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Charlotte Hornets Announce Signing Of Former NBA 2nd-Round Pick



Antonio Reeves spent his rookie season (last year) with the New Orleans Pelicans. He finished with averages of 6.9 points and 1.4 rebounds per contest while shooting 45.6% from the field and 39.5% from the three-point range in 44 games. This week, the Charlotte Hornets officially announced that they had signed Reeves. Via The Charlotte Hornets (on July 25): "OFFICIAL: We have signed free-agent guard Antonio Reeves to a Two-Way contract. In a corresponding move, the team waived guard Damion Baugh." OFFICIAL: We have signed free-agent guard Antonio Reeves to a Two-Way contract. In a corresponding move, the team waived guard Damion Baugh. 🔗 https://t.co/tknfxmwJ4U pic.twitter.com/AWWzxHNFnd — Charlotte
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Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/nba/fa...e-signing-of-former-nba-2nd-round-pick-reeves
 
Why Pelicans got ESPN's only 'F' grade for 2025 offseason



It's been a perplexing offseason for the New Orleans Pelicans, who used their first round pick to draft Jeremiah Fears and then traded back into the first round to select Derik Queen. It was one of just several transactions from general manager Joe Dumars and company that puzzled fans. Recently, ESPN dished out their offseason grades for every NBA team, and the Pelicans were the only organization to receive an “F.” Kevin Pelton's main reasoning for the grade seemed to be the trade to get back into the first round and select Queen.
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Source: https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-or...news-new-orleans-espns-f-grade-2025-offseason
 
Report: Former Husker Bryce McGowens is headed to New Orleans



Report: Former Husker Bryce McGowens is headed to New Orleans 46 minutes ago Nate Johnson , Bryce McGowens LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Former Husker basketball player Bryce McGowens has signed a two-way deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, per ESPN senior NBA insider Shams Charania. Free agent guard Bryce McGowens has agreed on a two-way NBA deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, Kyle McAlarney and Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tell ESPN. The 2022 second-rounder enters his fourth NBA season. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 30, 2025 McGowens enters his fourth season in the NBA after two years with Charlotte and one in Portland. NOLA bound. pic.twitter.com/SzRisjl3iS — Nebraska Men's Basketball
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Source: https://www.klkntv.com/report-former-husker-bryce-mcgowens-is-headed-to-new-orleans/
 
Pelicans sign former NBA champion to contract



The New Orleans Pelicans are under new management this upcoming season following the firing of David Griffin and hiring of Joe Dumars. After trading Brandon Ingram at last season's trade deadline, the team continued to reshape their roster by trading CJ McCollum to the Washington Wizards for Jordan Poole. It's the time of offseason where teams make roster moves on the margins, and the Pelicans did so with the signing of Jaden Springer, the team announced on Thursday.
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Source: https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-or...news-new-orleans-former-nba-champion-contract
 
Pelicans Make Announcement About Ex-Sixers First-Rounder



Jaden Springer has a new NBA home. The former Philadelphia 76ers draft pick has recently agreed to terms on a new deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, the team announced on Thursday night. Springer was believed to have a lot of upside in Philadelphia. When he entered the NBA, Springer was just 18, coming off one season at Tennessee.
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Source: https://www.si.com/nba/76ers/news/p...nt-about-ex-sixers-first-rounder-01k1km4g5a8n
 
NBA Legend Sets Challenge for Zion Williamson, Anthony Edwards



The NBA Dunk Contest has lost its luster over the last decade. Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine faced off nine years ago, and since then, the only "big names” to participate have been Victor Oladipo in 2018, a past-his-prime Dwight Howard in 2020 and Jaylen Brown in 2024. 2025's Dunk Contest was as lackluster as we've seen in recent memory for the casual NBA fan, featuring two rookies, Matas Buzelis and Stephon Castle; a G-League player in Mac McClung — now a three-time winner; and Andre Jackson Jr. Even if Buzelis and Castle continue to develop into star-caliber players, it wasn't a thrilling event.
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Source: https://www.si.com/nba/pelicans/news/nba-legend-sets-challenge-for-zion-williamson-anthony-edwards
 
