3:40pm: The Spurs have officially re-signed Duke to a two-way contract, the team confirmed today in a press release.
1:54pm: Free agent guard David Duke Jr. will return to San Antonio, having agreed to sign a new two-way contract with the Spurs, agents Todd Ramasar and Mike Simonetta tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link).
Duke, 24, signed a two-way deal with the Spurs last December and spent the rest of the season on that contract. He appeared in just four games at the NBA level for San Antonio, with all of those appearances coming during the final week of the regular season.
Up until that point, Duke had been playing for the Austin Spurs in the G League. He appeared in 34 regular season contests for the NBAGL club, averaging 19.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in 33.3 minutes per game, with a shooting line of .449/.377/.788.
The Spurs issued Duke a qualifying offer at the end of the season, and while they withdrew it to maximize their cap room, they clearly maintained interest in bringing him back. Since the 6’5″ guard spent two seasons in Brooklyn from 2021-23 to start his career, his two-way contract will only cover the 2024/25 season — he wouldn’t be eligible for a two-way deal in ’25/26 once he has four years of NBA service under his belt.
Duke will join Jamaree Bouyea as the Spurs’ two-way players for now. Second-round pick Harrison Ingram is considered the favorite to fill the third open two-way slot.
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