Nunnally added one point (1-2 FT) and one rebound during Monday's loss to Golden State.
Although he played just two minutes, Nunnally managed his first appearance since April 26 against the Clippers. Since signing a one-year contact with New Orleans back in April, Nunnally has appeared in five matchups and has totaled 12 points.
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Pelicans' James Nunnally: Debuts for New Orleans
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Nunnally played nine minutes off the bench Wednesday in the Pelicans' 116-106 loss to the Knicks, going scoreless (0-3 FG, 0-3 3Pt) while grabbing two boards.
After coming to terms with the Pelicans on a two-way deal earlier in the week, Nunnally made his team debut Wednesday in what was also his first appearance at the NBA level since 2018-19. The 30-year-old wing could fall out of New Orleans' rotation if Lonzo Ball (hip) is able to return to action Friday in Washington.
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Pelicans' James Nunnally: Returns to NBA in New Orleans
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Nunnally is expected to sign a two-way contract with the Pelicans this week, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
Nunnally will head to North America for his third stint in the NBA after previously spending the 2013-14 season with the Hawks and 76ers and the 2018-19 season with the Rockets and Timberwolves. Over his 28 career NBA games, the 6-foot-7 wing has averaged 2.9 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.6 three-pointers in 9.5 minutes per game while converting at a 33.8 percent rate from the field. The 30-year-old most recently suited up in the EuroLeague for Turkish club Fenerbache during the 2019-20 season, but he hasn't played professionally during the current campaign. New Orleans already has two two-way players on its roster (Naji Marshall and Will Magnay), so the Pelicans either need to waive one of the two or sign one to a standard NBA deal to make room for Nunnally.
