The Washington Wizards have signed guard Jordan Schakel to a two-way contract.
And in a associated transfer, the Wizards waived guard Joel Ayayi, who was beforehand on a two-way contract and appeared in seven video games with the staff this season.
Schakel, who has performed in 35 video games (all begins) with the Capital Metropolis Go-Go (the Wizards’ NBA G League affiliate), initially spent 2021 coaching camp and preseason with the Wizards, the place he appeared in two video games. He earned a 10-Day contract with the Wizards in December, showing in two video games for Washington.
The 6-6, 200-pound guard has averaged 14.4 factors, 3.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per recreation with Capital Metropolis this season, capturing .370 from three-point vary on a team-high 7.7 makes an attempt per recreation. Schakel has scored at the least 10 factors in a team-high 31 video games and his 100 made threes rank eighth total and are the second-most by an NBA G League rookie this yr.
Initially from Torrance, California, Schakel graduated from San Diego State with the third-most made threes in class historical past. He additionally ranked third nationally in three-point proportion throughout the 2020-21 season, capturing .461 from deep.
