The Sixers and free agent guard Lester Quinones have agreed to a two-way contract, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link).
Quinones, who will turn 24 in November, spent last season with the Warriors. He began the year on a two-way deal and then was promoted to Golden State’s standard roster in February. The 6’5″ guard appeared in a total of 37 NBA games, averaging 4.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.0 assist in 10.6 minutes per contest and posting a shooting line of .397/.364/.690.
Quinones spent more time in the NBA than in the G League last season, but has been an effective contributor for the Santa Cruz Warriors over the past two years, averaging 21.0 PPG, 6.2 RPG, and 3.9 APG on .448/.362/.772 shooting in 65 total Showcase Cup and regular season games for Golden State’s NBAGL affiliate.
The Warriors opted not to tender Quinones a qualifying offer in June, making him an unrestricted free agent. Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported in early July that the former Memphis Tiger was on the Sixers’ radar.
Philadelphia doesn’t currently have an open two-way slot, so either Justin Edwards, David Jones, or Jeff Dowtin will have to be waived in order to make room on the roster for Quinones.
not a bad player to have on a 2 way contract. He has a good offensive game and can shoot the ball very good.
If the 6ers are playing Lester any mins outside of blowout 4Qs, things have gone very wrong for them.
Very poor man’s Jordan Poole. Not much on defense and very Reckless with the ball who likes to be a gunner. When he’s on you think he is the next Jordan Poole and can provide an excellent spark off the Bench playing both guard spots.
Good for Lester! He played with confidence last year and definitely showed he can play. Not bad for him to continue his nba journey.