Pelicans Waive Steamer

Pelicans Sign Melvin Ely, Waive Greg Stiemsma
Apr 14, 2014 12:13 PM EDT


The New Orleans Pelicans have waived center Greg Stiemsma and signed center Melvin Ely for the remainder of the season.

Ely (6-10, 260) has appeared in 373 games over eight NBA seasons, averaging 5.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 16.0 minutes per game. The 6-10 center joins the Pelicans after playing the last two seasons for the Texas Legends in the NBA D-League, where he appeared in 78 games (74 starts) and averaged 13.4 points and 6.0 rebounds in 27.7 minutes per game. In the 2013-14 season, Ely totaled 15.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in 41 appearances and was selected to the 2014 NBA D-League All-Star Game.

Stiemsma appeared in 55 games (20 starts) this season for the Pelicans and averaged 2.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.0 block in 18.3 minutes per game. The three-year veteran holds career averages of 3.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks in 16.0 minutes per game.

Via RealGM Staff Report



If you look at his stats, he hasn't had anywhere near as good a year as he had here.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/stiemgr01.html


bob
MY NOTE: I realize that it'd be difference without KG tutoring him, but considering where we're at, I'd welcome him in as a free agent to next season's camp. It's weird, though, that they'd waive him with 2 games left in the season.


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I'd accept him as a reasonably priced free agent if he agreed to participate in a summer league so Danny and Brad can update their impressions of him.

Sam