Today, the New Orleans Pelicans announced that the team has signed veteran guard Jaylen Nowell. Per team policy, the terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Nowell, 6-4, 201, has appeared in 197 NBA games, including four starts, over five seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Memphis Grizzlies, and Detroit Pistons. Selected with the 43rd overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, he has averaged 8.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 17.0 minutes per game.
The University of Washington product appeared in 13 games (one start) for Memphis and Detroit last season, posting averages of 6.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists in 16.5 minutes per game.
The Pelicans have faced a large amount of injuries early in the season.
Starting point guard Dejounte Murray broke his hand late in the team’s victory over the Bulls on opening night and is expected to miss an another three to five weeks as he recovers from surgery.
CJ McCollum is out with a right adductor strain that is expected to sideline him for two to three weeks. Defensive dynamo Herb Jones has been sidelined with a right shoulder strain and small tear in his rotator cuff and could be out anywhere from two weeks to a month. Sharpshooter Trey Murphy III has yet to play this season due to a a right hamstring strain that is expected to keep him out for one more week.
Though undersized, Nowell is considered a very athletic combo guard with strong scoring ability in isolation situations. He is a solid defender and a good outside shooter, though he’s converted under 32 percent of his attempts from distance in his career.
Nowell scored a career-high 30 points for the Timberwolves against the Utah Jazz during the 2023 season, and has nine 20-point games. In those contests, Nowell made 35 of 62 of his three-pointers (56.4%).
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