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Originally drafted by Milwaukee with the 48th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, Thornwell never played for Milwaukee. Instead he began a four-year career in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers, before making stops with the New Orleans Pelicans and Orlando Magic. His last appearance in the NBA came in the 2020-21 season, and he averaged 2.5 points per game in 160 career games. Since leaving the NBA, Thornwell has continued his professional career abroad, playing in leagues in Germany, Turkey, Poland and most recently with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association where he saw action earlier in 2025.

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Chris Haynes: Free agent forward Garrison Brooks has reached an agreement with the New Orleans Pelicans, Darrell Comer — Senior VP of CSE Talent — informed me.

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Puerto Rico NBA guard Jose Alvarado gave his team and fans a scare after a hard fall during Thursday night’s AmeriCup matchup against Argentina. The 27-year-old appeared to suffer a lower back or tailbone injury after driving to the rim in a tight overtime battle.

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Fortunately, the news was more positive later in the evening. Alvarado posted an update on Instagram to calm concerns: “Appreciate the love, y’all. But your boy good. God got me.” Alvarado has battled injuries throughout his NBA career, never playing more than 61 games in a single season.

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Jose Alvarado’s IG story tonight. See previous tweet for more

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TheWarriorsTalk: Draymond calls cap on rumors about how things transpired leading up to his altercation with Jordan Poole.

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The next superstar to request a trade will be ...? 1. Zion Williamson: 10 votes 2. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 7 votes 3. LeBron James: 6 votes 4. Ja Morant: 1 vote 5. Trae Young: 1 vote There isn't a situation simmering this summer that seems as destined for midseason divorce as Jimmy Butler's strained marriage with the Miami Heat was last season. Williamson's stay in New Orleans might have been extended by the Pelicans' front office change, with Joe Dumars replacing David Griffin as the primary decision-maker. If Williamson can have a strong start to the season -- and avoid the injury bug that has plagued his career -- it's feasible that he could seek a fresh start instead of remaining with a New Orleans franchise that seems stuck in neutral. It has been radio silent since James, via his agent Rich Paul, attempted to rattle the Lakers' cages immediately after exercising his $52.6 million player option for this season. The all-time leading scorer and his camp understand just how complicated a trade involving him -- at his age, making that much money, with the contractual right to veto any deal -- would be.

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After 11 years between the NBA and the G League, the 2025-26 season will be the first one in Europe for Tony Snell, who will join the newly promoted French side Boulazac Basket Dordogne. In the league since 2013, Tony Snell has collected 648 games over nine seasons, wearing the jerseys of the Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, and New Orleans Pelicans.

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Sources say that the Warriors have a strong affinity for Trey Murphy III and have made outreach to New Orleans as recently as this summer. Yet sources say that the Pelicans, to be clear, have batted away calls for the 25-year-old, valuing him highly. The two-way forward will be playing on a contract in 2025-26 — at precisely $25 million — as desirable as his talent. Another team known to have registered trade interest in Murphy, sources say, is San Antonio.

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Jake Fischer: RJ Barrett is certainly a name that I would tell you, and tell Raptors fans, to be on the lookout for as a potential trade candidate going out the door with his, you know, roughly $30 million in salary to go out and be a major buyer and see what they can achieve with RJ Barrett’s salary. He was someone that the Raptors discussed with the Pelicans in that Brandon Ingram trade conversation that did not result in an RJ Barrett heading out of Canada. He was not someone the Pelicans had much interest in at the time. But RJ Barrett’s representation is fully aware that he is someone that could be discussed in trades moving forward for the Raptors.

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Dejounte Murray: 6 MONTHS AND THIS SH*T FEEL LIGHT!!! 😁 I Catch Back Up With Y’all In A Few!!! 😤😈 #DM5🖤

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Michael Scotto: The New Orleans Pelicans will name Joe Barrer as Birmingham Squadron G League head coach, league sources told @hoopshype . Barrer was an assistant coach for Birmingham last season. Prior, he was head coach of the Orlando Magic’s G League affiliate, Lakeland Magic, for two seasons.

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Jim Eichenhofer: Combined games played for Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy, Herb Jones last season: 103 Combined games played for Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy, Herb Jones two seasons ago: 203

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Shams Charania: Free agent forward Jalen McDaniels has agreed to a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, sources tell ESPN. McDaniels has averaged 6.7 points and 3.3 rebounds over six NBA seasons.

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