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The New Orleans Pelicans have signed guard Orlando Johnson to a 10-day contract after receiving a hardship exception from the NBA.
Johnson, 6-5, 220, appeared in two games for the Suns this season, averaging 8.0 points and 4.5 assists in 23.5 minutes per game. Johnson most recently played in the D-League for the Austin Spurs, appearing in 30 games (26 starts) in 2015-16, averaging 15.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.8 assists in 32.5 minutes per game while earning an invitation to the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game.
Drafted 36th overall by the Kings in the 2012 NBA Draft out of UC Santa Barbara, Johnson has appeared in 98 career regular season games with Indiana, Sacramento, and Phoenix, averaging 3.3 points and 1.8 rebounds in 10.8 minutes per game.
Johnson will wear #0 for the Pelicans.
New Orleans’ roster now stands at 16 — one higher than the league maximum because as mentioned above, they received an injury exception from the league.
