SAN ANTONIO – He just arrived in the AT&T Center at approximately 5:40 p.m. Central to join his new team for the first time, but roughly two-plus hours after that Wednesday, expect to see James Ennis on the court playing for the New Orleans Pelicans. Ennis – a D-League call-up who’s played a total of 75 NBA games over the past two seasons, split between Miami and Memphis – is needed immediately by New Orleans (27-46) for its Southwest Division game against San Antonio (62-12). Including Ennis, the Pelicans only have nine players available.
“He just got here to the arena about 20 minutes ago,” Pelicans Coach Alvin Gentry said during his pregame media session.