After years of hanging out on the NBA's periphery, E'Twaun Moore finally found a significant role last season with the Chicago Bulls. The veteran guard parlayed that extra playing time into a four-year, $34 million contract with New Orleans Pelicans, Scott Kushner of the Advocate reported on Friday.
Vincent Goodwill of CSN Chicago confirmed the deal.
Heading into his sixth NBA season, Moore spent the last two years with the Bulls. He averaged 7.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game, knocking down a career-high 48.1 percent of his shots overall and 45.2 percent from deep.
The improvement from three-point range was huge for Moore, who was largely average for his first four seasons. He had never shot better than 37.8 percent or worse than 34.0 percent.
“He’s a guy that’s going to go out there and compete every night,” Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg said of Moore, per Spencer Davies of Amico Hoops. “He’s going to give it to you defensively, and he’s not going to make mistakes offensively.”
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