PELICANS SIGN BABBITT
February 4, 2014
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has signed forward Luke Babbitt. Per club policy, terms of the contract were not released.
Babbit, who was originally drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round (16th overall) of the 2010 NBA Draft and traded to the Portland Trail Blazers on draft day, joins the Pelicans after playing part of the 2013-14 season for Nizhny Novgorod (Russia).
Babbit appeared in 18 games for Novgorod and averaged 13.3 points and 3.7 rebounds.
Entering his fourth NBA season, Babbitt has appeared in 126 games for Portland and holds career averages of 3.8 points and 2.1 rebounds.
Babbitt will wear No. 8 and will be available for tomorrow night’s contest against Atlanta.
The Pelicans roster now stands at 15.