The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has signed free agent forward Wenyen (WHEN-yin) Gabriel and center Willy Hernangómez (hair-NAHN-gomez). Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
“We are very pleased to add Willy and Wenyen to our Pelicans family,” said Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin. “The all-out desire, grit and toughness they play with was critical for us and we feel both players possess real upside for us moving forward.”
Gabriel, 6-9, 200, appeared in 30 games with Sacramento and Portland during his rookie season in 2019-20, averaging 2.