The Oklahoma City Thunder will sign Devon Hall to a Two-Way contract.
The Thunder converted the contract of Luguentz Dort to a standard contract this week. Hall will fill Oklahoma City's additional Two-Way slot.
Hall was a second round pick in 2018 out of Virginia and was previously on a Two-Way contract with Oklahoma City before he was waived in December.
The New York Knicks have claimed Jared Harper on free agency wavers while waiving Kadeem Allen.
Both Harper and Allen were on Two-Way contracts.
The Phoenix Suns waived Harper this week.
Harper will be a restricted free agent this offseason, but the Knicks gain non-Bird rights on him.
Wisconsin Herd guard Frank Mason III has been named the 2019-20 NBA G League Most Valuable Player. He earned the honor in a vote by the league’s 28 head coaches and general managers.
Mason (5-11, 190, Kansas), who signed a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks last July, averaged an NBA G League-high 26.4 points, 5.0 assists and 3.4 rebounds in 23 games with the Herd. Wisconsin went 18-5 with Mason in the lineup and finished with the league’s best record (33-10).
Mason shot 50.4 percent from the field, 42.5 percent from three-point range and 81.5 percent from the free throw line, joining the Fort Wayne Mad Ants’ Stephan Hicks as the only players in the NBA G League to record a 50/40/80 shooting season in 2019-20.
Salt Lake City Stars Vice President of Basketball Operations Bart Taylor has been named the 2019-20 NBA G League Basketball Executive of the Year. Taylor earned the honor in a vote of NBA G League team basketball executives.
In his fourth season as Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Utah Jazz’s NBA G League affiliate, Taylor oversaw a team that finished with the best record in the Western Conference (30-12) and earned at least 30 wins for the first time since the 2008-09 season.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed Lugeuentz Dortz to a multi-year contract.
Dort signed a Two-Way contract with the Thunder last offseason after going undrafted out of Arizona State.
Dort has appeared in 29 games with the Thunder, averaging 6.2 points in 20.0 minutes per game.
Martin Schiller of the Salt Lake City Stars has been named the 2019-20 NBA G League Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year. Schiller earned the honor in a vote by the league’s 28 head coaches and general managers.
In his third season as head coach of the Utah Jazz’s NBA G League affiliate, Schiller guided the Stars to the best record in the Western Conference (30-12, .714). Salt Lake City improved on last season’s winning percentage of .540 (27-23).
The Stars excelled on defense under Schiller, ranking second in the NBA G League in points allowed (106.1) and fourth in defensive rating (105.0). They held opponents to the third-lowest field goal percentage (44.5) and the lowest three-point field goal percentage (31.4). On offense, Salt Lake City ranked third in the NBA G League in both field goal percentage (48.0) and three-point field goal percentage (36.8).
Gabe Vincent has been named the 2019-20 NBA G League Most Improved Player.
Vincent appeared in 31 games (three starts) this season, averaging career-bests in points per game (20.9), rebounds per game (3.1), three-point field goal percentage (40.3), free throw percentage (92.2), and minutes per game (29.3). In total, Vincent’s 4.2 three-pointers made per game ranked first in the G League while his 129 total three-pointers made ranked sixth in the league.
Vincent, a 6-3, 200-pound guard in his second year out of UC Santa Barbara, signed a two-way contract with the Miami Heat on January 8, 2020, marking the first NBA Call-Up of his professional career. While under two-way contract, Vincent appeared in 11 games with the Skyforce, averaging 16.4 points per game and helping Sioux Falls to a 9-2 record during that span.
Vincent has also appeared in six games with the Miami Heat this season, averaging 2.0 points in 6.9 minutes per contest.
The NBA G League announced today that Maine Red Claws Two-Way Player Tremont Waters has been named NBA G League Rookie of the Year for the 2019-20 season.
“We are so happy for Tremont,” said Danny Ainge. “He had a fantastic G League season on both ends of the court, and continued to improve all the facets of his game while leading a winning team. This recognition is well-deserved.”
In 36 games with the Red Claws, Waters averaged 18.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.9 steals per game, leading Maine to a 28-14 record and Atlantic Division title. Waters was also named NBA G League Player of the Month for November 2019 and received Player of the Week honors for the week ending Nov. 24. Waters was also named to the Midseason All-NBA G League team, the league’s equivalent of an All-Star Team.
Waters was the 51st overall selection by the Boston Celtics in the 2019 NBA Draft. To date, Waters has played in 10 games for the Celtics this season, averaging 3.3 points, 0.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 8.9 minutes per game.
Delaware Blue Coats rookie center Christ Koumadje has been named the 2019-20 NBA G League Defensive Player of the Year.
He earned the honor in a vote by the league’s 28 head coaches and general managers.
Koumadje (7-4, 270, Florida State) led the NBA G League in blocked shots per game (4.0) and total blocks (133) to go with 11.3 points and 10.9 rebounds in 33 games. He ranked 10th in the NBA G League in defensive rebounds per game (7.1). On Feb. 1, Koumadje recorded a triple-double with 18 points, 20 rebounds and an NBA G League season-high 12 blocks in a 111-103 road victory over the Erie BayHawks.
Behind Koumadje, the Blue Coats topped the NBA G League in blocks per game (7.3), finished second in opponents’ field goal percentage (44.0) and ranked ninth in defensive rating (107.4).
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