A year after suffering a season-ending ACL tear in NBA Summer League action, E.J. Liddell is set to sign a new deal with the New Orleans Pelicans.
According to a report by NBA insider Shams Charania, the Pelicans are signing the former Buckeye forward – who they selected with the 41st overall pick in the second round of the 2022 NBA draft – to a three-year, $6.2 million contract. The Pelicans will have a team option in the third year, per the report.
The New Orleans Pelicans are signing forward EJ Liddell to a new three-year, $6.2 million deal, with a team option in the third season, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Liddell was on a two-way contract after suffering a torn ACL in summer league last summer.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 6, 2023
On July 12, 2022, Liddell tore his ACL in the third quarter of a Summer League contest against the Atlanta Hawks and was ruled out indefinitely. Liddell, who signed a two-way contract with the Pelicans last October, did not appear in an NBA game during his rookie season.
Liddell, who averaged 14.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game across 92 appearances for the Buckeyes in three years (2019-22), is set to return to action in the Summer League Friday in a 4:30 p.m. matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves on NBA TV.
