It isn't as much money as what these guys could probably make overseas, but it is much better than what the average G-League guy makes, it locks you in and limits some flexibility, but it is another way for an undrafted FA to potentially get his foot in the NBA door and see how things go from there.Quote:
Here are the specific details for the new two-way contract:
- They will act as a 16th and 17th roster spot for NBA teams beginning next season (2017-18).
- The player can spend up to 45 days with the NBA team that signs him, although no time is guaranteed.
- The rest of the player's contract must be spent in the G-League, either for the team's affiliate or another's if the team he signs with doesn't have a G-League affiliate yet. For the 2017-18 season, the G-League will represent 26 of the NBA's 30 teams.
- The player's pay comes on a tiered salary system, which can last one or two seasons. While in the G-League, the player will make $75,000. It's a significant increase from the current pay structure for G-Leaguers, who cannot make more than $26,000 with a one-way G-League deal.
- When in the NBA, a player with a two-way contract will accrue a day of service and make money consistent with an NBA rookie minimum, which is about $816,000 next season. If a player spends 45 days in the NBA, he could make around $204,000.
- In total, a two-way player who spends the maximum amount of time in the NBA would make $279,000.
94chem said:
Why would a team NOT have a G-League affiliate?
Junkhead said:
What's sad is that a grown man has two favorite teams.
AggieTFA06 said:
Really happy for Tyler Davis, but sad that I have to root against him when he plays my 2 favorite NBA teams: Dallas and Houston
You may want to save your gloating until he actually suits up in an NBA game.Harry Dunne said:
Where are all the "experts" around here now that said he wouldn't get a shot?
Is it gloating to support and believe in your own guy?Junkhead said:You may want to save your gloating until he actually suits up in an NBA game.Harry Dunne said:
Where are all the "experts" around here now that said he wouldn't get a shot?
Look, I was one who thought he may have a shot. Just saying that if you're going to call people out on their opinion you might want to hold off until he actually plays in the NBA. Signing a two-way deal is great but it is not making it in the NBA yet.Harry Dunne said:Is it gloating to support and believe in your own guy?Junkhead said:You may want to save your gloating until he actually suits up in an NBA game.Harry Dunne said:
Where are all the "experts" around here now that said he wouldn't get a shot?
He may never suit up in an NBA game but he has a legitimate shot - many people on here were not even giving him the possibility of that. If I am gloating about an Aggie succeeding I'd rather be that guy than be the guy who eats his own.
Just like Caruso, Jalen Jones, and House...now that Davis has landed that 2-way contract, I think it is pretty likely he'll get called up for at least a few days at some point during the season, get to step on a court wearing a Thunder uniform.Harry Dunne said:Is it gloating to support and believe in your own guy?Junkhead said:You may want to save your gloating until he actually suits up in an NBA game.Harry Dunne said:
Where are all the "experts" around here now that said he wouldn't get a shot?
He may never suit up in an NBA game but he has a legitimate shot - many people on here were not even giving him the possibility of that. If I am gloating about an Aggie succeeding I'd rather be that guy than be the guy who eats his own.
500,000ags said:
TD's agent should tell him to dunk every opportunity imaginable.
Try and squash some of the constant "below the rim" analysis.
Junkhead said:You may want to save your gloating until he actually suits up in an NBA game.Harry Dunne said:
Where are all the "experts" around here now that said he wouldn't get a shot?
Harry Dunne said:Junkhead said:You may want to save your gloating until he actually suits up in an NBA game.Harry Dunne said:
Where are all the "experts" around here now that said he wouldn't get a shot?
Is now OK?
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Per the NBA's Collective Bargaining Agreement, teams can allot two roster spots to two-way players. Those spots do not count against the salary cap. Deonte Burton is also on a two-way contract with the Thunder.