The New Orleans Pelicans struck on Friday in free agency, reaching an agreement with small forward Solomon Hill.
Hill took to Twitter to thank the Pacers and their fans for his time there:
ESPN's Marc Stein first reported the deal, with The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski reporting Hill will sign a four-year deal worth $52 million.
The Pelicans are paying a hefty price for a player who started just three of 59 games last season with the Indiana Pacers.
In his three seasons in the NBA, all with the Pacers, Hill has averaged six points and 3.1 rebounds per game while shooting just under 41 percent from the field.
On a day that's seen a number of big contracts handed out, CBS Sports' Chris Towers didn't agree with this one:
New Orleans, though, doesn't have many better options at the small forward position. Quincy Pondexter hasn't appeared in a game since the 2014-15 season after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery, while both Alonzo Gee and Dante Cunningham averaged fewer than seven points per game in 2015-16.
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