toYou Golden State Warriors They made the signing official Othman Garubawhich in Signing a double contract It will burn in Santa Cruz Warriors Subordinate Premier League And it could be Maximum of 50 games with the NBA Warriors.
Garuba was the first Spanish player to sign for the Warriors Free agent After that it was Cut by Oklahoma City Thunder And be in Real Madrid orbit.
“Born in Spain, now plays for La Bahia. The Warriors have signed Ousmane Garuba to a dual contract (two-way contract),” the California-based franchise shared on their social media.
The stars that Ousmane Garuba will play with in the Golden State Warriors team
In the Golden State Warriors, coached by Steve Kerr, Spaniard Ousmane Garuba will be present with stars such as Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Chris Paul, Andrew Wiggins or Draymond Green.
What is Garuba’s two-way contract with the Warriors?
Ousmane Garuba will be the first Spanish player to earn a dual contract in the NBA (a number that was introduced in the 2017-2018 season).
Javier Molero Marca explained that the dual contract consists of a type of agreement that allows the player to play minutes with both a G League team, in this case the Santa Cruz Warriors, and with the NBA (a maximum of 50 games after leaving only the 45-day rule).
Each NBA team can have a maximum of two players on a dual contract, and that does not count toward the 15-player cap on each team’s roster.
These deals can be signed at any time during the season, and are reserved for those with a maximum of three years in the league.
Ousmane Garuba’s NBA career: Three teams in two seasons at age 21
Usman Garuba, who came to the Thunder from the Atlanta Hawks on July 8 in a five-way deal, has never played for Oklahoma or Georgia.
Last season, Ousmane Garuba, who the Rockets traded to the Hawks on July 1, 2023, averaged 3 points and 4.1 rebounds in 12.9 minutes in 75 games, and emerged as a defensive specialist when given minutes.
In his two seasons in the NBA, he made it No. 23 of the 2021 draft Coming from Real Madrid, his averages are 2.8 points and 3.9 rebounds in 99 games.