Summer League standout Warriors agree to two-way contract, per agent originally appeared in NBC Sports Bay Area
The NBA Summer League is an opportunity for young players to showcase their talent and prove they belong in the NBA.
This summer with the Warriors, Daeqwon Plowden did just that.
The free agent guard/forward agreed to a two-way contract with Golden State, Plowden’s agent Drew Kelso of One Motive Sports said ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowskiand the news was later confirmed by Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area.
I can confirm that Daeqwon Plowden has agreed to a two-way contract with the Warriors.
The Warriors’ three two-way contracts are now filled at this point between Plowden, Pat Spencer and Reece Beekman, but of course that could change
-Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) July 16, 2024
Plowden was Golden State Summer League Highlightfrom the California Classic at Chase Center to The Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
With the Warriors’ young and rising duo of Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis absent from the team’s California Classic opener against the Miami Heat due to Team USA Select Team duties, it was a flurry of new faces that led Golden State to 105 -66 Miami beats.
Plowden finished with 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting, including 6-of-9 from 3-point range in 23 minutes. He scored 13 points in six minutes of the third quarter and at one point gave up 11 points in a row.
The 6-foot-9 wing brought his dominance to Sin City.
Plowden is average of 16.5 points shooting 54.5 percent from the field and 62.5 percent from deep with 2.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, one steal and one block in 24.8 minutes in the club’s first two Summer League games. Golden State in Las Vegas.
Just a few days ago, Warriors summer league coach Anthony Vereen confidently expressed why he believed Plowden deserves an opportunity to be in the NBA and compete at the highest level.
“He is [Plowden] showed that he should be in the NBA,” Vereen told reporters. “I just embraced [Santa Cruz Warriors general manager] Ryan Atkinson for the list I have. These guys are really showing that they are very close to where they want to be. The way he plays so hard, aggressively on both sides.
“He doesn’t interrupt the game, it’s a pleasure as a coach to see him put himself in a better position.”
After going undrafted in 2022, Plowden spent the last two Summer Leagues playing for the New Orleans Pelicans and Oklahoma City Thunder.
But the third time appears to be the charm for the 25-year-old, as he has secured the final spot on Golden State’s two-way roster for the 2024-25 NBA season.
