Tag: Zach Norvell Jr.

Warriors add five G League non-roster players to roster for offseason voluntary minicamp

Five members from Golden State’s G League affiliate in Santa Cruz will join the Warriors at Chase Center for a voluntary offseason minicamp.

For the first time since March, the Golden State Warriors will step on the court for practice. On Monday, the Warriors opened up a voluntary minicamp at Chase Center in the Bay Area.

Without an invitation to the NBA’s Orlando Bubble at Disney World, “The Dubble” will serve as the Warriors’ first form of team basketball activities since the season was put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Before workouts begin, the team will go through coronavirus testing and a 48-hour quarantine window. Following their quarantine, the Warriors go through group workouts at Golden State’s San Francisco facility. During their stay in The Dubble, the Warriors will lodge in a campus environment.

After missing all of the 2019-20 campaign, Klay Thompson is expected to join the Warriors at minicamp. However, the Splash Brother could be missing his two of his All-Star teammates at Chase Center. Both Stephen Curry and Draymond Green are doubtful for the voluntary camp due to family reasons.

Along with Thompson and the rest of Golden State’s roster, five members of the Warriors G League affiliate in Santa Cruz will be available at minicamp. Before camp began, the Warriors added Roger Moute a Bidias, Zach Norvell Jr., Jeremy Pargo, Jonathon Simmons and Ryan Taylor as non-roster invites.

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Simmons will serve as the group veteran, playing in over 250 games in his NBA career. After stops in San Antonio, Orlando and Philadelphia, the Houston product signed with the Santa Cruz Warriors last season.

During Golden State’s 2019-20 run, Pargo and Norvell Jr. were called up for 10-day contracts. Both Pargo and Norvell suited up for three games in Golden State before their deals expired.

Alongside Thompson and Andre Wiggins, the Bay Area Bubble will give the G League players an opportunity to impress Steve Kerr and Bob Myers before the Warriors progress through their extended offseason.

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Report: Warriors will sign new players to 10-day contracts

Both Zach Norvell Jr. and Jeremy Pargo will not be signed to another 10-day contract with the Warriors.

The Golden State Warriors have some roster spots open since some recent moves at the trade deadline, and as the last part of the season rolls around, they’ll need some players to fill their roster in the short term.

According to The Athletic’s Anthony Slater, the Warriors did not sign Zach Norvell Jr. or Jeremy Pargo to another 10-day contract. Per Slater, the Warriors will sign new players to 10-day contracts.

A rookie, Norvell played in three games for Golden State. He scored 3.3 points a game and shot 37.5% from the 3-point line on 2.7 attempts.

Before playing with the Warriors, Norvell was playing in the G League with the South Bay Lakers, the Los Angeles Lakers’ G League affiliate. Norvell has played in 29 games with the South Bay Lakers, and he’s scored 15.2 points per game in 29.7 minutes.

Before playing with the Warriors, Pargo, 33, was playing overseas. He hadn’t played in the NBA since the 2012-13 season, when he spent time with the Philadelphia 76ers and Cleveland Cavaliers.

Pargo played in three games with the Warriors and scored 8.3 points per game in 14.7 minutes. Pargo also shot well from deep, hitting at a 42.9% clip on 2.3 attempts.

The Warriors headed into the All-Star break with the NBA’s worst record at 12-43. They will play the Houston Rockets at Chase Center on Thursday.

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Lakers sign Devontae Cacok to two-way deal, waive Zach Norvell Jr.

The Los Angeles Lakers called up one of their players from their G League squad, replacing one of their other two-way players.

The Los Angeles Lakers made a roster move earlier this week and no, likely won’t affect their season-long outlook. However, it’s still interesting to see what the Lakers believe they need at this point in the season when it looks like they have everything under control with a 22-3 record.

The Lakers announced on Wednesday that they signed G League forward Devontae Cacok to a two-way contract after the forward recorded 10 double-doubles in 12 G League games. In a related move, the Lakers waived guard Zach Norvell Jr., according to The Athletic/Stadium’s Shams Charania.

However, the double-doubles stat only tells part of the story of Cacok’s impact in the G League. His current rebound percentage of 24.9% would be the highest in the history of the G League, according to Dakota Schmidt of the G League blog Ridiculous Upside.

With LeBron James running the show offensively, Rajon Rondo shooting the ball well from the 3-point line and Alex Caruso providing quality play on both ends, perhaps the Lakers made the decision they don’t need more players who are score-first oriented like Norvell. While Norvell had some big scoring performances in the preseason, Cacok’s efficiency and rebounding in the G League has been undeniably better.

Cacok was in training camp with the Lakers and joined the team on their trip to China after signing an Exhibit 10 contract with them in the summer.