Curtis Jones Signs Two-Way Deal with Denver

[JakeBrend]

Former Iowa State star Curtis Jones is getting his NBA shot on a two-way contract with the Denver Nuggets, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.

Curtis Jones Signs Two-Way Deal with Denver

Former Iowa State star Curtis Jones is getting his NBA shot on a two-way contract with the Denver Nuggets, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. Jones excelled with Denver in the NBA Summer League the last two weeks, leading the team in scoring with 14.6 points per game despite only playing the seventh

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[madguy30]

Awesome. Hope he sticks.

 

[helechopper]

I love this kid, he's earned it. Nothing but the best and good vibes to him and his fam. Nice work, Cujo.

 

[JP4CY]

Outstanding news. One of my favorite players.

 

[synapticwave]

This is Fantastic! Congrats to Cujo!

What kind of pay do players get on a 2-way contract?

 

[gocy444]

This is Fantastic! Congrats to Cujo!

What kind of pay do players get on a 2-way contract?

Actually super good pay. I believe they get half the amount of the league minimum. So he’ll make $500kish as long as he’s on that contract the full year.

 

[JakeBrend]

This is Fantastic! Congrats to Cujo!

What kind of pay do players get on a 2-way contract?

Minimum salary is a little over $300k.

 

[Letterkenny]

Actually super good pay. I believe they get half the amount of the league minimum. So he’ll make $500kish as long as he’s on that contract the full year.

Probably about on par with what he made at Iowa State last year.

 

[somecyguy]

Probably about on par with what he made at Iowa State last year.

It feels super weird to read that.

 

[Letterkenny]

It feels super weird to read that.

And it's significantly less than most of our starters will be getting this season.

 

[LindenCy]

This is the news I've been waiting for.

 

[HFCS]

Lot of moments last year where he showed he deserved a real shot regardless of being “old”.

 

[HFCS]

And it's significantly less than most of our starters will be getting this season.

Try mentioning the reasons for that and you’ll get fire bombed by many here. I’m not sure why it’s so controversial, it’s obvious. The brand on the jersey is why the pay is so high and the brand is only valuable because of alumni who lived on or near campus/paid tuition and to a lesser extent tax payers when it’s a state university.

Minor league sports have more talent than ncaa and there’s almost no interest. No college brand with identical or superior talent, this $ all goes away completely.

 

[Sigmapolis]

Odd Denver has its AAA team in Grand Rapids.

Long flight back-and-forth. It's not like he's in Colorado Springs.

I thought most NBA teams moved their D-League teams nearby by now?

 

[CycloneT]

Odd Denver has its AAA team in Grand Rapids.

Long flight back-and-forth. It's not like he's in Colorado Springs.

I thought most NBA teams moved their D-League teams nearby by now?

Most are at the very least within like 6 hours. Then you have the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat who's teams are halfway across the country

 

[Sigmapolis]

Most are at the very least within like 6 hours. Then you have the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat who's teams are halfway across the country

Sioux Falls? Wow.

Image being drafted by Miami and imagining living on South Beach and ending up in South Dakota.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Lot of moments last year where he showed he deserved a real shot regardless of being “old”.

Dude can shoot the rock which is what today's nba is all about.

 

[Letterkenny]

Sioux Falls? Wow.

Image being drafted by Miami and imagining living on South Beach and ending up in South Dakota.

Sioux Falls is really nice, but yeah, it ain't South Beach, especially for a young pro athlete.

 

[CycloneT]

Sioux Falls? Wow.

Image being drafted by Miami and imagining living on South Beach and ending up in South Dakota.

They take focus city and Heat culture seriously lol

 

[Cyientist]

Odd Denver has its AAA team in Grand Rapids.

Long flight back-and-forth. It's not like he's in Colorado Springs.

I thought most NBA teams moved their D-League teams nearby by now?

They didn’t even have an official G-League affiliate a few years ago.


On another note, 2-way contracts are over 600k. NBA contracts are just different.

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