The initial report came from Marc Spears:
The Pelicans are finalizing a one-year deal with free agent forward Jeff Adrien, a source told Yahoo Sports.
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) August 25, 2015
Immediately, most fans raised an eyebrow. Jeff Adrien, a basketball journeyman that has played professionally in Spain, Italy and China, was going to fill one of the two remaining roster spots (if you believe Norris Cole will eventually be awarded a contract). This, when earlier in the day Jeff Withey agreed to a 1-year partially guaranteed deal with the Utah Jazz.