Free agent wing Sterling Brown has signed a contract to play in the NBA G League, league sources tell Marc Stein (Twitter link).
Brown is still free to sign with any NBA team after signing a G League deal, the move was made to prove to teams that he deserves another shot. As Stein notes, the heavily-scouted G League Showcase takes place next week in Las Vegas, so the former second-round pick will be looking to make a strong impression ahead of Jan. 5, when NBA teams can start signing players to 10-day contracts.
A five-year NBA veteran, Brown spent his first three seasons with Milwaukee. In the 2020 offseason, he signed a one-year, minimum-salary deal with the Rockets and had a career year, averaging 8.2 PPG and 4.4 RPG on .448/.423/.806 shooting in 51 games (24.1 MPG).
His strong performance in 2020/21 led to a two-year, $6MM with the Mavericks, but he struggled to produce last season, averaging 3.3 PPG and 3.0 RPG on .381/.304/.933 shooting in 49 games (12.8 MPG).
Dallas traded Brown back to Houston in the offseason as part of the Christian Wood deal, and then he was re-routed to Oklahoma City at the end of September. The Thunder wound up waiving him before the 2022/23 season started, but his contract was fully guaranteed, so they’re paying his $3MM salary.
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