Jarnell Stokes has been acquired by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Miami Heat. The Pelicans traded a highly protected second round pick to the Miami Heat, that most likely will never be cashed in. Stokes was taken in by the trade exception that the Pelicans received from the Ish Smith trade earlier this season. Along with Stokes, the Pelicans acquired $700,000, which is more than the salary the Pelicans took on for the rest of the season.
Stokes has played in seven games this year, averaging a point a game and 0.6 rebounds per game. In four separate stints with the Miami Heat’s D-League affiliate Sioux Falls, he has averaged 20.