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Sixers Lose Guard JJ Redick to Pelicans

Matt Rappa Sports Editor

Published30 Jun 2019

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By Matt Rappa, Sports Talk Philly editor

Thirteen-year NBA veteran guard JJ Redick will not return to the Philadelphia 76ers for a third season. On Sunday, shortly after the free agency period began, the 35-year-old agreed to a two-year, $26.5 million contract with the New Orleans Pelicans, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

JJ Redick is heading to New Orleans, per @wojespn.

Redick and Zion both played under Mike Krzyzewski, 13 years apart. pic.twitter.com/4UIIN8u7Xd

— Sporting News (@sportingnews) June 30, 2019

In 146 games (133 starts) with the Sixers over the past two seasons, Redick averaged 17.6 points per game, 2.8 assists per game, 0.5 steals per game, 2.5 rebounds per game and shot nearly 90 percent from the free throw line (89.9).

This past season, Redick converted the seventh-most three-point field goals in the NBA (240), while logging the fifth-best free throw percentage (.894)