Josh Richardson has agreed to a two-year deal with the Miami Heat.

Richardson finished last season with the New Orleans Pelicans.

Richardson emerged in the NBA with the Heat and was used in their acquisition of Jimmy Butler in 2019.

Herb Jones and the New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to a four-year, $54 million deal.

The Pelicans declined their option on Jones in order to sign him to a long-term deal in restricted free agency.

Jones was an early second round pick in 2021 out of Alabama and immediately became one of the league's best defensive wings.

The New Orleans Pelicans are declining their $1.8 million team option on Herb Jones, which will allow him to become a restricted free agent.

Jones and the Pelicans are expected to work together on a long-term deal.

The New Orleans Pelicans and Garrett Temple agreed to extend the deadline on guaranteeing his $5.4 million contract for next season to July 7.

The previous deadline was Thursday.

Temple averaged 2.0 points and 0.7 rebounds last season. 

The New Orleans Pelicans have put Jonas Valanciunas on the trade block, sources tell Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports.

The Pelicans are searching for a more mobile, rim-protecting big.

Valanciunas is on an expiring contract after signing a two-year, $33.1 million extension in October 2021. Valanciunas went on record in late May indicating he would like to sign another extension with the Pelicans.

Valanciunas is represented by Mitch Nathan and Drew Morrison of CAA.

The Pelicans have reached out to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Jarrett Allen.

The New Orleans Pelicans pursued a trade for Scoot Henderson, but never offered Zion Williamson in any scenario, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The Charlotte Hornets and Portland Trail Blazers were widely reported to be resistant to any trade offers for the No. 2 and No. 3 picks.

"I could not find a general manager who was offered Zion Williamson," said Wojnarowski.

Wojnarowski also reported that Williamson has been around the Pelicans' practice facility this offseason more than he has in the past. The Pelicans continue to plan to build around Williamson.

The San Antonio Spurs selected Victor Wembanyama with the first overall selection in the 2023 NBA Draft. The Charlotte Hornets selected Brandon Miller with the second pick, while the Portland Trail Blazers at No. 3.

First Round

1. San Antonio Spurs: Victor Wembanyama

2. Charlotte Hornets: Brandon Miller

3. Portland Trail Blazers: Scoot Henderson

4. Houston Rockets: Amen Thompson

5. Detroit Pistons: Ausar Thompson

6. Orlando Magic: Anthony Black

7. Washington Wizards (via Pacers): Bilal Coulibaly 

8. Indiana Pacers (via Wizards): Jarace Walker

9. Utah Jazz: Taylor Hendricks

10. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Mavericks): Cason Wallace

11. Orlando Magic: Jett Howard

12. Dallas Mavericks (via Thunder): Dereck Lively

13. Toronto Raptors: Gradey Dick

14. New Orleans Pelicans: Jordan Hawkins

15. Atlanta Hawks: Kobe Bufkin

16. Utah Jazz: Keyonte George

17. Los Angeles Lakers: Jalen Hood-Schifino

18. Miami Heat: Jaime Jaquez Jr.

19. Golden State Warriors: Brandin Podziemski

20. Houston Rockets: Cam Whitmore

21. Brooklyn Nets: Noah Clowney

22. Brooklyn Nets: Dariq Whitehead

23. Portland Trail Blazers: Kris Murray

24. Dallas Mavericks (via Kings): Olivier-Maxence Prosper

25. Detroit Pistons (via Celtics): Marcus Sasser

26. Indiana Pacers: Ben Sheppard

27. Charlotte Hornets: Nick Smith Jr.

28. Utah Jazz: Brice Sensabaugh

29. Indiana Pacers: Julian Strawther

30. Los Angeles Clippers: Kobe Brown

Second Round

31. Charlotte Hornets: James Nnaji

32. Denver Nuggets: Jalen Pickett

33. Minnesota Timberwolves: Leonard Miller

34. Sacramento Kings: Colby Jones

35. Chicago Bulls: Julian Philips

36. Milwaukee Bucks: Andre Jackson Jr.

37. Denver Nuggets (via Thunder): Hunter Tyson

38. Boston Celtics: Jordan Walsh

39. Atlanta Hawks: Mouhamed Gueye

40. Los Angeles Lakers: Max Lewis

41. Charlotte Hornets: Amari Bailey

42. Washington Wizards: Tristan Vukcevic

43. Portland Trail Blazers: Rayan Rupert

44. San Antonio Spurs: Sidy Cissoko

45. Memphis Grizzlies: GG Jackson 

46. Atlanta Hawks: Seth Lundy 

47. Indiana Pacers: Mojave King 

48. Los Angeles Clippers: Jordan Miller

49. Cleveland Cavaliers: Emoni Bates

50. Oklahoma City Thunder: Keyontae Johnson

51. Brooklyn Nets: Jalen Wilson

52. Phoenix Suns: Toumani Camara

53. Minnesota Timberwolves: Jaylen Clark

54. Sacramento Kings: Jalen Slawson

55. Indiana Pacers: Isaiah Wong

56. Memphis Grizzlies: Tarik Biberovic

57. Golden State Warriors: Trayce Jackson-Davis

58. Milwaukee Bucks: Chris Livingston

The New Orleans Pelicans met with Scoot Henderson in recent days as they've sought a trade into the top-3 to select him, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic. 

The Charlotte Hornets and Portland Trail Blazers have so far not expressed an interest in trading their pick.

In order for the Pelicans to move into the top-3, they would have to trade either Brandon Ingram or Zion Williamson. The Pelicans own the No. 14 pick in the draft.

The New Orleans Pelicans have interest in Scoot Henderson, but it appears as though both the Charlotte Hornets and Portland Trail Blazers will keep their top-3 picks. The Hornets are expected to select Brandon Miller, while the Blazers would then pick Henderson.

The Pelicans were not prepared to trade Zion Williamson in any scenario outside of a move for Henderson.

"It's really the same it's been for the last week," said Brian Windhorst on First Take of a possible Williamson deal. "Seven to 10 days ago, the Pelicans showed interest in seeing if they could get a deal for either the No. 2 or No. 3 pick. We believe they really wanted Scoot Henderson...

"Mitch Kupchak came out yesterday and said 'We're not trading the pick. We're going to draft.'

"And the Blazers have pretty much told anybody's who called recently, and I know we're in disinformation time, but the Blazers have made it known they're going to pick.

"So those were the options for Zion. As far as I know, it wasn't like they were holding him out there and say 'Call and make an offer.'

"They were thinking what it would cost to move into the top-3 in this draft. That does not seem like it's going to happen. I believe Zion Williamson is going to remain a Pelican. I don't think it was ever seriously close to him not. I just think there were discussions that were made and that's why it got out there."

If the Blazers keep the pick, many teams around the league are waiting for the reaction of Damian Lillard as he wants the team to be in win-now mode.

The New Orleans Pelicans have recently made overtures to improve their relationship with Zion Williamson as the relationship has been rocky.

Williamson and David Griffin met last week at team headquarters to discuss the offseason. Griffin also brought Williamson over to meet with Gayle Benson. The meeting was mostly positive, according to a source.

Benson offered a more direct line of communication with Williamson moving forward if he felt that was necessary.

Multiple sources also tell The Athletic that the Pelicans are "fairly unlikely" to trade Williamson before Thursday's draft. The Pelicans are interested in drafting Scoot Henderson, who will either go No. 2 to the Charlotte Hornets or No. 3 to the Portland Trail Blazers. 

Williamson is entering Year 1 of a five-year, $193 million contract extension.