Overview
- Reports say Golden State has signed undrafted forward Graham Ike to its final two-way slot in a deal expected to run two years, according to San Francisco Chronicle reporting relayed by Yahoo Sports and corroborated by other outlets.
- Ike earned the opportunity after spending the summer on an Exhibit 10 camp deal and averaging about 10.0 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.0 blocks across Summer League play while helping the Warriors win the Las Vegas title.
- Under a two-way contract Ike will split his time between Golden State and the Santa Cruz Warriors of the G League and will join the team’s roster picture as training camp approaches.
- Related Gonzaga movements include guard Malachi Smith signing a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 camp deal with the Toronto Raptors and forward Drew Timme remaining a free agent with the Lakers’ two-way slots already filled.
- Two-way and Exhibit 10 deals let teams turn short-term camp standouts into paid, developmental players and the limited number of two-way slots helps explain why some productive prospects still search for NBA openings.