NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has signed rookies Jaxson Hayes (the eighth overall pick) and Nickeil Alexander-Walker (the 17th overall pick), who were acquired by New Orleans on July 6 along with rookie Marcos Louzada Silva (the 35th overall pick) and a future first-round pick from the Atlanta Hawks, in exchange for the rights to De’Andre Hunter (the fourth overall pick) and Jordan Bone (the 57th overall pick), as well as forward Solomon Hill and a future second-round draft pick. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Hayes, 6-11, 220, spent one season at the University of Texas, appearing in 32 games for the Longhorns and averaging 10.