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The New Orleans Pelicans have waived veteran forward Taj Gibson shortly after acquiring him in a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies. Gibson arrived in New Orleans on Tuesday as part of the deal that sent Jordan Hawkins to Memphis. His stay with the Pelicans ended quickly, with the team deciding to release the 40-year-old. The […] The post Pelicans waive Taj Gibson following Grizzlies trade appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
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By Luke Adams | at September 9, 2026 10:17 am As expected, the Pelicans have officially waived big man Taj Gibson, the team announced today in a press release. Gibson was sent from Memphis to New Orleans as part of the four-player trade completed by the Grizzlies and Pelicans on Tuesday. The 17-year NBA veteran was included in that deal for cap purposes and was awarded a partial guarantee worth $148,828 so that the Grizzlies could use him as a salary-matching piece. The Pelicans will be on tha...
As expected, the Pelicans have officially waived big man Taj Gibson, the team announced today in a press release. Gibson was sent from Memphis to New Orleans as part of the four-player trade completed by the Grizzlies and Pelicans on Tuesday. The 17-year NBA veteran was included in that deal for cap purposes and was […]
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New Orleans Pelicans center Derik Queen is looking to build on his impressive stint in his rookie year, which earned him a spot on the All-Rookie Second Team. Queen displayed his all-around acumen at such a young age, even drawing comparisons to Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic. The 21-year-old pivot could see more opportunities in […] The post Pelicans’ Derik Queen hilariously claps back at worried fan appeared first on ClutchPoints .
NBA News NBA Rumors Pelicans Taj Gibson‘s stay with the Pelicans will be a short one. Very short. New Orleans plans to waive Gibson after acquiring the veteran big man from the Grizzlies earlier Tuesday, per Will Guillory of The Athletic. The Pelicans will still owe Gibson $100,000, according to Guillory. Gibson, 41, was included in the four-player trade that sent Jordan Hawkins and Micah Peavy to Memphis, with AJ Johnson also heading to New Orleans. As we noted earlier at Hoops Wire, the deal...
Taj Gibson‘s stay with the Pelicans will be a short one. Very short. New Orleans plans to waive Gibson after acquiring the veteran big man from the Grizzlies earlier Tuesday, per Will Guillory of The Athletic. The Pelicans will still owe Gibson $100,000, according to Guillory. Gibson, 41, was included in the four-player trade that […] The post Pelicans to waive veteran Taj Gibson appeared first on Hoops Wire .
Former Husky star and national champion Jordan Hawkins will be sporting some new threads when the NBA season tips off next month. The New Orleans Pelicans guard was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday morning along with Micah Peavy and two second-round picks in exchange for AJ Johnson and Taj Gibson. In two years […]
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The New Orleans Pelicans and Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to a four-player trade that will also involve future draft assets. The New Orleans Pelicans are trading Jordan Hawkins, Micah Peavy, a future second-round pick and a future second-round pick swap to the Memphis Grizzlies for AJ Johnson and Taj Gibson, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/JLvDjv9clc — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 8, 2026 New Orleans is sending guard Jordan Hawkins, rookie Micah Peavy, a future second-round pi...
The CHGO Bulls crew dive right into the latest NBA trade between the New Orleans Pelicans and Memphis Grizzlies that also included beloved ex-Bull Taj Gibson. Is this a trade the Chicago Bulls should have made? Are the Bulls being too passive in their off-season dealings? Plus, a new ESPN article recaps the Bulls offseason and previews the upcoming season. Do they think the Bulls will be better than predicted? How did they feel about the off-season moves the Bulls made? Also, ESPN lists Nic Cl...
The New Orleans Pelicans and Memphis Grizzlies have teamed up for a late-summer trade revolving around minor role players and second-round picks, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday. The New Orleans Pelicans are trading Jordan Hawkins, Micah Peavy, a future second-round pick and a future second-round pick swap to the Memphis Grizzlies for AJ Johnson and […]
The Grizzlies picked up a 2nd round pick and a 2nd round pick swap from the New Pelicans in exchange for taking on the contracts of Jordan Hawkins and Micah Peavy. To match the salary, the Grizzlies included Taj Gibson and AJ Johnson, two players who were unlikely to make their opening night roster. This move clears the way for the Pelicans to complete their signing of Bennedict Mathurin, and provides the Grizzlies some draft capital for taking on money. It also possibly further compounds the ...
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Well, that didn’t take long. We wrote Monday night that the Pelicans needed to make a cost-cutting move before they could officially sign Bennedict Mathurin. On Tuesday, they made it. New Orleans has officially traded Jordan Hawkins, Micah Peavy, a future second-round pick and a future second-round pick swap to the Grizzlies for AJ Johnson and […] The post Pelicans complete trade with Grizzlies, clearing way for Bennedict Mathurin appeared first on Hoops Wire .
11:41 am: The trade is official, according to press releases from both the Pelicans and Grizzlies (Twitter link). 7:52 am: The Pelicans have agreed to trade wings Jordan Hawkins and Micah Peavy to the Grizzlies along with a future second-round pick and a second-round swap, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). In return, […]
Listen now | The Pelicans are trading Jordan Hawkins, Micah Peavy, a second-round pick, and a second-round pick swap for AJ Johnson and Taj Gibson.
A four-player trade between the Pelicans and Grizzlies looked, at first glance, like a minor roster shuffle between two non-contenders. Then fans started reading the fine print, and what they found wasn’t a basketball decision at all it was a salary-cap workaround that had been sitting on the shelf for weeks, waiting for a clock […] The post NBA Fans Mock Pelicans & Grizzlies as Truth Behind Jordan Hawkins & AJ Johnson Trade Emerges appeared first on EssentiallySports .
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Here is how the Pelicans-Grizzlies four-player trade works, why New Orleans needed the cap relief, and which team clearly won the deal.
There’s some moving and shaking going on ahead of the 2026-27 NBA season. Jordan Hawkins, Micah Peavy, a second-round pick and a future second-round pick swap are being traded by the New Orleans Pelicans to the Memphis Grizzlies for AJ Johnson and veteran Taj Gibson, ESPN reported on Tuesday. The report did not specify the of years the draft picks involved in the deal. Hawkins, a lottery pick at 14th overall in 2023 by the Pelicans, will be onto his first new team after three seasons in New Or...
The Pelicans traded Jordan Hawkins and Micah Peavy to Memphis while creating additional financial flexibility before Bennedict Mathurin’s signing.
By Luke Adams | at September 8, 2026 7:52 am The Pelicans have agreed to trade wings Jordan Hawkins and Micah Peavy to the Grizzlies along with a future second-round pick and a second-round swap, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). In return, New Orleans will receive guard AJ Johnson and big man Taj Gibson. It’s a cost-cutting move for the Pelicans, who will be able to complete their reported two-year, $16MM deal with Bennedict Mathurin without surpassing the luxury tax line or...
Jordan Hawkins hasn’t blossomed into the star the New Orleans Pelicans expected when the team selected him in the first round of the 2023 NBA Draft. Because of that, the Pelicans reportedly felt comfortable moving on from Hawkins on Tuesday, shipping him and Micah Peavy to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for AJ Johnson and Taj Gibson, according to ESPN. The Pelicans are also sending a future second-round pick and a future second-round pick swap to the Grizzlies in the deal, per ESPN. This st...