The Golden State Warriors signed 6-foot-5 guard Jeenathan “Nate” Williams, 27, to a two-way contract, it announced Tuesday morning.
Williams joins guard LJ Cryer and forward Malevy Leons as the NBA franchise’s two-way players after guard Pat Spencer was signed on a standard contract.
Williams will likely spend most of his time with Golden State’s G League affiliate in Santa Cruz.
He spent his senior year of high school at Prolific Prep, then located in Napa, and averaged 15.8 points per game. He then went on to play at Buffalo before embarking on an NBA career as an undrafted free agent.
Williams averaged 3.9 points per game in 47 games played with the Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets, but has spent most of his pro career in the G League.
He has played in 116 games (97 starts) over four G League seasons with the Long Island Nets, Rio Grande Valley Vipers, and Salt Lake City Stars, with averages of 16.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.4 steals in 30.1 minutes per game.
He averaged 18.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 35 starts for the Nets this season.
Santa Cruz (10-9), which holds the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference standings, is in the midst a 10-break. It returns to action against host Rip City Remix (13-9) at Chiles Center in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday at 3 p.m.
While Williams will join Santa Cruz, the G League team will see starting wing Taevion Kinsey temporarily depart.
Kinsey will join the USA’s FIBA World Cup qualifying team, who will play the Dominican Republic on Feb. 26 and Mexico on Mar. 1 in Oceanside.
He is not the only former Warrior gracing the FIBA roster. Former No. 2 overall pick James Wiseman is also on the team.
The San Jose Mercury News contributed to this report.