Jake Wiley didn’t get drafted but the 6’7” power forward out of Eastern Washington will get a shot at the NBA. But, wait, who is Jake Wiley?
According to both CBS Sports and ESPN, Wiley has signed a partially guaranteed deal with the Nets. In fact, both say he’s got one of the new two-way contracts permitting players to move more effortlessly from the G-League to NBA while remaining the property of the big club.
It’s not like being drafted, not as lucrative certainly, but it’s pretty close.
Here’s what Ian Begley of ESPN wrote of his deal.