Oscar Tshiebwe, who spent the 2023/24 season with the Indiana Pacers, has signed a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz. Utah announced the move on Monday.
The Jazz had three players on two-way contracts entering the day, so they waived guard Taevion Kinsey to clear a spot for Tshiebwe. The Western Conference group wanted to snag the big man and signed him after assembling most of their roster last week.
Tshiebwe spent his rookie season with the Pacers, but he played most of his time in the G League. With the Indiana Mad Ants, the Kentucky product averaged 16.4 points and 16.0 rebounds per game. He was named G League Rookie of the Year and dominated the court all season.
The rest of his skill set keeps Tshiebwe from getting more than a two-way contract. He showed promise with his passing in the summer league, but largely looked like the same player he was last season. After Quenton Jackson, Tristen Newton and Enrique Freeman agreed to two-way contracts with Indiana, there wasn’t much room for Tshiebwe.
He was one of the last restricted free agents left this offseason, but the Pacers withdrew Tshiebwe’s qualifying offer, a league source said Pacers on SIThis made him an unrestricted free agent and he decided to sign with Utah.
Tshiebwe averaged 3.3 points and 2.0 rebounds per game in eight games for the Pacers last season. His most productive outing – in which he recorded four points, six rebounds and two steals – was, fittingly, against the Jazz.
