The Golden State Warriors have done a really good job so far this offseason. After winning the 2017 NBA championship in a convincing fashion, the Warriors focused on keeping their championship roster together.
They went on to re-sign Kevin Durant to a multi-year deal, and Stephen Curry also signed a five-year extension. The Warriors also kept some of their key bench players from last season, such as Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston, and also added more three-point shooting as they acquired Nick Young.
With all of this being said, it's safe to say that Golden State has had a successful offseason so far and earlier this week it was annonunced that they signed another good, young player.
Niang joins the Warriors
Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported on Wednesday that Georges Niang and the Golden State Warriors have agreed on a one-year, partially guaranteed deal. It is still unknown how much is the deal worth, but Niang is expected to play in the G-League also for the Santa Cruz Warriors, Golden State's G-League affiliate.
Sources: Free agent Georges Niang signed partial guarantee with Golden State. He'll likely play for Santa Cruz, GSW's G-League affiliate.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) 16. kolovoza 2017.
Niang was drafted in the second round of the 2016 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. He played 23 games for the Pacers last season, and averaged 0.9 points and 0.7 rebounds per game in 4.0 minutes of playing time.
Niang is a 6-foot-8 versatile forward, and it is still questionable how will he fit with the Warriors. He also played six games last season in the G-League for Indiana’s G-League affiliate and averaged 19.0 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 33.0 minutes per game.
Kyle Wiltjer headed to Canada
The Toronto Raptors have announced the signing of Kyle Wiltjer.
Wiltjer signed a one year, non-guaranteed deal and financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, per team policy. Wiltjer is a 6-foot-10, 24-year-old power forward that has yet to show his full potential in the NBA. He entered the league in 2016 as he joined the Houston Rockets as an undrafted free agent. He appeared in 14 games for the Rockets last season and averaged 0.9 points, and 0.7 rebounds in 3.1 minutes per game.
He also played 22 games in the G-League last season, and averaged 20.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per game for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.
Hornets looking to sign Julyan Stone
The Charlotte Hornets are expected to sign Julyan Stone to a multi-year deal once he receives FIBA clearance. Stone is currently a member of the Italian basketball club Umana Reyer Venezia but it is reported that the two sides are negotiating a release that would make Stone a free-agent. Reportedly, this should happen very soon and the 28-year-old point guard will sign a two-year deal with the Charlotte Hornets. Stone has played 47 games in the NBA so far and holds career averages of 1.3 points, 1.1 assists and 1.0 rebounds per game.
