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NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has waived guard Quinn Cook and guard/forward Axel Toupane.

Cook, 6-2, 184, who was signed on March 19 after spending the 2016 training camp with the Pelicans, appeared in nine games last season with New Orleans, averaging 5.8 points and 1.6 assists in 12.3 minutes per game.

Toupane, 6-7, 210, was originally signed by New Orleans on April 10, appearing in two games at the conclusion of the 2016-17 season for the Pelicans, averaging 5.5 points in 20.5 minutes.

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Pelicans Waive Quinn Cook and Axel Toupane

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1)      New Orleans (33-47) plays its second-to-last game of the regular season Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. Central. The final broadcast of 2016-17 for Fox Sports New Orleans is tonight; Wednesday’s game at Portland will be exclusively televised by ESPN.

2)      The Pelicans signed Axel Toupane out of the D-League for the season’s final two games.

3)      Watch a Pelicans Plays of the Week video.

4)      Read some of DeMarcus Cousins’ best quotes since coming to the Crescent City.

5)      Watch the latest “60 Quick Seconds” video with dance team member Tramera.

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NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has signed guard/forward Axel Toupane (pronounced too-PON) for the remainder of the 2016-17 season. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Toupane, 6-7, 210, most recently played for Raptors 905 of the NBA Development League. In 36 games, Toupane has averaged 16.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.1 steals in 27.6 minutes per contest for the 905. Undrafted in 2014, the French native has appeared in 23 career regular season games with Milwaukee and Denver, averaging 3.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in 13.5 minutes per game.

Toupane will wear #10. New Orleans’ roster now stands at 15.

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Pelicans Sign Axel Toupane for Remainder of 2016-17 Season

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