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Pelicans reach deal with free agent Jahlil Okafor

Free-agent center Jahlil Okafor has agreed to a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, league sources told ESPN.

A source told ESPN that Okafor's deal includes a partial guarantee for the 2018-19 season and a team option for the following season.

Okafor, the third overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft, will be joining his third team since December -- including Philadelphia and Brooklyn.

The Pelicans lost All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins in free agency and signed Lakers forward/center Julius Randle. Okafor has worked this summer to remake his jump shot, and will have the opportunity to earn minutes with the Pelicans.