The Pelicans will sign the former Hornets second round pick, he is the brother of the Timberwolves forward star?

According to the authoritative ESPN reporter Shams Charania, the New Orleans Pelicans have reached an agreement with Jalen McDaniels, who was previously in free agency. Although Charania did not explain the details of McDaniels' contract, considering that the Pelicans only have one standard contract quota and considering that he is no longer qualified to sign a two-way contract, we can basically be sure that what he got should be a training camp contract containing Exhibit 10 clauses. The Pelicans signed him, hoping that he can represent the team's NBA Development League team Birmingham Squadron next season.

McDaniels was born in January 1998 and is 27 years old, 206cm tall and weighs 86kg. He is a forward player from San Diego State University in the 2019 NBA Draft. In the NBA, in addition to the Hornets, McDaniels has also played for the Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards. He has played 252 times in the NBA, averaging 18.1 minutes per game, averaging 6.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.3 blocks, and 0.8 turnovers and 1.9 fouls. He has 44.9% shooting percentage, 32.2% from three-point shooting percentage and 77.7% from free throws. McDaniels once performed some good performances when playing for the Hornets, but after leaving the Hornets, his performance declined significantly, and he could not get another stable contract.

Last summer, McDaniels was first sent to the King of Sacramento by the Raptors, and then sent to the San Antonio Spurs by the King, and was eventually cut by the Spurs. McDaniels has no way to get a contract from the NBA team. He played for the capital Gogo, the capital of the Washington Wizards' subordinate team. The Wizards provided him with a short ten-day contract in February this year, but he did not get the chance to stay after the contract ended. He also returned to the capital Gogo to compete in the NBA Development League again.

In the NBA regular season last season, McDaniels played 4 times for the Wizards, averaging 1.8 minutes per game. He did not complete one shot during this period, and no scores were recorded. His average data was only 0.2 assists and 0.2 steals. In the NBA Development League last season, McDaniels played 38 games for the capital Gogo, averaging 30.5 minutes per game, with averaging 13.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1 steal, 0.9 blocks, and 2.6 turnovers and 3.6 fouls. His shooting percentage was 45.3%, his three-point shooting percentage was 34.7%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 79.3%. In the NBA Development League last season, McDaniels' performance was not particularly outstanding, and his overall performance could only be considered a sloppy level. I don’t know if we can see the brother Jaden McDaniels in the NBA next season.