Lester Quinones agrees to join Sixers on two-way contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Former Warriors guard Lester Quinones is set to move east and join the Sixers.
Quinones has agreed to a two-way contract with the team, a source confirmed Wednesday to NBC Sports Philadelphia. Shams Charania of the Athletic first reported the news.
To create the two-way slot necessary to sign Quinones, the Sixers are giving up David Jonesa source told NBC Sports Philadelphia. quinones, Jeff Dowtin Jr. and Justin Edwards will be the Sixers’ three players on two-way deals.
The Warriors listed Quinones at 6-foot-4, 208 pounds last season. He played 41 games for Golden State over the last two years, averaging 4.2 points and 1.8 rebounds.
One of Quinones’ 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 February 7 Warriors win.
The Memphis product showed much more of his skill 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 shot 8.8 three-pointers per game and knocked down 35.4 percent of his long-range shots.
He won the G-League’s Most Improved Player award and had a 46-point performance that included 21 consecutive fourth quarter points.
Quinones represents the Dominican Republic in international basketball. He grew up in New York and played his high school season at St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, New Jersey.
