Free agent guard Ronnie Price is headed to Oklahoma City on a two-year deal, according to reports.
Eric Pincus of Basketball Insiders was first on Oklahoma City’s agreement with Price:
I hear Ronnie Price will join the Oklahoma City Thunder, I believe on a 2yr, terms TBD @BBallInsiders
— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) July 31, 2016
John Gambadoro, the host of Arizona Sports on 98.7 FM, originally reported Price was leaving Phoenix on a two-year agreement with another team:
Ronnie Price has agreed to a 2-year deal with another NBA team.
— John Gambadoro (@Gambo987) July 12, 2016
Price, a 6’2 guard who’s spent eleven seasons in the league, will now play for his seventh different team since being drafted. Price had previously played for Sacramento, Utah, Phoenix, Portland, Orlando, and Los Angeles.
For the Thunder, the acquisition of Ronnie Price comes as their first free agent signing since the departure of Kevin Durant. He’ll help serve as a back-up to Russell Westbrook, a role previously occupied by Randy Foye before he left the team to join the Brooklyn Nets this summer.
Price averaged 5.3 points, 2.4 assists, and shot 38% from the field with Phoenix in 62 games last year, coming off the bench in most appearances.
Price went undrafted in 2005, and was later signed to his first NBA deal with the Sacramento Kings.
