JULY 17: The two-way deal for Tubelis is official, the team announced in a press release.
JULY 1: The Sixers have officially signed Council and Smith.
JUNE 23: The new CBA will allow for three two-way contracts and the Sixers wasted no time filling those spots.
Philadelphia are offering contracts to three undrafted players. Arkansas guard Ricky Council IV will take one of those spots, Shams Charania of The Athletic and The Stadium tweets. Arizona big man Azuolas Tubelis and North Carolina State Terquavion Smith are also being signed on two-way deals, Kyle Neubeck of PhillyVoice.com tweets.
Council, a 6’6” guard, averaged 16.3 points for the Razorbacks last season after transferring from Wichita State. His spotty perimeter game (3o.3% on 3-point tries in his college career) hurt his draft stock.
Tubelis, a three-year starter for the Wildcats, averaged 19.8 points and 9.1 rebounds last season. Smith averaged 17.9 points and 4.1 assists for the Wolfpack in his sophomore season.
Additionally, the Sixers are signing Arizona State forward Marcus Bagley on an Exhibit 10 contract. Bagley played only five games the past two seasons due to injuries and a suspension.
Smith probably wishes he came out last year now. Didn’t improve his draft status like he said
All the fuss about the need for outside shooting and no one thinks Smith is worth drafting ?
Smith played his way out of the draft last year. Not physically ready for the NBA right now. He has one year in the G-League to make a name. There will be a bunch of dudes just like him getting drafted, and not drafted next year. He will be back at Summer League competing against them in a year.
Smith is trash. He can’t play PG, is a lazy defender, and he is a very inefficient scorer. Guys like Smith are everywhere(nba, G-league, overseas)
Not bad. Three guys who could easily have been drafted, which is good and bad I guess.
IMO, Tubelis is the best of them and one of the best non-drafted players coming out of college. He checks most of the negative boxes that NBA scouts have. One position PF (lacks the length to be a C, except in small ball), not a great athlete, spent too long in college, doesn’t shoot many 3’s, etc. Inconveniently, though, he can play, and he’s not a project (beyond developing his 3 point shot).