The Brooklyn Nets this previous Saturday signed guard Jacob Gilyard to a two-way contract.
Gilyard (5’9″, 160) has appeared in 37 video games (14 begins) with Memphis this season, posting averages of 4.7 factors, 1.2 rebounds and three.5 assists in 17.7 minutes per recreation. The 25-year-old Gilyard has additionally performed in 5 video games (all begins) for the Memphis Hustle within the NBA G League, recording averages of 14.2 factors, 2.4 rebounds, 9.8 assists and 1.6 steals in 34.1 minutes per contest. The second-year professional appeared in a single recreation for the Grizzlies final season after signing a two-way contract with the workforce on April 8, 2023. He spent nearly all of the 2022-23 season with the Hustle, showing in 31 common season video games (25 begins) and averaging 8.3 factors, 2.7 rebounds, 9.8 assists and 1.9 steals in 30.4 minutes per recreation. The Kansas Metropolis, Mo., native went undrafted within the 2022 NBA Draft after a five-year collegiate profession (2017-22) on the College of Richmond, the place he turned the NCAA’s all-time Division I steals chief with 466 profession swipes. In 154 video games (all begins) for the Spiders, Gilyard recorded averages of 13.2 factors, 2.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists and three.0 steals in 37.3 minutes per contest.
Brooklyn’s roster stands at 18 gamers, together with three two-way gamers.
