State’s Oracle Arena, because of the atmosphere, which is always loud and exciting. It makes it a great place to play,” said Davis.
Anthony Davis is expected to miss 10-15 days with a Grade 2 ankle sprain. Davis suffered the injury in Beijing where the New Orleans Pelicans are on a preseason tour.
Davis rolled his ankle stepping on the heel of Nene. Davis initially came out of the game and then reentered before it became clear he could no longer play.
Davis has played in 64, 67, 68 and 61 games in his first four NBA seasons as he's been limited by a series of minor injuries.
The Pelicans open the season on Oct. 26th.
Jeremy Lin met with both the Brooklyn Nets and New Orleans Pelicans at the start of free agency in Palo Alto at 9:01 PM.
Lin was coming off an excellent season with the Charlotte Hornets in which he restored his value.
Lin announced his decision to sign with the Nets at 7:02 AM just a few hours later.
"This is where I want to be," said Lin, who signed a three-year, $36 million deal with Brooklyn that includes a player option in the final year. "I feel this is the best place for me to become the player I think I can become. I want to see how good I can become and be a big part of an organization, and that's what they gave me here."
The Houston Rockets also showed interest in Lin but talks never progressed.
While Lin was intrigued by the idea of playing with Anthony Davis, the Pelicans weren't willing to commit the type of contract he received from the Nets.
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