When the NBA announced the addition of two-way contracts last year, the expectation was for a team to sign a young, raw player they could develop between their G League squad and the main club.
Instead, the Toronto Raptors brought in Lorenzo Brown (27), an established G-League vet and Malcolm Miller (24), who’s now an intriguing (if currently injured) prospect flying under the radar overseas.
The Raptors doubled-down on this strategy, and this year, they brought in Jordan Loyd as one of their two-way contract players. Loyd is similar to Miller — both were not a highly regarded prospect in the collegiate level, yet they flourished once they started playing overseas.