March 2018 New Orleans Pelicans Wiretap

Rockets, Pelicans Interested In Kent Bazemore

Jul 30, 2018 10:48 PM

The Houston Rockets are exploring a trade for a wing defender with Kent Bazemore a gettable target.

The Rockets attempted to sign Bazemore during the 2016 free agency.

The Hawks like Bazemore but would be willing to move him for the right offer as they rebuild their roster.

For the Hawks to take back a contract like Ryan Anderson, they would need a draft pick and/or a young player. Houston has been attempting to trade Anderson for months.

The New Orleans Pelicans are also interested in Bazemore, but the Hawks aren't interested in taking on Solomon Hill.

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Pelicans Sign Troy Williams

Jul 25, 2018 8:29 PM

The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to sign Troy Williams.

Williams played 17 games last season with the New York Knicks.

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Garlon Green Signs Multi-Year Deal With Pelicans

Jul 23, 2018 3:28 PM

The New Orleans Pelicans have signed Garlon Green to a multi-year deal.

Green played in Summer League for the Pelicans this year.

Green's contract will have some guaranteed money for 18-19 and be non-guaranteed with trigger dates in future years.

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Dante Cunningham Agrees To One-Year Deal With Spurs

Jul 16, 2018 3:30 PM

Dante Cunningham has agreed upon a one-year deal with the San Antonio Spurs.

Cunningham had been with the New Orleans Pelicans since 2014 until his trade to the Brooklyn Nets in 2018.

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Trevon Bluiett Agrees To Two-Way Deal With Pelicans

Jul 13, 2018 10:32 AM

Trevon Bluiett has agreed upon a two-way deal with the New Orleans Pelicans.

Blueitt has been one of the revelations of Summer League after going undrafted out of Xavier.

The Pelicans have had a severe lack of depth on the wing.

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Ian Clark Agrees Upon One-Year Deal With Pelicans

Jul 6, 2018 3:03 PM

Ian Clark has agreed upon a one-year deal with the New Orleans Pelicans.

Clark initially signed with the Pelicans last offseason.

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DeMarcus Cousins Rejected Two-Year, $40M Extension Offer From Pelicans Before End Of Season

Jul 3, 2018 6:54 PM

DeMarcus Cousins rejected a two-year contract extension from the New Orleans Pelicans in the $40 million range after the injury but before the season ended, according to sources.

When Cousins rejected the offer, the Pelicans took it off the table.

The Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers were expected to have interest in Cousins but used their cap space elsewhere.

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Tyreke Evans Meeting With Pacers

Jul 3, 2018 9:10 AM

Tyreke Evans is meeting with the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday to discuss a contract.

The Pacers and Evans have mutual interest.

Evans had a resurgent season with the Memphis Grizzlies.

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Several Teams Had 'No Cousins' Free Agency Policy Even Before Achilles Injury

Jul 3, 2018 8:18 AM

There were a number of teams who had a "No Cousins" policy before DeMarcus Cousins tore his Achilles and he approached free agency.

The number of teams reluctant to pursue Cousins increased with his injury.

The New Orleans Pelicans could have outbid the Golden State Warriors offer of $5.3 million for one season, but either didn't do so or made an offer that was far less than he was expecting and was turned off in the process.

In May, the Pelicans were already exploring the idea of offering Cousins a two-year deal at well below the max.

Sign-and-trade deals would have been difficult for Cousins as well since they require at least three seasons. Cousins can now become a free agent in 2019 when more teams have cap space and he has a chance to prove he can return to his pre-injury form.

Sources say Cousins were pitching teams on one-year, $15 million deals while other teams were getting pitched on lesser deals.

Cousins told Marc Spears of The Undefeated that he had no offers as of Monday morning and instructed his agent to start calling teams, including the Warriors.

Sources say Cousins may not play in an actual game until around Christmas.

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DeMarcus Cousins Agrees To Sign One-Year, $5.3M Deal With Warriors

Jul 3, 2018 3:12 AM

The Golden State Warriors have agreed to sign DeMarcus Cousins to a one-year, $5.3 million deal.

The Warriors are using their mid-level exception to sign Cousins.

Cousins is coming off a torn Achilles tendon suffered in January and his market was even lighter than expected due to the lack of available cap space.

The Warriors lost JaValeMcGee to the Los Angeles Lakers on July 1st while Zaza Pachulia's status is uncertain. Golden State will be bringing back Jordan Bell and Damian Jones at center.

Cousins had narrowed his choices to the Boston Celtics and Warriors before reaching his decision. According to Chris Haynes, the Portland Trail Blazers also had interest in Cousins in a sign-and-trade scenarios, but a roadblock developed as Jusuf Nurkic shares the same agent as Cousins.

Sources expect Cousins to be healthy by the early part of the season.

The Warriors' recruitment of Cousins was led by Draymond Green, along with Bob Myers and Steve Kerr. Kerr had a positive phone call with Cousins.

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Julius Randle Agrees To Two-Year, $18M Deal With Pelicans

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Lakers Agree To Sign Rajon Rondo To One-Year, $9M Deal

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Elfrid Payton Agrees To Sign One-Year, $2.7M Deal With Pelicans

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Nerlens Noel Narrows Free Agency Decision To Lakers, Wizards, Thunder

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Wizards Interested In Sign-And-Trade For DeMarcus Cousins

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JaVale McGee Receiving Interest From Warriors, Lakers, Pelicans, Thunder

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