The Pacers are converting the two-way contracts of Terry Taylor and Duane Washington Jr. to standard, multi-year deals, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarwoski. Terms of the new deals are unclear, but they’re unlikely to be fully guaranteed or worth more than the minimum.
Washington signed a two-way deal with the Pacers after going unselected in last year’s draft following three collegiate seasons at Ohio State. With the team depleted due to COVID and later pivoting to a rebuild at the trade deadline, Washington has played a larger than expected role this season, appearing in only 11 games with Fort Wayne compared to 46 for the Pacers, with whom he’s averaged 9.