Tag: Xavier Moon

Clippers sign rookie Xavier Moon to two-way contract

Moon averaged 5.5 points, 1.7 assists and 1.5 rebounds in six appearances with the Clippers earlier this season.

Xavier Moon signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday after a previous stint with the team earlier this season.

Moon, who went undrafted out of Morehead State in 2017, previously signed three 10-day contracts via the hardship exception in December and January. He averaged 5.5 points, 1.7 assists and 1.5 rebounds in six appearances with the Clippers.

The signing was possible after the team converted the two-way contract of Amir Coffey to a standard NBA deal. Moon will now have the opportunity to play with the Clippers for the duration of the season.

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Moon, the nephew of Jamario Moon, spent the last three seasons in the Canadian Elite Basketball League before joining the Agua Caliente Clippers this year in the NBA G League. He averaged 18.7 points, 6.3 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals in 19 games.

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NBA hardship contracts: Top performances by 10-day signees

Rookie Wire took a look at the top performances by players on 10-day hardship contracts.

The month of December proved to be a rather difficult time for teams and players alike in the NBA after dealing with the latest outbreak of the coronavirus.

Over 200 players entered the health and safety protocol in December and 11 games were postponed as a result of the outbreak. Teams have called up nearly 100 players from the NBA G League to replace those in the protocol, creating opportunities for under-the-radar guys.

With several roster players sidelined in the protocol, teams relied on those call-ups to field teams and avoid further postponements. Several players signed via hardship exception took advantage of the opportunity and made a name for themselves.

The performances by those players will go a long way in securing long-term contracts in the NBA. The latest obstacle surrounding the coronavirus certainly proved to be difficult but one uplifting consequence is seeing several players realizing the opportunity of a lifetime.

With most teams through the worst of the latest coronavirus outbreak, Rookie Wire took a look at some of the top performances by players signed via hardship contracts. We will continue to update this list with each notable outing.

Note: List current through games played on Jan. 4