Monte called up to the Nuggets
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The Denver Nuggets tweet says that Monte is a "Two-Way player". I assume the NBA has not reverted to a half-court game, so what exactly does that mean?
Monte signed a contract with the Nuggets that allows him to spend some time with the Nuggets and some time with their DLeague affiliate.
Monte has a contract with the Denver Nuggets, but is primarily assigned to a G league team. Two way players get paid X amount per day they spend with the NBA team. The can spend a maximum of 45 days with the NBA team.
By signing the 2 way contract Monte can not be picked up by the other NBA affiliates, but he is able to make significantly more $ than a typical G league contract.
Monte has been playing really well and Jamal Murray rolled his ankle last game. I would assume it is precautionary.. if Murray plays I wouldn't expect Monte to get any minutes at all.
Sounds like nothing but a winning scenario for Monte. By spending most of his time in the G-League he doesn't have his skills waste away sitting on the end of the bench, he gets paid significantly better than other G-league players, and he gets called up to the Nuggets when needed. Plus it shows the Nuggets are invested in his future with the team.
It's a win for the NBA because it's another mechanism to keep talented players in the US, and another small step towards making the G-League a legit minor league. Monte would be making substantially more $ in Europe, but this is a win in that he gets a shot at the NBA without poverty-line wages.
While this is true, Monte has a real chance to stick with the Nuggets or another NBA team, where it's worth taking the risk of a lower salary. At this stage, if Monte were to go after the money in Europe he's probably there for the remainder of his career. While that's not necessarily a bad thing, Monte is potentially NBA material.
I don't remember all of the details, but I think Monte will get whatever the league minimum is divided by 82 for being on the roster today. If that's correct, he picks up almost $10k for one game. His two-way contract is $75k for the season, so a nice chunk of change for Monte plus the thrill of suiting up for the first time on an NBA roster.
Really rooting for him and Dooly. Abdel with the Celtics, not exactly part of the regular rotation, but he's been there.
http://www.espn.com/nba/player/gamelog/_/id/2595435/abdel-nader
http://www.espn.com/nba/player/gamelog/_/id/2595435/abdel-nader
Yep, DNP - Coach's decision. Murray played 27 minutes (1 assist - yikes) and Mudiay got 15 minutes. No room for a 3rd PG in that arrangement.
Based on those stats, apparently there were no PGs on the floor for the Nuggets tonight.
No, NBA wages are based on minutes played. They punch the clock like every other blue collar employee out there.
