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2023 Lakers summer league player grades: Sacha Killeya-Jones

A final look at Sacha Killeya-Jones’ performance during NBA Summer League play for the Lakers this year.

The 2023 NBA Summer League is in the books, and it gave a number of players the opportunity to flash their potential and possibly earn a spot in the big leagues.

The Los Angeles Lakers had a mix of can’t-miss players, prospects that are looking to get playing time with the big league squad and those who are fighting for a spot somewhere in the league.

One player who auditioned for a spot in the league this year was Sacha Killeya-Jones, a 6-foot-11 big man who played two years of college basketball at the University of Kentucky and spent time in multiple pro leagues across the globe.

OKC Thunder news: Sacha Killeya-Jones waived, Robert Woodard II signed

The Thunder made a couple of minor roster moves.

The Oklahoma City Thunder announced on Tuesday that they had waived Sacha Killeya-Jones. In a corresponding move, the Thunder signed Robert Woodard II.

The news comes two days after the Thunder signed Killeya-Jones.

The 24-year-old went undrafted in the 2019. Killeya-Jones spent last season in Israel, playing for the Hapoel Gilboa Galil, with whom he averaged 18.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.15 blocks per game.

Killeya-Jones appeared in the Thunder’s first preseason game against the Denver Nuggets, playing just three minutes and collecting a block.

The Thunder likely signed the former Kentucky player to gain his G League rights and assign him to the OKC Blue when their season starts.

That is likely the case with Woodard II as well, who averaged 13.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists with multiple G League teams last season, including the Blue.

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OKC Thunder news: Sacha Killeya-Jones signed onto contract

The Thunder roster is back to 20 players.

Minutes after announcing the waiving of veteran guard Sterling Brown, the Oklahoma City Thunder announced the signing of forward Sacha Killeya-Jones.

The 24-year-old went undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft. Killeya-Jones spent last season overseas in Israel, playing for the Hapoel Gilboa Galil, where he averaged 18.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.15 blocks in 30.8 minutes per game.

It is uncertain what type of contract Killeya-Jones signed although a report said the Thunder signed the former Kentucky player to an Exhibit-10 deal. This could also be a case of signing Killeya-Jones to acquire his G League rights and then sign him to the OKC Blue.

With the signing, the Thunder are back up to 20 players on their roster. That number will need to be trimmed to 17 when the regular season starts.

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Thunder sign Sacha Killeya-Jones to Exhibit 10 deal, per HoopsHype

Sacha Killeya-Jones will have until the start of the season to earn a two-way spot on the team.

The Oklahoma City Thunder signed Sacha Killeya-Jones to an Exhibit 10 deal, per HoopsHype NBA insider Michael Scotto.

The Oklahoma City Thunder has agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with Sacha Killeya-Jones, his agent Daniel Moldovan of @OctagonBsktball told @HoopsHype.

— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) July 26, 2022

Killeya-Jones went undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft out of Kentucky and has spent the last two seasons playing overseas ball. Killeya-Jones recently played with the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2022 summer league.

An Exhibit 10 contract is a one-year minimum salary deal that could be converted into a two-way contract before the start of the 2022-23 season. If that were to happen, Killeya-Jones would likely take Eugene Omoruyi’s spot on the roster.

The 23-year-old will likely have training camp and preseason to show the Thunder if he’s worth keeping around when the season kicks off in October.

Michael Scotto: The Oklahoma City …

Michael Scotto: The Oklahoma City Thunder has agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with Sacha Killeya-Jones, his agent Daniel Moldovan of @OctagonBsktball told @hoopshype.