MARCH 3: Butler has officially signed a two-way contract with the Thunder, according to a press release from the team.
MARCH 2: The Thunder intend to sign guard Jared Butler to a two-way contract, his agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link).
Butler was a key member of the national champion Baylor Bears in 2021, averaging 16.7 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 4.8 APG and 2.0 SPG while shooting 41.6% from 3-point range as a junior. However, questions about his health hurt his draft stock and he slipped to No. 40 overall in the 2021 draft after having been considered a likely first-rounder.
The 22-year-old spent his rookie season with the Jazz, appearing sparingly in 42 games (8.6 MPG) while averaging 3.8 PPG and 1.5 APG on .404/.318/.688 shooting. Utah had a roster crunch during preseason this past fall and ultimately released Butler despite the fact that his $1.56MM salary for this season was guaranteed.
Butler has spent the 2022/23 season with the Grand Rapids Gold, Denver’s G League affiliate, averaging 19.5 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 5.2 APG and 1.2 SPG on .483/.458/.771 shooting in 18 games (30.1 MPG) during the fall Showcase Cup. He has averaged 17.1 PPG, 3.3 RPG and 5.8 APG on .438/.354/.840 shooting in 23 regular season games (30.2 MPG) with the Gold.
The Thunder had an open two-way slot, so they won’t need to cut anyone to sign Butler. Their 17-man roster will be full once the move is official.
Did anyone see the article about this guy and reckless driving/car accident? Apparently he was driving in Manhattan and crashed into some dude but had no insurance. So the judge sentenced him to be the man’s Butler.
That’s it. That’s the show.
I guess thats your dad who got hit
He ran ja red light?
I guess since they’re making SGA fake an injury
It’s good he gets another chance
I like jared butler he was really good during his stint in Utah. Surprise they waived him.
I loved him in 300.
Sad it’s probably his best movie
That’s Gerard. Joke only works if they have the same name….