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New Orleans Pelicans Reportedly Sign Recent Orlando Magic Player
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Devin Cannady is coming off a year where he played in the G League for the South Bay Lakers.  

The former Princeton star averaged 11.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest while shooting 41.8% from the field and 36.5% from the three-point range in 31 regular season games (he also appeared in 17 Showcase Cup games and one G League playoff game).   

This summer, the 27-year-old was a free agent available to be signed by any team in the league.  

On Thursday, Will Guillory of The Athletic reported that Cannady will sign a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans

Via Guillory: "Devin Cannady, the 2021 GLeague Finals MVP, is signing a camp deal with the Pelicans but will not participate in training camp due to commitments to USA Basketball, sources tell @TheAthletic"

Cannady initially went undrafted in 2019 and has played two seasons in the NBA for the Orlando Magic (most recently in 2021-22). 

He has a career-average of 6.5 points per contest while shooting 36.1% from the field and 39.6% from the three-point range in 13 games. 

As for the Pelicans, they are coming off a year where they were the ninth seed in the Western Conference with a 42-40 record. 

They made the play-in tournament but lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first game, so they missed the NBA playoffs. 

The Pelicans have a very talented roster led by Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and C.J. McCollum, but they dealt with injuries this past season. 

This article first appeared on Fastbreak on FanNation and was syndicated with permission.

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