{"id":4285,"date":"2024-09-26T03:30:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T03:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=4285"},"modified":"2024-09-26T03:30:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T03:30:55","slug":"lester-quinones-agrees-to-join-sixers-on-two-way-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=4285","title":{"rendered":"Lester Quinones agrees to join Sixers on two-way contract.."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"article-header__subtitle\">The 23-year-old guard played his first two NBA seasons with the Warriors.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-header__meta\" data-component=\"articleMeta\">\n<p>Former Warriors guard Lester Quinones is set to move east and join the Sixers.<\/p>\n<p>Quinones has agreed to a two-way contract with the team, a source confirmed Wednesday to NBC Sports Philadelphia.\u00a0The Athletic&#8217;s Shams Charania\u00a0first reported the news.<\/p>\n<p>To create the two-way slot needed to sign Quinones, the Sixers are waiving\u00a0David Jones, a source told NBC Sports Philadelphia. Quinones,\u00a0Jeff Dowtin Jr.\u00a0and\u00a0Justin Edwards\u00a0will be the Sixers&#8217; three players on two-way deals.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors listed Quinones at 6-foot-4, 208 pounds last season. He played 41 games for Golden State over the past two years, averaging 4.2 points and 1.8 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>One of Quinones\u2019 best NBA outings came last year against the Sixers. He scored 13 points, shot 4 for 7 from three-point range and tallied four assists in a\u00a0Feb. 7 Warriors win.<\/p>\n<p>The Memphis product showed much more of his skill set in the G League. As a rookie, he logged 31 regular-season games with the Santa Cruz Warriors and averaged 21.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists. Quinones fired 8.8 three-pointers per game and knocked down 35.4 percent of his long-range shots.<\/p>\n<p>He won the G League\u2019s Most Improved Player award\u00a0and had a 46-point performance that included\u00a021 consecutive fourth-quarter points.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"youtube-3572343\" title=\"Lester Quinones Goes Off For a CAREER-HIGH 46 PTS &amp; 12 REB in Thriller Over Stars\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T_VfxAJaJV4?start=1&amp;feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Quinones represents the Dominican Republic in international basketball.\u00a0He grew up in New York and played his\u00a0senior high school season at St. Benedict\u2019s Prep in Newark, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 23-year-old guard played his first two NBA seasons with the Warriors. 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