Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey introduced as we speak that the workforce has signed Pete Nance to a two-way contract.
In a associated transfer, the workforce has waived Lester Quinones.
This season, Nance has appeared in eight G League video games (all begins) for the Cleveland Cost, averaging 18.3 factors on 47.2-percent taking pictures, 6.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.0 steals, and 1.9 blocked pictures. Nance has compiled 146 factors and 15 blocks by his eight appearances, making him certainly one of two gamers within the G League with such totals up to now this season. He spent coaching camp with the Cavaliers and appeared in two of the workforce’s preseason video games earlier than becoming a member of its G League affiliate.
Final season, Nance appeared in eight NBA video games for the Cavs after signing a 10-day contract on Jan. 18, adopted by a two-way contract on Feb. 19. He additionally noticed motion in 26 G League video games (all begins) for the Cost, posting 13.7 factors, 8.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.6 blocked pictures, and 1.0 steals in 34.2 minutes per recreation. On Jan. 10 towards Fort Wayne, he recorded the Cost’s first triple-double in additional than two years, tallying 27 factors, 10 rebounds, and a G League career-high 12 assists.
Initially from Ohio, Nance accomplished his collegiate profession with one season at North Carolina (2022-23), following 4 at Northwestern (2018-22).
Nance averaged a mixed 9.7 factors, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 137 video games (104 begins) for the Tar Heels and Wildcats. At UNC, Nance averaged 1.1 blocks per recreation, which ranked ninth within the ACC.
Nance’s father, Larry, spent 14 seasons within the NBA (1981-94), incomes three All-Star nods and three All-Defensive workforce alternatives. His brother, Larry Nance Jr., is at the moment in his tenth NBA season, taking part in for Atlanta.
Nance will put on No. 22 for the 76ers.
