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NBA Free Agency Rumors: Lakers To Sign Gary Payton II To Two-Way Contract

When the Los Angeles Lakers cut Vander Blue, who was on a two-way contract that saw him playing on both their NBA roster and the South Bay Lakers in the G League, there was speculation about what the team would do with the two-way deal they had just freed up.

With the Jan. 15 deadline to sign another player to a two-way contract — which allows the signed player to spend the majority of their time on an NBA team’s G League affiliate while also spending up to 45 days on an NBA roster while making NBA salary — the team had to decide fast whether they would take a flyer on another two-way player.