The Pelicans are signing veteran free agent center Mo Bamba to a 10-day contract, NBA agents Mark Bartelstein and Greer Love told Shams Charania of ESPN.
Bamba, 26, was traded from the Clippers to the Jazz ahead of last month’s deadline but was released by Utah shortly after. He has been a free agent since early February.
A former lottery pick, Bamba struggled to secure a consistent role in his four-plus seasons with the Magic, the team that selected him sixth overall in the 2018 NBA Draft. He was traded to the Lakers in February 2023 but appeared in only nine games due to injury.
Bamba signed a one-year, minimum-salary contract with the Philadelphia 76ers in the summer of 2023 before joining the Clippers with the same deal for the 2024-25 season.
In 28 games with the Clippers, Bamba averaged 4.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks in 12.6 minutes per game. He posted a shooting line of .466/.300/.680 while serving as a backup to Ivica Zubac.
No corresponding roster move will be needed as the Pelicans have had an opening.
New Orleans (17-48) has been ravaged by injuries and is out of the running for a postseason berth. This despite some high expectations entering the season.
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