The Warriors have re-signed Quinndary Weatherspoon to a two-way deal, according to NBA.com’s transactions log.
Weatherspoon was the 49th pick of the 2019 draft after four college seasons at Mississippi State. He spent his first two seasons with the Spurs on a two-way deal, appearing in 31 NBA games with modest averages in limited minutes. Players are only able to spend two years on two-way contracts with the same team, and he didn’t get promoted to a standard deal.
The 25-year-old guard caught on with the Warriors, signing an Exhibit 10 training camp deal, but was waived before the season started and spent the first few months with Golden State’s G League affiliate in Santa Cruz. He signed a 10-day hardship club with the Warriors at the end of December, and when that ran out, he received a two-way contract which he remained on for the rest of 2021/22.
Weatherspoon averaged 2.7 PPG and 1.3 RPG in 11 games (6.6 MPG) for the defending champions, but he was much more product for the G League squad, averaging 25.3 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 3.1 APG and 2.1 SPG on .523/.282/.887 shooting in 20 regular season games (30.9 MPG).
Golden State issued Weatherspoon a one-year, two-way qualifying offer in June to make him a restricted free agent, and Michael Scotto of HoopsHype confirms (via Twitter) that he signed that QO.
The Warriors now have both two-way slots filled. Undrafted rookie Lester Quinones holds the other.
So, let’s hear the complaints about the Warriors giving Weatherspoon a two-deal. What are you really complaining about. It kinda like a minor league signing in Baseball. He doesn’t impact the roster, and he has upside.
This is great news! He’s very athletic and plays solid defense. He came highly recommended by Klay…. Just glad that he accepted 2 way contract!
he was hoping for a bigger deal from another team is why he took so long to accept the deal. McClung coming on board probably scared him his deal might be taken off the board.
Now McClung will either have to win a roster slot in training camp or (sadly) end up with another team. I really hope he can do it!
It doesn’t have to be a regular roster spot. There isn’t a lot of financial risk with the 2-way. Weatherspoon or Quinones could be waived or converted based on camp
performance and McClung or Williams can be offered a 2-way instead.