The Portland Trail Blazers have converted Justin Minaya’s contract to a two-way contract. After getting a look in The League at the end of last season, Minaya saw action in four games averaging 4.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg, & 1.0 apg in 22.3 mpg.

For those of you, I should say us, that don’t know the specific details of a two-way contract, let’s get some facts down, shall we?

• Teams can have up to two players on two-way contracts at a time, in addition to their 15 standard roster spots.
• Only players who have fewer than four years of experience in the NBA can sign a two-way contract. A “year” doesn’t necessarily mean that a player has to spend a full year in the NBA but if they spend any time in the NBA during a season, that counts as a full “year” of experience.
• Players are limited to two years on a two-way contract with the same team.
• Players on two-way contracts are eligible to play in 50 of their team’s 82 games.
• When not playing, two-way contract players can still practice, travel, and sit with the team on the bench during games as an inactive member of the team.
• There are no cap implications with two-way contracts.
• Players on two-way contracts are paid a flat rate that is equal to half of the league’s rookie minimum salary, which for 2023-2024 is $559,782. However, these contracts are not guaranteed, so the players can be cut at any point, and will only receive their salary up to that point.
• Once a two-way contract has been converted or waived the team can sign another two-way contract at any point.

Before Justin got a chance to join the Trail Blazers in the NBA, Minaya played with the Mexico City Capitanes of the G League, averaging of 12.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.2 apg, & 2.1 spg over 35.1 mpg for the 2022-23 season.