Clippers Convert CJ Williams to a Two-Way Contract

Earlier this summer the Los Angeles Clipppers signed former NC State guard C.J. Williams to a Training Camp deal, but after his performance in the preseason, they are officially converting his deal to a two-way contract.

Los Angeles Clippers are converting guard C.J. Williams to a two-way contract, a league source told @BBallInsiders.

— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) October 14, 2017

Here’s how a two-way contract works:

Two-way deals are technically supposed to address that issue, and allow teams to retain a one-to-one relationship with a player to sign him to an NBA contract. NBA rosters are capped out at a maximum 15 players (and a minimum of 12), and going forward teams will be allowed to have up to two additional flexible roster spots, bring the total to 17 players on an NBA roster.
A two-way contract can only be up to two years, and no bonuses, extra compensation or options for future years can be included. The NBA season is split into 170 days, and a player on a two-way deal can only spend 45 days with their NBA team receiving the minimum salary, which is set at $815,615 for the 2017-18 season. The rest of the 125 days, the player will be paid at the rate of their G League salary capped at $75,000. In a best-case scenario, the salary math works out to roughly around $280,000. (Link)

(P.S. Two-way players can spend way less than 45 days in the NBA, which would make their salary much less, and some G-League players make way less than $75,000)

Williams will spend a majority of his time with the Clips G-League affiliate team in Ontario, California.

Congrats C.J.!