Salmons will be waived by the Suns following Thursday's trade from New Orleans, the Arizona Republic reports.

Salmons managed just 21 appearances in the Pelicans' 53 games this season, averaging two points (on 33 percent shooting) and one rebound in 13 minutes. Personal concerns were cited as his lack of presence at times in New Orleans, but in any case, he'll likely find it difficult to land another NBA gig in his 13th season.

Salmons was traded to the Suns on Thursday, Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Salmons was reportedly dealt to Miami at one point, but when the dust settled he ended up in Phoenix, where he'll likely step into a similar role to the one he saw in New Orleans. Salmons appeared in less than half of the Pelicans' games this season, averaging only 2.0 points in 12.9 minutes.

Salmons returned to the court Monday night after playing just once in the month of January.

Salmons is simply behind the rest of the Pelicans on the depth chart. He provides a veteran presence, but Salmons won't be in line for big minutes any time soon. He's averaging just 2.1 points per game on 34.0 percent shooting this season.

Salmons (personal) was officially listed as active for Friday's game against Houston although he never actually took the court.

It's still a bit unclear exactly why Salmons missed two games, although the Pelicans are chalking it up to personal reasons so there's no concern for his actual abilities on the court. As for the DNP - Coach's Decision on Friday, that remains somewhat of a mystery as well. However, it might be that coach Monty Williams wasn't ready to send Salmons into action since he'd been away from the team for a few days. Salmons is expected to be available for Monday's game against the Wizards but he's certainly a risky play as a result of his recent absences.

Salmons (personal) has been upgraded to probable for Friday's game against the Rockets.

Salmons was previously expected to miss an extended period of time, but it now seems that he'll be available Friday night. He's averaging just 13.6 minutes through 18 appearances, and he hasn't topped the 20-minute mark since Dec. 4.

Salmons' coach, Monty Williams, said that he doesn't expect the small forward to return "any time soon," according to an ESPN.com report.

Salmons missed Tuesday night's game due to personal reasons and it sounds like he'll be out for at least a few games. He hadn't made much of a fantasy impact to this point in the season, averaging 2.3 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.

Salmons (personal) will not play Tuesday against the Suns, Nakia Hogan of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

Salmons has played reserve minutes off the bench of late and hasn't made much of an impact from a fantasy perspective this season. In the month of December, he's averaging just 1.9 points per game on 27.3 percent shooting in 15.0 minutes.

Salmons played 18 minutes Friday against the Spursthe most he's played since December 6.

Salmons was brought in to be a veteran presence for the Pelicans, but has not been a consistent contributor this season. Salmons hasn't scored more than five points all month and has appeared in just 17 of New Orleans' 29 games.

Salmons has seen the quality of his play improve over the past two games, averaging 9.0 points and 2.0 assists in the contest.

Salmons got off to a very slow start, but with the injury to Eric Gordon and the rest of the team's shooting woes, he has been able to rise above the rest of the bench. Having scored just seven points total going into the weekend, Salmons scored nine in each of the Pelicans' two games, knocking down four 3-pointers. The minutes will keep coming for Salmons as long as the shooting continues to be on point.

Salmons has returned to the team and will play in Saturday's game, NBA.com's Jim Eichenhofer reports.

He missed Tuesday's game because of the birth of his son, but is back practicing with the team, and should resume his typical reserve role with the team Saturday.

Salmons (personal) will not play Tuesday, the Times-Picayune's Nakia Hogan reports.

He also missed Monday's game, but with the Pelicans off until Saturday following Tuesday's tilt, it would seem possible that Salmons can rejoin the team. Consider him questionable for this weekend's action.

Salmons will miss Monday's game against the Grizzlies due to personal reasons, Nakia Hogan of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

Salmons will miss Monday's game to tend to a personal matter and should be considered questionable to play Tuesday against the Hornets. Salmons played just five minutes off the bench in Saturday's loss to the Mavericks.

Salmons won the backup small forward job, logging 10 minutes in the season opener.

Salmons didn't do much with his playing time, grabbing two rebounds and an assist. Luke Babbitt played just two minutes and Darius Miller didn't leave the bench at all as all three small forward options continued to be less than impressive. The majority of the non-Ryan Anderson bench minutes went to guards Jimmer Fredette and Austin Rivers, who combined for 38 minutes.

Salmons appears to be the frontrunner for the backup three spot after coach Monty Williams said, "in a perfect world, I want to have Tyreke handling the ball more and Austin or Jimmer in a scoring role, along with John (Salmons) are whoever else playing that backup three spot," the Times-Picayune reports.

Salmons had previously been competing for the starting small forward job, but has since lost out to Tryeke Evans. All of Salmons, Luke Babbitt and Darius Miller have struggled this preseason, but it seems like the veteran Salmons will have the first crack at plying his wares once the games start counting. His role should be a minor one unless injury strikes in New Orleans.

Salmons didn't make it off the bench Thursday night, sitting out as the Pelicans defeated the Thunder.

Salmons had been in the running for the starting small forward job, but has seemingly squandered the opportunity, shooting just 2-of-9 from the field in four preseason games. Luke Babbitt started at small forward in this one, with Darius Miller logging 22 minutes off the bench, but the starting job will likely go to Tyreke Evans now that he is recovered from injury.

Salmons is competing for the starting small forward job in training camp, John Reid of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

Coach Monty Williams said Thursday that he is yet to decide who will start on the wing this season and named Salmons, Darius Miller and Luke Babbitt as potential options. The veteran Salmons is easily the most experienced of the three, but he's nearing the end of his career and was ineffective for both Sacramento and Toronto last season. Perhaps the biggest takeaway from the report, though, is that it appears Tyreke Evans will return to coming off the bench.

John Salmons will sign with the Pelicans.

It's fitting that the Pelicans can swoop up Salmons, but he's not expected to see major minutes. The Raptors had a roster bonus on Salmons, so it was more a matter out money that they cut him .

The Atlanta Hawks will officially waive John Salmons on Thursday.

The Hawks had been waiting for the free agency period to officially start before waiving the newly-acquired Salmons. Now that the free agency period has officially begun, the Hawks will quickly cut ties with Salmons and buy out his $1 million contract.

The Hawks won't be releasing John Salmons on Monday before the free agent period starts.

The plan is to extend the deadline between the two sides to July 10, and this may be among the most uneventful news of the night.

John Salmons was traded to the Hawks on Sunday, though Atlanta is expected to quickly buy out his contract for $1 million.

The deal is all about saving salary-cap space for the Hawks, and Salmons will soon enter the pool of unrestricted free agents. The 34-year-old swingman made 38.7 percent of his 3-pointers last season but shot just 36.3 percent overall, and fantasy owners should shun him in all but the deepest formats.