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Pelicans sign Gary Clark to two-way contract, and waive Jared Harper

The New Orleans Pelicans have signed forward Gary Clark to a two-way contract.

In a related move, the Pelicans waived two-way player Jared Harper.

Clark, 6-6, 225, has appeared in eight games (one start) this season with New Orleans, averaging 3.6 points and 2.8 rebounds while shooting .474 from deep in 11.9 minutes per contest.

Harper, 6-0, 175, appeared in two games with the Pelicans after being signed to a two-way contract on December 21, averaging 3.5 points and 1.5 assists in 5.0 minutes per contest.

New Orleans’ roster now stands at 17 players, including two two-way players.

Cavaliers give Brandon Goodwin a two-way contract, and waive Tacko Fall

The Cleveland Cavaliers have converted guard Brandon Goodwin into a two-way contract.

Also today, the Cavs waived center Tacko Fall.

Goodwin (6-0, 180) was signed to a 10-day contract on December 31 and has appeared in three games for the Cavaliers this season, averaging 7.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 22.7 minutes. Goodwin also appeared in seven games (five starts) this season for the Westchester Knicks, the NBA G-League affiliate of the New York Knicks, averaging 15.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.86 steals in 35.1 minutes. In three previous NBA seasons (2018-2021), Goodwin spent time in Denver and Atlanta. Last season with the Hawks, Goodwin appeared in 47 games (five starts) and averaged 4.9 points and 2.0 assists in 13.2 minutes.

Fall (7-6, 310) appeared in 11 games (one start) for the Cavaliers this season. He has also appeared in five games (five starts) for the Cleveland Charge, the Cavaliers’ exclusively owned and operated NBA G League affiliate and averaged 18.6 points, 12.0 rebounds and 3.4 blocks in 27.3 minutes.

Pistons sign Cassius Stanley to second 10-day contract

The Detroit Pistons have signed Cassius Stanley to a second 10-day contract using the COVID-related hardship allowance.

Stanley, 6-5, 190, signed his original 10-day contract with the Pistons on Dec. 25 and averaged 10.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 27.7 minutes over three games (one start). He has appeared in 12 games (one start) this season with the Motor City Cruise, tallying averages of 10.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 23.6 minutes.

Stanley has one year of prior NBA experience with the Indiana Pacers (2020-21), posting clips of 1.5 points and 0.8 rebounds in 3.9 minutes over 24 games. The Los Angeles native played one year at Duke University and was the 54th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.

He will wear No. 14 for the Pistons.

Bucks sign Jeff Dowtin to 10-day contract

The Milwaukee Bucks have signed Jeff Dowtin to a 10-day contract under the NBA’s hardship allowance.

A 6-3, 177-pound guard, Dowtin most recently played in four games with the Golden State Warriors and averaged 1.5 points and 1.8 rebounds in 6.9 minutes per game. He was signed to a Two-Way contract by Golden State on Oct. 18 and also appeared in 12 games (all starts) with the team’s G League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors, where he averaged 17.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.3 steals in 35.1 minutes per game.

Undrafted in the 2020 NBA Draft out of Rhode Island, Dowtin also played in 15 games with the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League last season, posting averages of 6.5 points, 2.5 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 19.8 minutes per game.

Dowtin will wear number 15 with the Bucks.

Bucks sign Langston Galloway to 10-day contract

The Milwaukee Bucks have signed Langston Galloway to a 10-day contract under the NBA’s hardship allowance.

A 6-1, 200-pound guard, Galloway most recently appeared in four games with the Brooklyn Nets while on two 10-day contracts and averaged 3.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 14.5 minutes per game. Last season, the Saint Joseph’s product played in 40 games with the Phoenix Suns and averaged 4.8 points and 1.1 rebounds in 11.0 minutes per contest.

Undrafted in 2014 NBA Draft, Galloway has appeared in 449 career games (62 starts) with New York, New Orleans, Sacramento, Detroit, Phoenix and Brooklyn throughout his NBA career and holds averages of 8.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 21.8 minutes per game.

Galloway will wear number 12 with the Bucks.

Jazz sign Norvel Pelle to 10-day contract

The Utah Jazz have signed center Norvel Pelle to a 10-day contract under the NBA’s COVID-related hardship exception.

Pelle (6-10, 231, Antigua and Barbuda) spent the 2020-21 season with Brooklyn, Sacramento and New York, where he averaged 1.5 points on 53.5 percent from the field and 1.5 rebounds in 6.5 minutes per game. He has seen action in 37 career games, starting with Philadelphia in 2019-20 and owns career averages of 2.1 points on 52.4 percent from the field, 2.5 boards and 1.1 blocks in 8.5 minutes per game.

He has additional professional playing experience in the NBA G League with Delaware (2013-15, 2018-19) and Cleveland (2020-22) and overseas with Homenetmen Beirut (2015-16, 2019), Varese (2016-18) and Auxilium Torino (2018).

Raptors sign D.J. Wilson to second 10-day contract

The Toronto Raptors have signed forward D.J. Wilson to a second 10-day contract via the COVID hardship exception.

Wilson, 6-foot-10, 231 pounds, averaged 12.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 23.5 minutes in two games during his first stint with the Raptors. He recorded 15 points, eight rebounds, four assists and a career-high five steals Dec. 26 at Cleveland.

A native of Mount Shasta, California, Wilson has played in 14 games with the Oklahoma City Blue (NBA G League) this season. He is averaging 14.4 points, 9.6 rebounds and 26.1 minutes. Wilson is shooting .494 (79-160) from the field and has recorded five double-doubles. He scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed 15 rebounds Dec. 19 vs. Rio Grande Valley.

Wilson was picked 17th overall by Milwaukee in the 2017 NBA Draft after three collegiate seasons at Michigan (2014-17). He holds career averages of 4.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 12.5 minutes in 144 games with Milwaukee, Houston, and Toronto.

Injury update on Trail Blazers forward Larry Nance Jr.

An MRI completed last night showed no significant damage to the right knee of Trail Blazers forward Larry Nance Jr., the team announced today.

Nance injured the knee in the third quarter of Portland’s game against Miami on Wednesday, January 5. He will be reevaluated in one week.

Through 37 games for the Trail Blazers this season (11 starts), Nance is averaging 6.9 points (51.5% FG, 30.6% 3-PT, 65.3% FT), 5.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.03 steals.