4:48pm: The signing of Webb is official, per team release. The club also confirmed the release of Wiley.
3:21pm: The Nets are expected to cut Wiley to make room for Webb, according to a NetsDaily report.
11:48am: The Nets intend to sign G League forward James Webb III to a two-way contract, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link). As we noted this morning, Monday is the last day that teams can sign players to two-way deals this season, so Brooklyn will have to finalize the signing today.
In order to clear room on their roster for Webb, the Nets will also have to make a roster move involving one of their current two-way players, Jacob Wiley and Milton Doyle. Brooklyn currently has a full 15-man NBA roster, so converting one of those two-way players to a standard contract isn’t an option unless someone else is waived.
Webb, who played his college ball at Boise State, went undrafted in 2016 and joined the Sixers for training camp. After being cut by Philadelphia prior to the 2016/17 season, he caught on with the team’s G League affiliate, the Delaware 87ers. Webb has since appeared in 60 games for the 87ers, averaging 12.6 PPG and 8.4 RPG with a .439/.361/.747 shooting line.
Once his two-way contract with the Nets becomes official, Webb will make the move over to the Long Island Nets. He’ll also be eligible to spend up to 22 days with Brooklyn the rest of the way.
The way he poses in pictures you’d think he was the 2nd coming of Michael Jordan or something.
That’s probably how the photographer told him to pose..
Please don’t ruin my joke.
They could request a DPE on Jeremy Lin and convert Wiley or Doyle as well.
A DPE would give them extra cap flexibility but not an extra roster spot.
I am hearing that the Nets will most likely waive Doyle.
50 50 on that one eh inside aource