The Bird Writes · Mar 2, 2016
Bryce Dejean-Jones contract details provide additional flexibility
Matt Bush-USA TODAY SportsAt the trade deadline the New Orleans Pelicans traded for Jarnell Stokes, and in the process received $721,300 in cash for helping the Miami Heat sneak under the luxury tax. However, that filled the Pelicans roster to the maximum 15 players under contract without signing 10-day contract hero Bryce Dejean-Jones. Someone had to be waived in order to keep BDJ in a Pelicans uniform.
Jar. Stokes was owed $273k by New Orleans for the remainder of the season. With the cash acquired from Miami, New Orleans will make $450k.