Pelicans Sign Former Utah Jazz Guard



The New Orleans Pelicans have scooped up a former member of the Utah Jazz from the free agent market. According to a team release, the Pelicans have agreed to an Exhibit-9 deal with former Jazz guard Jaden Springer, who will be set to compete for a roster spot ahead of next season. For those that are curious, an Exhibit-9 contract is a non-guaranteed, one-year training camp deal, built to protect the team if a player were to suffer a significant injury in camp. Springer, the 6-foot-4, 204-pound guard and former 28th-overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, was most recently with the Jazz across the 2024-25 season.
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Source: https://www.si.com/nba/jazz/news/new-orleans-pelicans-sign-former-utah-jazz-guard-jaden-springer
 
Bronny James Opens Up About Health Struggles After NBA Summer League



Bronny James just wrapped up his second NBA Summer League stint with the Los Angeles Lakers, and his improvement from year one to year two was clear. Over a three-game stretch in Las Vegas—facing the Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans Pelicans, and Boston Celtics—James averaged 16.3 points, 4.3 assists, and 2.6 rebounds per game. While he’s currently injury-free, James revealed in a recent interview with ESPN that he’s still experiencing lingering effects from the cardiac arrest he suffered just over two years ago, prior to his freshman season at USC.
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Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/bronny-james-opens-health-struggles-135206285.html
 
1 move New Orleans Pelicans should've made in 2025 NBA offseason



When Joe Dumars took over the reins of the New Orleans Pelicans' front office, many expected sweeping changes and a clearer vision for the franchise. Are the Pelicans rebuilding around Zion Williamson? After a puzzling offseason that included trading for Jordan Poole and signing Kevon Looney, the Pelicans made their most consequential, and potentially most damaging, move on NBA Draft night. In an aggressive attempt to move up the board, New Orleans gave up the No. 23 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, plus their 2026 first-round pick swap with the Milwaukee Bucks, to move up and select center Derik Queen at No. 13.
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Source: https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-or...ans-pelicans-shouldve-made-2025-nba-offseason
 
New Orleans Pelicans makes successful move on former Suns asset



The New Orleans Pelicans are quietly building something special, and they just added another key piece to that puzzle. The team announced the hiring of Mike Hopkins as an assistant coach and head of player development, bringing in a respected basketball mind with over 30 years of experience at nearly every level of the game. Before joining the Phoenix Suns last season as an assistant coach, he spent seven years as the head coach at the University of Washington, where he was twice named Pac-12 Coach of the Year. Before that, he was a longtime assistant at Syracuse under Jim Boeheim, helping guide one of college basketball's most consistent programs for over two decades.
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Source: https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-or...ns-makes-successful-move-on-former-suns-asset
 
Who is Naji Marshall? 5 things to know about Mavericks' versatile enforcer



The 2025-26 NBA season is on the horizon and the Dallas Mavericks will hope to build upon flashes of good basketball seen last year that ended in a loss to the Grizzlies in the NBA play-in tournament. One of the key pieces outside of Anthony Davis, Klay Thompson and Cooper Flagg will be Naji Marshall. The Xavier graduate was acquired from the New Orleans Pelicans in 2024.
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Source: https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/m...s-to-know-about-mavericks-versatile-enforcer/
 
Rich Paul Admits Truth on Brandon Ingram Trade to Toronto Raptors



For years, it felt like the New Orleans Pelicans were desperately trying to trade their All-Star forward Brandon Ingram. The Pelicans found a suitor for Ingram, and it was a very unexpected one in the Toronto Raptors. Especially because if Ingram ever reached the open market, he probably would not have made the same money. During an interview with Sirius XM, Ingram's agent, Rich Paul from Klutch Sports, revealed the truth about Ingram's market.
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Source: https://www.si.com/nba/pelicans/new...-ingram-trade-to-toronto-raptors-01k21r7dzs11
 
Pelicans' Financial Future: Can New Orleans Build a Contender or Face a Reset?



Every NBA team eventually has to pay for its success, or at least for its hopes of success. For the New Orleans Pelicans, that bill has officially arrived. Coming into the 2025-26 season, the front office is looking at a payroll that could make even the richest owners sweat: about $180.6 million after swapping CJ McCollum and Kelly Olynyk for Jordan Poole and Saddiq Bey. It's a top-heavy roster with big names and big numbers: Zion Williamson, Dejounte Murray, Poole, Trey Murphy III, and Herb Jones are the foundation.
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Source: https://thebirdwrites.com/can-the-pelicans-build-a-contender-in-3-years/
 
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