Pels waive veteran Temple in cost-cutting move

The New Orleans Pelicans have waived veteran Garrett Templethe staff introduced Wednesday.

Temple was set to make $5.4 million this season. The Pelicans beforehand agreed to push again the assure date on Temple’s contract from June 30 to July 7 to provide the staff an opportunity to discover a potential commerce.

With the transfer, the Pelicans are nonetheless barely greater than $1 million over the luxurious tax line.

Temple, 37, is a local of close by Baton Rouge and graduated from LSU in 2009. He made his NBA debut in February 2010 and performed on a number of 10-day contracts earlier than catching on with the Washington Wizardsthe place he performed for 4 seasons from 2013 to 2016.

Temple, who has performed for 11 groups, spent the previous two seasons with New Orleans after arriving through the sign-and-trade deal that despatched Lonzo Ball to the Chicago Bulls in summer time 2021. He performed in a complete of 84 video games with New Orleans, as he was used sparingly as a reserve. He averaged 2.0 factors in 25 video games final season.