According to ESPN, the window to sign those players would be for just over one week.The NBA is hopeful to allow teams to convert two-way players to NBA contracts beginning on June 22 until July 1, sources said. Nick is part of The Uncontested Sports, a Thunder and NBA podcast.Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.
https://okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/2020/06/08/thunder-could-convert-lu-dort-to-standard-contract-as-soon-as-june-22/
More:Lu Dort key in Thunder's series comeback vs. Dort’s defensive chops already as a rookie give him huge upside on that end of the floor, and as long as he continues to play as hard on the point-stopping side of things as our defensive-effort ratio indicates, he’ll continue to see even more minutes for Oklahoma City." On Sunday, Sam Presti spoke with the media with his primary focus on George Floyd’s death, peaceful protests in … They’d be able to offer well above the minimum and could lock up Dort for up to two additional seasons beyond 2019/20. In Game 2 of the matchup between Oklahoma City and the Houston Rockets, we saw the level of impact Dort has on defense for the Thunder, as the Arizona State product pestered and hounded former league MVP James Harden all game long: Harden finished the evening with a mere (by his standards) 21 points on 5-of-16 shooting, though with Dort guarding him, per NBA.com, he had just nine points, converting only one of his seven field-goal attempts in those possessions. “I saw the emotion with Lu, that he didn't get drafted and how disappointed he was,” Osse told The Oklahoman on Wednesday. OKC signs two-way Lu Dort to full NBA contract; “multi-year deal” ... wouldn’t be surprising if the Thunder gave Dort either a little more than the minimum or an extra year or two on his contract. The terms of the deal were not released. It will help out tremendously in the playoffs.' While this is no surprise, Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports also reported that others around the league expected this to happen as well. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. The Thunder were expected to sign Dort to a standard NBA deal prior to the suspension so he could eventually have his contract upgraded beginning on June 22.
Currently, players signed to two-way contracts would be left out of the bubble environment in order to limit the size of a team’s traveling party.
He is from Owasso, OK and a recent 2017 graduate of Oklahoma State University. https://okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/2020/06/08/thunder-could-convert-lu-dort-to-standard-contract-as-soon-as-june-22/
Knowing the type of energy he would bring to the floor and his defensive upside, he was Dort started his career in the G-League playing for the Oklahoma City Blue. Oklahoma City made the announcement official Wednesday afternoon.
In the one year the 20-year-old spent a year at Arizona State, Dort was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and was named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team, the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team, and the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. Dort had been occupying one of the team’s two-way slots on the 17-man roster, splitting time between the G League and NBA before their respective seasons were canceled and suspended. OKC Thunder should convert Lu Dort to full contract as soon as possible. After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Dort signed a two-way contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder. This is no longer a concern as he will officially join the team in Orlando on a full-time NBA contract, filling Oklahoma City’s final roster spot.
In three postseason games, Dort is averaging 8.7 points, five rebounds and an assist.But he's helped the Thunder win two straight in the series with his defensive tenacity.Harden scored 38 points on 12-of-27 shooting in Game 3 for Houston.
Details of Dort’s new contract aren’t yet known, but the Thunder still have a good portion of their taxpayer mid-level exception left. P.J., obviously, after the play was over, he kind of headbutted Dennis, so they certainly had to eject him. At Oklahoma City Thunder Media Day prior to the 2019-20 season, I asked Dort if he had any desire to go back for a second college season and why he felt ready to take on the NBA. Still on a two-way contract, Lu Dort is clearly due for a full-time NBA contract.
https://okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/2020/06/08/thunder-could-convert-lu-dort-to-standard-contract-as-soon-as-june-22/
More:Lu Dort key in Thunder's series comeback vs. Dort’s defensive chops already as a rookie give him huge upside on that end of the floor, and as long as he continues to play as hard on the point-stopping side of things as our defensive-effort ratio indicates, he’ll continue to see even more minutes for Oklahoma City." On Sunday, Sam Presti spoke with the media with his primary focus on George Floyd’s death, peaceful protests in … They’d be able to offer well above the minimum and could lock up Dort for up to two additional seasons beyond 2019/20. In Game 2 of the matchup between Oklahoma City and the Houston Rockets, we saw the level of impact Dort has on defense for the Thunder, as the Arizona State product pestered and hounded former league MVP James Harden all game long: Harden finished the evening with a mere (by his standards) 21 points on 5-of-16 shooting, though with Dort guarding him, per NBA.com, he had just nine points, converting only one of his seven field-goal attempts in those possessions. “I saw the emotion with Lu, that he didn't get drafted and how disappointed he was,” Osse told The Oklahoman on Wednesday. OKC signs two-way Lu Dort to full NBA contract; “multi-year deal” ... wouldn’t be surprising if the Thunder gave Dort either a little more than the minimum or an extra year or two on his contract. The terms of the deal were not released. It will help out tremendously in the playoffs.' While this is no surprise, Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports also reported that others around the league expected this to happen as well. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. The Thunder were expected to sign Dort to a standard NBA deal prior to the suspension so he could eventually have his contract upgraded beginning on June 22.
Currently, players signed to two-way contracts would be left out of the bubble environment in order to limit the size of a team’s traveling party.
He is from Owasso, OK and a recent 2017 graduate of Oklahoma State University. https://okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/2020/06/08/thunder-could-convert-lu-dort-to-standard-contract-as-soon-as-june-22/
Knowing the type of energy he would bring to the floor and his defensive upside, he was Dort started his career in the G-League playing for the Oklahoma City Blue. Oklahoma City made the announcement official Wednesday afternoon.
In the one year the 20-year-old spent a year at Arizona State, Dort was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and was named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team, the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team, and the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. Dort had been occupying one of the team’s two-way slots on the 17-man roster, splitting time between the G League and NBA before their respective seasons were canceled and suspended. OKC Thunder should convert Lu Dort to full contract as soon as possible. After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Dort signed a two-way contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder. This is no longer a concern as he will officially join the team in Orlando on a full-time NBA contract, filling Oklahoma City’s final roster spot.
In three postseason games, Dort is averaging 8.7 points, five rebounds and an assist.But he's helped the Thunder win two straight in the series with his defensive tenacity.Harden scored 38 points on 12-of-27 shooting in Game 3 for Houston.
Details of Dort’s new contract aren’t yet known, but the Thunder still have a good portion of their taxpayer mid-level exception left. P.J., obviously, after the play was over, he kind of headbutted Dennis, so they certainly had to eject him. At Oklahoma City Thunder Media Day prior to the 2019-20 season, I asked Dort if he had any desire to go back for a second college season and why he felt ready to take on the NBA. Still on a two-way contract, Lu Dort is clearly due for a full-time NBA contract.