July 8: Stevens’ two-way deal with Sacramento is official, per NBA.com’s transaction log. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, it’s a two-year contract.
July 7: Isaiah Stevens will sign a two-way deal with the Kings, according to Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee and Sean Cunningham of KRCA News (Twitter links).
Stevens finished the season on a two-way with the Heat but didn’t receive a qualifying offer, which landed him in the unrestricted free agent pool.
Stevens, 24, appeared in three games with Miami last season. The point guard saw action in 33 regular season G League games with the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the Heat’s affiliate, and averaged 12.8 and 9.4 assists in 36.9 minutes per contest.
The six-foot Stevens, who went undrafted out of Colorado State, signed his two-way with Miami in late December.
Former Auburn center Dylan Cardwell signed one of the other two-ways from Sacramento. The third one remains unclaimed for the time being.
They should have enough guard defense next to Lavine, and Derozan, so not sure why they thought they wanted Schroder, but I’m sure they’ll address issues defensively on the wing/ their bigs
Isiah Stevens played well for the Heat, but was redundant with Davion Mitchell