The New Orleans Pelicans rotation is pretty set going into next season but the team clearly is still looking for ways to upgrade the end of the roster. In an attempt to do that the team has reportedly agreed to a one year deal with free agent big man Jeff Adrien.

The Pelicans are finalizing a one-year deal with free agent forward Jeff Adrien, a source told Yahoo Sports. — Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) August 25, 2015

For many the move may be uninspiring considering that Adrien has never really stuck in one NBA spot long but for what the Pelicans need he could fit well. For his career, Adrien averages 12.9 rebounds per 36 minutes and he understands his role well.

Offensively Adrien has started to push his game out towards the perimeter a bit as a pick-and-pop type player, due in part because of the limitations of his 6’6” frame. While he won’t ever be a real threat offensively, Adrien should provide the Pelicans with a player that can play with a variety of different big men if injuries need force him into action.

In all reality though, Adrien is just a camp body. According to Scott Kushner the deal is fully non-guaranteed meaning the Pelicans have no real reason to keep Adrien long and he does not have a long history of sticking around places in the NBA.

Considering that Alexis Ajinca will be coming off of Eurobasket and Anthony Davis is the player the Pelicans can least afford to have hurt, there seem to be a fair amount of big man minutes available in the early preseason games and training camp drills. Having a player that knows the ropes and that won’t bog things down like a young big man could should be good for the rest of the Pelicans as they adjust to Alvin Gentry’s new system.

Adrien joins Bryce Dejean-Jones in the list of players that are probably playing for their NBA lives next season in camp and pre-season, though the Pelicans will probably add another depth piece or two before camp starts.