Archie Goodwin to join ex-Cats Davis and Jones with Pelicans
ESPN and Yahoo’s The Vertical both reported Sunday night that their sources said the New Orleans Pelicans are going to sign former University of Kentucky point guard Archie Goodwin.
Goodwin confirmed the news on Twitter.
A huge thanks to the @PelicansNBA organization. Forever grateful. Chapter 4 officially begins.
— Archie Goodwin (@A1Laflare10) November 7, 2016
The Vertical’s Shams Charania reported that the Pelicans plan to release Lance Stephenson to make room for Goodwin. He also reported that Goodwin’s deal would be for two seasons.
Goodwin, who spent his first three NBA seasons with the Phoenix Suns, would join fellow former Wildcats Anthony Davis and Terrence Jones on the roster and bring UK’s number for former players in the league to 26. He averaged 8.9 points and 2.1 assists per game last season, but was waived just before the season started.
Other NBA teams with three or more ex-Cats include the Suns (Devin Booker, Eric Bledsoe, Tyler Ulis and Brandon Knight) and the Sacramento Kings (DeMarcus Cousins, Skal Labissiere and Willie Cauley-Stein).
Dennis Varney: 859-231-3514, @ExCats
There are 25 ex-Cats (including Wiltjer) on NBA rosters to start the season. Here's a link to our guide. #BBN https://t.co/IoovOx5Wss
— ExCats (@ExCats) October 25, 2016
A huge thanks to the @PelicansNBA organization. Forever grateful. Chapter 4 officially begins.
— Archie Goodwin (@A1Laflare10) November 7, 2016
This story was originally published November 6, 2016 at 8:41 PM with the headline "Archie Goodwin to join ex-Cats Davis and Jones with Pelicans."