Re-signing Jordan Crawford just became highly unlikely.
After Anthony Davis went down on Tuesday night and with multiple other players injured, the New Orleans Pelicans appear to have made a move for a former star player.
According to Yahoo’s Shams Charania, Josh Smith will likely sign with the Pelicans under the injury hardship exception.
Free agent forward Josh Smith plans to sign with New Orleans under an injury hardship exception, league sources tell The Vertical.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 25, 2017
This exception can be enacted when four or more players are sick or injured and have missed at least three games.