They have lost 12 of their last 14 games. They next play Friday against the Golden State Warriors. It’s possible CJ McCollum makes his return from an adductor strain then.

12:34pm: The Pelicans have officially signed Payton and waived Nowell, the team confirmed in a press release. As expected, Payton’s deal is non-guaranteed, tweets Christian Clark of NOLA.com. 7:19am: The Pelicans and free agent guard Elfrid Payton have agreed to a deal, agent Darrell Comer tells Shams Charania of ESPN.

Point guard Elfrid Payton has agreed to a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, his agent, Darrell Comer of Tandem, told ESPN. New Orleans Pelicans sign Elfrid Payton sportando.basketball/en/new-orleans… - 8:11 AM