PhilasFinest wrote:Kobblehead wrote:PhilasFinest wrote:Hes probably someone you'd target to add to the SL roster and maybe push into the 87ers system ala Shawn Long.We simply do not have the roster space to stash all of these development projects anymore.
It depends on what's going on with this whole extra roster spots for 2-way G-League contracts situation. It could be easier than ever before to retain the rights to and develop the Robert Covington/Shawn Long/James Webb type of players that you sign as UDFAs.
True. Still not 100% familiar with the type of restrictions on those deals. You can only have 2 right?
Yes, but they're your guys on your roster, and you can bring them back and forth from the d-league throughout the year. It's pretty cool and allows us to make use of these 2nds (instead of consolidating into one pick or just drafting stashes).
The only thing I'm not sure about is how pissed 2nd rounders' agents will be about them. If someone gets picked #40, they're not going to be thrilled about signing a 2-way contract since it's going to be for a lot less than the rookie minimum. (The contract's complicated--if you get called up to the NBA you get paid more per game, but even if you play a bunch of NBA games you're still making like a third of a rook minimum). These days it seems like more than half of 2nd rounders get 2-3 year deals, and I'd guess most agents will fight tooth and nail to have their guys be on that list. I'd expect some gaming around refusing to sign 2-ways becoming a thing right away, and some prospects might drop quite a bit because they'll refuse to sign them.