Suns sign Crawford to 1-year contract

The Phoenix Suns have officially announced the signing of veteran guard

Jamal Crawford.

Wednesday's announcement ahead of the team's season opener against Dallas came two days after there were multiple reports that Crawford and the Suns had agreed to a one-year deal.

The 38-year-old Crawford is entering his 19th NBA season and has a career average of 15 points per game.

He averaged 10.3 points in 80 games with the Minnesota Timberwolves last season.

Crawford adds a veteran presence to the young Suns.

He is a three-time winner of the NBA's Sixth Man award and has appeared in 1,262 regular-season games, ranking him 30th on the NBA career list.

Phoenix waived guard

Davon Reed, the 32nd overall pick in the 2017 draft, to make room for Crawford. Earlier in the week, the Suns waived guard Shaquille Harrison and forward Darrell Arthur.

Pistons pay homage to Aretha Franklin

The Detroit Pistons honored Aretha Franklin before their season opener Wednesday night by playing a recording of her singing the national anthem.

Former Pistons star

Isiah Thomas spoke briefly, asking for a moment of silence for Franklin, who died in August.

After the moment of silence, and with no additional announcement, a recording of Franklin signing the anthem at the 2004 NBA Finals began playing while pictures scrolled on the scoreboard screen.

A microphone was left unattended at midcourt while the anthem played.

Pelicans add Frazier to roster

The New Orleans Pelicans have claimed guard Tim Frazier off waivers.

The move brings Frazier back to a club with which he averaged 8.3 points and 5.6 assists in 81 games before he was traded to Washington shortly before the 2017 NBA draft.

Frazier, who was not drafted out of Penn State, also has played for Philadelphia and Portland and has averaged 5.2 points and four assists in 186 career NBA games.

He spent this preseason with Milwaukee.

In order to make room for Frazier on the roster, the Pelicans waived 6-7 forward Troy Williams, who had averaged 8.5 points in four preseason games.