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NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans have completed a trade with the Sacramento Kings, acquiring center DeMarcus Cousins and forward Omri Casspi in exchange for guards Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, and two future draft picks.

"We’re thrilled to welcome DeMarcus Cousins and Omri Casspi to the New Orleans Pelicans family,” stated Pelicans General Manager Dell Demps.  “This is an exciting time for Pelicans fans as we continue our quest for long-term success. I know our fans are equally excited to welcome DeMarcus and Omri to our great city.

“I want to thank Mr. and Mrs. Benson, Dennis Lauscha and Mickey Loomis for their continued support and providing the resources for us to be successful. I’d also like to thank Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway and Buddy Hield for their professionalism and hard work on the court and in the community during their tenure in New Orleans.”

Cousins, 6-11, 270, has appeared in 55 games this season, averaging 27.8 points (ranked fourth in the NBA), 10.7 rebounds (ranked 11th in the NBA), 4.9 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.3 blocks. Drafted fifth overall by Sacramento in 2010 out of the University of Kentucky, Cousins has appeared in 470 career games, averaging 21.1 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.2 blocks. Cousins is a three-time NBA All-Star (2015, 2016, 2017), named to the All-NBA Second Team twice (2015, 2016), was a member of the All-Rookie First Team in 2011, and has won gold medals with Team USA at the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain and the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.

Casspi, 6-9, 225, has appeared in 22 games this season with the Kings, averaging 5.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists. Drafted by Sacramento with 23rd overall pick in 2011, Casspi has appeared in 485 regular season games with Sacramento, Cleveland and Houston.

Drafted sixth overall in the 2016 NBA Draft out of Oklahoma, Buddy Hield, 6-4, 214, is averaging 8.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 20.4 minutes per game. Tyreke Evans, 6-6, 220, who was originally acquired from Sacramento on July 10, 2013, has appeared in 202 career regular season games with New Orleans, averaging 14.8 points, 5.6 assists and 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 29.5 minutes. Evans, who was selected fourth overall by Sacramento in the 2009 draft out of the University of Memphis, the 2010 Rookie of the Year holds career averages of 16.3 points, 5.2 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 459 regular season games with Sacramento and New Orleans. Langston Galloway, 6-2, 200, was originally signed by New Orleans as an unrestricted free agent on July 21, 2016, has appeared in 55 games this season, averaging 8.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 20.4 minutes per game. Undrafted in 2014 out of St. Joseph’s (PA), Galloway holds career averages of 9.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 25.3 minutes per game with New York and New Orleans.

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Pelicans Acquire DeMarcus Cousins and Omri Casspi

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Pelicans.com continues its look back at the 2015-16 season with player-by-player analysis of the team:

2015-16 OVERVIEW
Despite right knee tendinitis that eventually required surgery and brought an end to his season before the All-Star break, Tyreke Evans produced similar statistics to his previous two years with New Orleans. Unfortunately, the talented one-on-one scorer and distributor’s 2015-16 only lasted eight weeks (his season debut was Dec. 1, while his final game was Jan. 25), with interruptions in between making it impossible for Evans to get into a rhythm with his New Orleans teammates.

After playing in 15 consecutive games, the initial sign of trouble came Jan. 2 at Dallas, when the guard was sidelined by tendinitis. He also sat out the Martin Luther King Day loss at Memphis, and had a few other games of shortened minutes as he battled the injury. On Jan. 25 vs. Houston, he lasted just 16 minutes before exiting the game, his final action of the season.

Partly as a result of the issues, Evans’ average minutes per game dropped from 34.1 per game to 30.6, but on a per-minute basis, he generated a carbon copy to his performance in 2014-15, with slight improvements. Per 36 minutes, for example, Evans’ scoring average went from 17.6 to 17.8, while his rebounding (5.6 to 6.1) and assists (7.0 to 7.7) also made incremental jumps. In addition, he authored a career-best three-point percentage of 38.8, easily clearing his previous high of 33.8.

Evans underwent successful knee surgery Feb. 11, ending his season after he appeared in a career-low 25 games (he’d played in at least 57 games every season of his career). He will enter 2016-17 with one year remaining on the four-year contract he signed with New Orleans as a free agent during summer 2013.

#3, Dec. 11: New Orleans 107, Washington 105
Evans established a career high in three-pointers made, sinking five of six attempts among his season-high 27 points (he also had 27 points in a loss vs. Indiana). He added seven rebounds, four assists and two steals, as the Pelicans rallied back from a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit.

#2, Jan. 21: New Orleans 115, Detroit 99
In the third-to-last game he played of the season, Evans registered one of his three 20-10 games (he also accomplished 20-10 in a win at Denver and loss vs. Memphis). He finished with 22 points and 10 assists, along with four boards and two steals, to help handle the Pistons.

#1, Dec. 23: New Orleans 115, Portland 89
The Pelicans rolled to their biggest margin of victory of the entire season, with Evans contributing his premier all-around performance. En route to the blowout over the playoff-bound Trail Blazers, he racked up 24 points, eight rebounds, nine assists and two steals.

6.6: Average in assists per game for two consecutive seasons by Evans. His 25 appearances left him far shy of qualifying for the league leaders, but for argument’s sake, a 6.6 average over a full season would’ve ranked Evans 11th among all NBA players this season, just below ninth-place LeBron James (6.8 apg) and No. 10 Stephen Curry (6.7).

83: Layups made by Evans in 2015-16, out of his 136 baskets, via NBA.com. The one-man layup machine only threw down one dunk.

1.3: Three-pointers made per game by Evans in 2015-16, the first season in his NBA career he averaged more than one trey.

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Season in Review 2015-16: Tyreke Evans

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Gallery: Tyreke Evans Season in Review 2015-16

NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that guard Tyreke Evans underwent successful surgery today on his right knee. As a result of the procedure, Evans will miss the remainder of the 2015-16 season.

Evans, 6-6, 220, had appeared in 25 games this season for New Orleans (all starts), averaging 15.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.3 steals.

Originally drafted fourth overall by Sacramento out of the University of Memphis in 2009, Evans has appeared in 433 career regular season games with the Kings and Pelicans, holding career averages of 16.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.3 steals.

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Tyreke Evans Undergoes Successful Surgery

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