The NBA is a 24/7 news cycle, and despite Summer League ending a couple of days ago, there’s still movement around the association. Mainly, that movement has consisted of teams signing talent from the summer exhibition to lengthy cheap deals or two-way deals (e.g: The Boston Celtics inking two players, Abdel Nader and Semi Ojeleye, to four-year deals and Kadeem Allen to a two-way deal).
Teams are taking advantage of the two-way contracts and extra roster spots with an eye towards the future. Regardless of whether a player put up dazzling stats or merely showed some semblance of potential, organizations have begun using the new roster spots to give players a chance. Andrew White, an undrafted Syracuse alum, who suited up for the Cleveland Cavaliers in Las Vegas, has received multiple two-way contract offers, including one from the Cavaliers according to a source. While in Vegas, White averaged seven points in 13 minutes of action.
No timeline was given for White’s decision, but his opportunity to continue his NBA dream is alive.
Outside of the action from Summer League, the offseason continues to roll on, and one of the biggest winners of it have been the Sacramento Kings. They signed respected and known veterans in Zach Randolph, Vince Carter and George Hill, while thinking of their future by drafting De’Aaron Fox, Harry Giles, Justin Jackson and Frank Mason lll.
The signings for their rookies are official, and according to a source, the contract of Mason is the standard three-year deal with the first two years guaranteed and a partial guarantee in the last year. Mason’s deal, per that source, has the highest first two years of his fellow second-round picks.
Looking outside of the NBA, many players will be transitioning overseas. whether that’s because they went undrafted or decided to depart from the G League for a particular reason, joining teams abroad has become a viable fallback option for a bevy of players. According to sources, Trahson Burrell, who played for the Long Island Nets in the G League last season, is prioritizing a lucrative deal for next season. It’s been indicated that Burrell does have interest in continuing his career over in Europe (perhaps Italy), and the Nets haven’t shown much interest in bringing him back, per sources.
Burrell has also been linked to the Memphis Grizzlies, as he worked out for the team earlier in the summer, per source, and “likely” had a spot on the Nets’ Summer League team until a change of plans towards the end of the season.
Possibly heading overseas as well could be Central Michigan alum and undrafted guard Braylon Rayson, according to a source. Rayson was the backcourt-mate of Marcus Keene, who led Division 1 basketball in scoring this past season. In his last year with the Chippewas, Rayson averaged 21.2 points per game.
Oakland alum Sherron Dorsey-Walker, went undrafted in this year’s draft, has signed a deal to begun his professional career over in the Netherlands with Landstede Basketball, the team announced. The contract for Dorsey-Walker is a one-year deal, according to a source.
