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New Orleans Pelicans sign Gary Clark, first NBA call-up for G League's Mexico City team

Dave Clark, Cincinnati Enquirer
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Gary Clark #11 of the Ciudad De Mexico Capitanes drives to the basket against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on November 22, 2021 at the Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, Texas.
Gary Clark #11 of the Ciudad De Mexico Capitanes drives to the basket against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on November 22, 2021 at the Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, Texas.

Former Cincinnati Bearcats standout Gary Clark signed with the New Orleans Pelicans, the team announced Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Clark is the first-ever NBA call-up for the G League's Mexico City Capitanes.

From the Capitanes via Twitter:

Clark retweeted a @GoBearcatsMBB tweet Thursday night wishing him luck with the Pelicans:

Shams Charania reported Thursday via Twitter that the Pelicans were signing Clark to a non-guaranteed deal for the season.

Clark averaged 14.4 points and 6.8 rebounds in eight games this season for the Capitanes. He scored 31 points Nov. 22 in a 125-123 win against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.

Clark joins former Xavier Musketeers standout Naji Marshall and former Moeller High School standout Jaxson Hayes on the Pelicans. They are three of the six players from Greater Cincinnati high schools, UC or XU on NBA rosters.

In May, Clark signed a two-way deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. He appeared in just two games last season for the Sixers.

In March, Clark was traded to the Denver Nuggets along with Aaron Gordon in a blockbuster trade that brought Gary Harris, R.J. Hampton and Denver's protected 2025 first-round pick to the Orlando Magic. He appeared in two games for the Nuggets and was waived April 8.

Clark averaged 3.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 18.2 minutes per game in 35 games for the Magic after agreeing last November to a two-year deal believed to be worth $4.1 million to remain with Orlando.

In Aug. 2020, Clark scored 15 points and added six rebounds in 28 minutes in the eighth-seeded Magic's 122-110 Game 1 upset of the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks.

The Magic signed Clark in Jan. 2020 about one week after he was waived by the Rockets after parts of two seasons in Houston.

Clark was the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year as a senior for the Bearcats.

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