The Pelicans have reached an agreement on a two-way deal with big man Josh Oduro, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).
A 6’9″ forward/center who went undrafted out of Providence in 2024, Oduro had brief stints with the Pelicans during each of the past two preseasons and has spent his pro career to date with the Birmingham Squadron, New Orleans’ G League affiliate.
In 35 games this season for the Squadron, the 25-year-old has averaged 14.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.3 blocks, and 1.3 steals in 28.6 minutes per contest, making 56.0% of his shot attempts from the floor and 63.3% from the free throw line.
As we noted earlier this morning, the Pelicans entered the day as the only team with an open two-way slot. Given that Wednesday is the last day for teams to sign players to two-way contracts during the 2025/26 regular season, an update on New Orleans’ plans had been expected.
Oduro will join guard Trey Alexander and center Hunter Dickinson as the Pelicans’ two-way players and will be eligible to be active for up to 11 regular season games for New Orleans for the rest of the season.