DJ Steward, a 2020-21 Duke basketball one-and-done, began this season on a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls but hasn't logged his first NBA regular season outing.
The Chicago Bulls are making a change to their two-way contract roster spots. According to Jamal Collier of ESPN, the Bulls have signed Emanuel Miller to a two-way deal.
Entering the Indiana Mad Ants' 119-107 road win over the Windy City Bulls on Sunday afternoon, Duke basketball product Jahlil Okafor was averaging a notably encouraging 17.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 3.3 assists across the first 12 games in the 28-year-old's latest pursuit of a return to the NBA.
DJ Steward, an All-ACC Freshman Team performer in his 2020-21 Duke basketball campaign, still hasn't seen any action in an NBA regular season game. But the 23-year-old guard is on a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls this season, and he's been putting up some lofty numbers of late for the franchise's G League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls.
DJ Steward played 14 minutes between the Chicago Bull's first two preseason outings. But the 2020-21 Duke basketball guard didn't score in either of those games, finishing 0-for-3 from the field and 0-for-2 from three.
The Chicago Bulls have officially signed guard DJ Steward to a two-way contract, the team announced in a press release. Steward, 22, is 6-foot-2 and went undrafted out of Duke in 2021.
The Chicago Bulls signed free agent guard DJ Steward to a two-way contract on Sunday. A Chicago native, Steward, 22, was a standout for the Bulls' Las Vegas Summer League team, including a 37-point effort on Friday against Atlanta.
There are not many big NBA free agents remaining, but teams can still find value at this stage of the summer. This can often come via two-way contracts, which allows players to spend time at both the NBA and G League level without occupying a standard roster spot.
The Chicago Bulls are signing shooting guard DJ Steward to a two-way contract, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Steward, 22, is 6-foot-2 and went undrafted out of Duke in 2021.
The Chicago Bulls have a chance to finish above .500 in Summer League tonight.
Following a one-and-done Duke basketball campaign in 2020-21, the 6-foot-2, 165-pound DJ Steward went undrafted. He has still never played for an NBA team during the regular season.
DJ Steward is coming off a season where he played for the Maine Celtics (G League affiliate of the Boston Celtics). He finished the regular season with averages of 19.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists per contest while shooting 47.6% from the field and 35.8% from the three-point range in 32 games (five starts).
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