The San Antonio Spurs had yet one more transfer they might make to spherical out their roster heading into the preseason.
The NBA’s new collective bargaining settlement permits groups to signal three gamers to two-way roster spots. In accordance with HoopsHype’s Michael Sotto, The Spurs signed their third at this time, agreeing to a two-way contract with Seth Millner.
Millner was a member of the Spurs summer season league roster, the place he averaged 5.3 factors and 4.0 rebounds in 21.2 minutes a recreation. Labeled as a taking pictures wing, the 6-foot-7 undrafted rookie from Toledo struggled in summer season league, hitting simply 27.3% of his pictures from the sector and 23.1% from three.
Millner was a particular shooter in faculty. His senior yr for the Rockets he averaged 16.1 factors whereas taking pictures 49.6% from the sector and 42% from three. San Antonio appears to be betting on his taking pictures means being nearer to his faculty numbers, fairly than the comparatively small summer season league pattern.
He joins Dominick Barlow and Sir’Jabari Rice because the Spurs two-way gamers within the 2023-24 NBA season. Two-way gamers are allowed to seem in 50 video games with the massive league staff, and might play the remainder of the season with the G League affiliated Austin Spurs.
With Millner’s signing, the Spurs complete roster depend is at 20. They might want to lower that all the way down to 18 by eradicating two assured contracts from their roster by the beginning of the common season.
