Warriors signal Nate Williams, Kinsey with Wiseman in FIBA
SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors signed a former Bay Space prep star to a two-way contract as they put together to return from the All-Star break.
Golden State introduced it was signing Jeenathan “Nate” Williams, 27, on Tuesday morning. With Pat Spencer now on a normal contract, the Warriors had house to signal Williams to a contract that can probably see him spend most of his time with Santa Cruz’s G League SeaDubs.
He spent his senior 12 months of highschool at Prolific Prep, then positioned in Napa, the place Williams averaged 15.8 factors per recreation. He then went on to play at Buffalo earlier than embarking on an NBA profession as an undrafted free agent.
Williams has averaged 3.9 factors per recreation in 47 video games performed with the Blazers and Rockets, however has spent most of his professional profession within the G League.
The 6-foot-5 guard has averaged 18.5 factors, 5.9 rebounds and a pair of.5 assists in 35 begins for the Lengthy Island Nets this season.
Whereas Williams will be part of Santa Cruz, the G League crew will see beginning wing Taevion Kinsey quickly depart.
Kinsey will be part of the USA’s FIBA World Cup qualifying crew, who will play the Dominican Republic on Feb. 26 and Mexico on Mar. 1 in Oceanside.
He’s not the one former Warrior gracing the FIBA roster. Former No. 2 total decide James Wiseman can be on the crew.
Wiseman is at the moment an unsigned free agent. Kinsey, 25, averages 16.0 factors per recreation for Santa Cruz. Kinsey was additionally a part of the Warriors’ coaching camp after enjoying for his or her Summer season League squad.
