OCTOBER 22: Wainright has officially joined the Suns on a two-way deal, per the team (Twitter link).
OCTOBER 21: Ishmail Wainright is signing a two-way contract with the Suns, his agents Jim Tanner and Deirunas Visockas told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link).
Wainright, 27, was in the Raptors’ training camp. Toronto waived him on Saturday. Wainwright had some partial guarantees on his minimum-salary contract with Toronto, as he’ll collect $250K from the Raptors this season and $125K in 2022/23.
Wainright, who went undrafted out of Baylor in 2017, played for a number of international leagues prior to this season. In 2020/21, he suited up for Strasbourg in France, registering 11.7 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 2.5 APG, and 1.8 SPG on .485/.320/.726 shooting in 36 games (28.1 MPG). He’s considered a solid defender, and could carve out a niche role with the Suns.
With Wainright joining the defending conference champions, the Magic are the only team with an unfilled two-way spot. Chandler Hutchison holds Phoenix’s other two-way contract.
I gather two-way contracts with the Suns are 50-game NBA contracts because they don’t have a G-League affiliate. I don’t know if they’re allowed to play with the G-League Ignite, Monterrey Toros or other clubs
Yeah they can play for any team as long as PHO & that team agree to do so, it just is more awkward.
I like this for them after losing certain wing depth. Was a tough out in toronto