The Spurs have signed Stanley Umude to an Exhibit 10 contract, according to Paul Garcia of The Spot Up Shot (Twitter link). Umude’s addition bumps San Antonio’s roster count to 20, one below the maximum with training camps looming later this month.
Umude played last season with the Bucks on a two-way contract. He made 22 cameo appearances for Milwaukee, never scoring more than three points. In 13 games with the Wisconsin Herd of the G League, Umude averaged 17.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per contest.
Umude, who also played for Milwaukee’s Summer League team this July, was in the Pistons organization the previous two seasons, playing on a two-way deal in 2023/24. The 26-year-old went undrafted in 2022 after playing at Arkansas.
If Umude is waived ahead of the season and spends at least 60 days with the club’s NBAGL affiliate, the Austin Spurs, he’ll be eligible to earn a bonus worth up to $85,300 on top of his G League salary.
I think the G-League is great for the NBA. It gives teams a chance to see players that wouldn’t be on the roster and getting minutes. It gives the young kids a chance to improve their game and potentially be an NBA player. There has been cases for guys that played a year or two in the g league and finally got a shot at the NBA. Some of them really stuck and made a name for themselves. There is a lot of praise for having the G League. Kids can still make money and play ball. Even if they don’t make it to the NBA, they made a few bucks along the way