Pelicans sign former Rebel Bryce Dejean-Jones

The New Orleans Pelicans signed guard Bryce Dejean-Jones and waived forward Jarnell Stokes on Friday.

Dejean-Jones played under back-to-back, 10-day contracts with the Pelicans leading up to last weekend's All-Star break.

The 6-foot-6, 203-pound Dejean-Jones, 23, has appeared in 11 games (eight starts) for the Pelicans, averaging 6.3 points and 3.5 rebounds in 19.9 minutes per game.

Prior to joining New Orleans, Dejean-Jones played for the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League, appearing in nine games (seven starts) and averaging 19.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.0 steals in 31.1 minutes per game.

Dejean-Jones was UNLV's leading scorer in 2013-14, his final season in Las Vegas. He finished his college career at Iowa State.

Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

The 6-9, 255-pound Stokes, 22, was acquired from the Miami Heat, along with cash considerations, shortly before Thursday's NBA trade deadline in exchange for a future second-round draft pick.

Stokes has appeared in 26 career NBA games with Miami and Memphis, holding career averages of 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 5.5 minutes per game.