After reportedly agreeing to acquire Kelly Oubre Jr. from the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Golden State Warriors have turned their attention to the guard position.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Warriors are signing free-agent guard Brad Wanamaker to a one-year, $2.25 million deal. Wanamaker spent the last two seasons coming off the bench for the Boston Celtics.
On Friday, a slot in Golden State’s backcourt opened up when the team waived reserve point guard Ky Bowman after one season in the Bay Area.
During Boston’s 2019-20 campaign, Wanamaker averaged 6.9 points on 44.8% shooting from the field with 2.5 assists and 2.0 rebounds in 19.3 minutes per game. Wanamaker registered minutes in all of Boston’s postseason games in the Orlando Bubble, averaging 4.9 points on 48.3% shooting from the field with 1.8 assists.
Via @wojespn on Twitter:
Free agent G Brad Wanamaker has agreed to a one-year, $2.25M deal to join the Golden State Warriors, his agent Steve McCaskill tells ESPN. Wanamaker played a productive role with Celtics – and now’s expected to see some significant minutes as Steph Curry’s backup.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 22, 2020
After going undrafted in the 2011 NBA Draft out of Pittsburgh, Wanamaker played from 2011-2018 in Europe. While playing internationally, Wanamaker earned a bevy of accolades, including German Basketball Bundesliga Most Valuable Player in 2016 with Brose Bamberg Baskets. At 31-years-old, Wanamaker will enter his third consecutive in the association.
In two seasons in the NBA, Wanamaker has played 107 games, averaging 5.9 points on 45.4% shooting from the field with 2.2 assists and 1.7 rebounds in 16.0 minutes per contest.
With the ability to play either position in the backcourt, Wanamaker will likely slide in behind Stephen Curry in the second unit. Along with much-needed depth, Wanamaker will provide another level of veteran consistency next to Jordan Poole and Damion Lee.
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