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Former LSU Tiger Trendon Watford signs with Pelicans, reports say Published: Aug. 17, 2026 at 10:20 AM CDT|Updated: 3 hours ago BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Former LSU men’s basketball player Trendon Watford has reportedly joined the New Orleans Pelicans. Sources say Watford agreed to a one-year, $2.9 million deal with the Pelicans, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Watford played for LSU as a forward from 2019-21. He recently played for the Philadelphia 76ers. Click here to report a typo. Please include the headline. Click here to subscribe to our WAFB 9 News daily digest and breaking news alerts delivered straight to your email inbox. Watch the latest WAFB news and weather now.