Dejounte Murray said the mental challenge of recovering from a torn Achilles was greater than his previous ACL rehabilitation, but returning for the final 14 games of the 2025-26 season gave him confidence heading into a new year with the New Orleans Pelicans. Murray told Cyro Asseo of HoopsHype that he took roughly 12 months […]
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DeMar DeRozan has agreed to sign a one-year, $3.9 million contract with the Denver Nuggets, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. DeRozan, who is entering his 18th NBA season, was one of the top remaining free agents and had spoken with the Miami Heat, Washington Wizards and New Orleans Pelicans before ultimately choosing to sign with Denver and stay in the West. After failed trade attempts earlier this summer, DeRozan and the Sacramento Kings worked together to allow him to find more
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We rank the 20 highest-paid NBA point guards ahead of the 2026-27 season.
Peyton Watson‘s restricted free agency was resolved on Wednesday night, as word broke that the Cavaliers had reached an agreement with the Nuggets to acquire Watson via sign-and-trade, coming to terms on a four-year contract worth $88MM. The various parts of that trade leaked in pieces over the course of the evening, and it sounds […]
Cavaliers, Clippers, and Nuggets agree to three-team trade involving Peyton Watson and Max Strus.
DeMar DeRozan is not looking at taking the minimum. The unrestricted free agent has several teams interested in signing him, but they'll have to pony up. According to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald , DeRozan wants to sign for the mid-level exception. The non-taxpayer MLE would be $15M, while the Room MLE is $9.3M. The taxpayer MLE is $6M. Insider Brett Siegel has listed five teams that have had interest in DeRozan, and one of them is a surprise entry, that he calls the "best fit" for ...
Rumors have run rampant about the New Orleans Pelicans trading Zion Williamson to the Charlotte Hornets, with a proposed deal sending him back to his home state.
The New Orleans Pelicans are signing forward Malik Dia to a two-way NBA contract, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday. Dia went undrafted out of Ole Miss and averaged 10.0 points and 5.8 rebounds in five games during the 2026 NBA Summer League. Dia played 18.9 minutes per game in Summer League, shooting 37.5% from the […]
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The New Orleans Pelicans have waived two-way center Hunter Dickinson, according to HoopsHype. Dickinson joined New Orleans after a successful college career at Michigan and Kansas but will now become available after being released from his two-way deal. The big man delivered strong numbers in the G League last season, averaging 17.6 points, 10.9 rebounds […]
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The Pelicans have waived Hunter Dickinson, Michael Scotto reports for HoopsHype (via Twitter). Dickinson re-signed on a two-way contract with New Orleans last month after playing on a two-way contract for them last season. He was tendered a two-way qualifying offer prior in June, making him a restricted free agent, and simply accepted that QO […]
Malik Dia has signed a two-way deal with the New Orleans Pelicans.
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Undrafted free agent forward Malik Dia has signed a two-way contract with the Pelicans, per NBA.com’s transaction log. Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link) broke word of the agreement. New Orleans had a two-way spot open on its roster alongside Hunter Dickinson and Jaron Pierre Jr., so no corresponding move was necessary to make room […]
Here is a trade idea that gives the 76ers a young center behind Joel Embiid while the Pelicans get the first-round pick they want.
7:10 pm: Watford is officially a Pelican, per NBA.com’s transaction log. 8:33 am: Free agent forward Trendon Watford will join the Pelicans on a one-year, $2.9MM contract, sources tell ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). Based on those terms, it figures to be a veteran’s minimum contract for Watford, whose minimum salary this season is $2,845,883. He […]
The Golden State Warriors have been given another reason to monitor the New Orleans Pelicans after their latest signing on Monday.
Suns Apparently Haywood Highsmith wasn’t away from Phoenix for very long. The Suns are bringing Highsmith back on a one-year contract, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, with ESPN’s Shams Charania confirming the agreement. Phoenix waived Highsmith last week, and he cleared waivers Friday. The 29-year-old forward appeared in only seven regular-season games last season […]
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Former Portland Trail Blazers forward Trendon Watford has signed with the New Orleans Pelicans. The deal runs for a single year at a $2.9 million salary. The news was reported by Shams Charania of ESPN this morning. Watford played for the Blazers during the first two years of his NBA career, between 2021 and 2023. […]
The final 2026 Sixers free agent has found a home. ESPN’s Shams Charania has reported that Trendon Watford has signed a one-year, $2.9 million dollar deal with the New Orleans Pelicans. In his lone season with the Sixers, Watford averaged 16.3 minutes across his 53 appearances while struggling with soft tissue injures. A strained hamstring […]
Arti persikėlimo į Europą buvęs Trendonas Watfordas tęs karjerą NBA lygoje. ESPN žurnalistas Shamsas Charania skelbia, kad 25-erių puolėjas susitarė dėl vienerių metų trukmės ir 2,9 mln. JAV dolerių vertės (prieš mokesčius) kontrakto su Naujojo Orleano „ Pelicans “. Prieš sutikdamas prisijungti prie Naujojo Orleano ekipos, amerikietis svarstė keletą variantų. Rugpjūčio pradžioje BasketNews žurnalistas Donatas Urbonas skelbė, kad Watfordas vedė pažengusias derybas su „Val...
Free agent forward Trendon Watford has signed a one-year deal with the New Orleans Pelicans worth $2.9 million, per reports. The former LSU Tiger was most recently with the Philadelphia 76ers, after previously spending two seasons with both the Portland Trail Blazers and Brooklyn Nets. The Birmingham native immediately made an impact at LSU, averaging […]
The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to a one-year, $2.9 million contract with free-agent forward Trendon Watford, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Monday. Watford considered multiple options before choosing New Orleans, adding a versatile frontcourt piece to a team coming off a 26-56 season. Watford spent the 2025-26 season with the Philadelphia 76ers, averaging 6.5 points, […]
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Bennedict Mathurin and his representatives remain engaged with the New Orleans Pelicans, Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks as the restricted free agent weighs his next move, according to Marc Stein. The door also remains open for Mathurin to return to the Los Angeles Clippers, who retain the right to match an outside offer. Mathurin entered […]
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Bucks Would Peyton Watson make the Bucks considerably better next season? Maybe not. But that might not really be the point. The Bucks have been linked to Watson for more than a month, and Tre Allen of NBA On SI examines what the 23-year-old forward could mean for a Milwaukee team that has entered a […]
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The Atlanta Hawks know the pitfalls of having Trae Young on a massive contract, and the Wizards are about to find out.
Pelicans hold off on extension talks with Zion Williamson amid uncertain future.