February 22: Spencer’s two-way deal is official, per the Warriors (Twitter link).
February 21: The Warriors will fill their newly opened two-way slot by signing guard Pat Spencer to a two-way contract, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic (Twitter link).
Spencer was a star lacrosse player at Loyola from 2016-19 before using his final year of NCAA eligibility to play basketball at Northwestern in 2019/20. He went undrafted, but played professionally with the Hamburg Towers in Germany and in the Capital City Go-Go in the G League before catching on with the Warriors on an Exhibit 10 contract in 2022.
The 27-year-old has spent the past two seasons playing for the Santa Cruz Warriors, Golden State’s G League affiliate, and has become a reliable shooting threat as a regular rotation player for the team this season.
Spencer has averaged 12.3 points in 23.2 minutes per game across 27 NBAGL appearances in 2023/24, while shooting 51.2% from the field (42.7% on three-pointers) and 82.4% from the free throw line. He has also contributed 4.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per contest.
Golden State is opening up a two-way slot by promoting Lester Quinones to the standard 15-man roster, so Spencer will fill that open spot, joining Usman Garuba and Jerome Robinson as the team’s two-way players.
Depending on exactly when Spencer officially signs with the Warriors, he’ll be eligible to be active for up to 15 or 16 of the club’s remaining games, though I’d expect him to continue to spend most of his time with Santa Cruz.
Huh. They need a young PG or a young C not another SG. PFs and SGs all day lol. They should waive all three of their two ways. Robinson, Guruba and Spencer should be waived. Jazian Gortmen, Yuri Collins, John Butler etc etc etc
My guess he is a high IQ player at the right place at the right time. So a player that will only play when the team has a big lead. He does have a decent shot.
This dude played some mean lacrosse in college, and holds the Division I record for career assists (4th all time in points). Great vision, great passer, understanding of angles and timing. A lot of lacrosse concepts of getting your teammates open translates to basketball.
As a grad student at Northwestern he played basketball, and then when COVID cancelled his season he went to play in Germany. Came back to G-League in 2021, and after 3 years he’s earned a 2-way. I hope he gets a shot at a few minutes. Might be fun to watch him play.
I appreciate your post
Brandin Podziemski is their young PG …TJD shows out when given the minutes as a big …Guruba showed signs of being productive when given a chance in Houston (we all know Kerr doesnt give minutesout to young bigs). There isn’t a lot of good young free agent centers. Name a few the warriors can sign? ya gotta watch and know the game. There was a probably a couple a veteran centers we could’ve gone after at the deadline but no young centers
Name a young Center that is available. Garuba is a young Center.
That would require old Lukey boy here to actually know ball lol. He just keeps naming a bunch of G-League players that haven’t proven anything
Giants 74 I’ve given you more thumbs up in the last several months then I have in the last several years. Dealing with some Warriors fans who have no idea what’s what is frustrating sometimes. Stay strong brother keep up the good word.
Guruba is not a center lol. I swear these kids no nothing about basketball
Luke you’re going to be disappointed time and time again. You cry Center Center Center and they sign guard guard guard.
When have the Warriors used a true center since Bogut. They play small. You people lose your minds over the center position every year. You’re broken records.
@reno Ezeli, Jones, Wiseman, Cousins are they not Centers.
It’s You sound like a broken record* RenoChris
Arc 2 and Renochris are the only ones who seems to know anything about basketball below. You all are clueless casuals. Guruba is a 6’8 PF and not a C. PD is a SG not a PG, I don’t need to name any young centers out there since you all know nothing and cannot look for yourselves because you are lazy and uneducated. Dwaynemurphy doesn’t understand true basketball but watches this watered down product, Giants74 only knows small ball like today’s clueless kids, alpthatron10 is a zero in general, a zero at knowing anything about basketball and knows nothing about the history of basketball, GaryWarriorsRedSoxx assumes things he doesn’t know. I am not a warriors fan(warriors small ball and LeBrons crying and weak mentally have ruined the NBA) Just because you all love midget basketball doesn’t mean you know anything. Keep liking each other like dumb sheep. I am so glad I know actually information Instead of just throwing hate because I am a young jabroni who pretends to know anything like you all
Back in my day, we had players playing the right way! Like Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, and Kevin McHale. Real lunchpale type of players
Dude I am probably just a little older than you. You are probably some 20 year old kid who thinks LeBron is the best ever and Carmelo is in your top 10
Those guys you listed played different eras from each other. I know every player ever but why list only three white guys?
@Luke Wes Unseld was only 6’9″ and the only Center Wilt Chamberlain struggled against. There are very few 7 footers that are good enough to start. And no team is going to give them up easily, especially young ones.
Wes was 6’7. Wes was a brick house and probably the best screen setup ever. Nate Thurmond gave Wilt trouble too
I disagree with your take of only a few good 7 footers. There are young centers and veterans centers out there right now that could help
Luke, everyone understands what you’re saying. But the Warriors are not thinking that way and big men who are not fits for the program will not be signed.
It’s a rare big guy who can actually play for the Warriors. So hoping for a center is fruitless and it’s proved by who they actually sign and that’s usually wings and guards.
No they don’t but I’m sure you do. I understand they are not thinking like that. The NBA just wants no more dribbling, defense, PFs, Cs etc etc etc etc.
They could really use a center but don’t know it. Curry is going to rot away then. They only sign undersized guys.
Brandin Podziemski is their young PG …TJD shows out when given the minutes as a big …Guruba showed signs of being productive when given a chance in Houston (we all know Kerr doesnt give minutesout to young bigs). There isn’t a lot of good young free agent centers. Name a few the warriors can sign? ya gotta watch and know the game. There was a probably a couple a veteran centers we could’ve gone after at the deadline but no young centers
He gives plenty of minutes to young bigs. What veteran centers were available?
P-Spence is my guy! This is awesome news. The guy just plays and performs, wherever he goes, whatever the sport.
At least he’s getting a shot. He’s 27 and has played his heart out for Santa Cruz and shooting lights out from 3 points. Congrats to his family with his younger brother also playing for #1 UConn.