NBA groups are identified to shuffle their two-way contracts round all through the season. The San Antonio Spurs made their first two-way acquisition by signing David Duke Jr. of the Delaware Blue Coats.
Duke Jr. will substitute Sir’Jabari Rice’s contract slot. Rice, who has solely appeared in 4 video games for the Austin Spurs, averaging 9.3 factors and 4 assists, will stick with the G League staff.
Duke Jr. is averaging 21.7 factors 5.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists within the G League this 12 months. He’s taking pictures 37% from three, a profession excessive over the 24% he shot final season. Duke Jr. spent his first two NBA seasons on a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets, earlier than he was transformed to a regular deal final April. In his 45 NBA contests, Duke Jr. averaged 4.2 factors and shot 20.4% from the three-point line.
The 24-year-old guard performed faculty ball at Windfall Faculty and went undrafted within the 2021 NBA draft.
Duke Jr. joins Dominick Barlow and Charles Bediako because the Spurs three two-way contracts. He will likely be eligible to play 45 video games with San Antonio this season.
