
Pelicans Secure Mathurin in Two-Year Deal, Bypassing Clippers Qualifying Offer
Bennedict Mathurin has agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract with the New Orleans Pelicans, resolving a standoff with the Los Angeles Clippers. The 24-year-old guard, who previously served as a key sixth man for Los Angeles, is moving to New Orleans via a sign-and-trade mechanism. This move allows the Pelicans to utilize their Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception while avoiding the luxury tax, a threshold the franchise has never previously crossed. The Clippers, who had tendered a qualifying offer to retain Mathurin, are expected to cooperate with the trade to facilitate his departure.













