The The sun fill out their open two-way contract with another big man by asserting Drew Tim from waivers on Monday. HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto first reported the waiver (via Twitter), and John Gambadora of Arizona Sports 98.7 (Link to Twitter) confirms that Phoenix converted Timme’s Exhibition 10 a contract for a bilateral transaction.
A star at Gonzaga College, Thiem went undrafted in 2023 and made his NBA debut with the Nets near the end of the 2024/25 season before spending most of 25/26 on a two-way deal with the Lakers. The 6-foot-9 power forward played a total of 36 regular season games for Brooklyn and Los Angeles, averaging 5.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 13.6 minutes per contest.
An efficient scorer in the basket, Thieme averaged 23.9 ppg, 8.2 ppg and 4.8 ppg in 21 outings (32.2 mpg) for the South Bay Lakers in the G League last season while shooting 54.5% from the floor and 76.9% from the line.
After his two-way contract with the Lakers expired, Thieme was with the Timberwolves this fall on a non-guaranteed training camp deal, but was cut Saturday when Minnesota set its regular season roster.
As today is the last day to convert the Annex 10 contract into a bilateral transaction, Phoenix was able to claim it and execute the relevant transaction immediately. Tim joins Duop Rit and Pat Spencer as two-way players for the Suns. The team refused Kobe Brea and CJ Huntley earlier that day.
Tim will be eligible to appear in a maximum of 50 NBA regular-season games during the two-way contract, which will pay him a total of $678,882, unless he is waived by the league-wide guarantee date in January. He will provide depth to a Suns frontcourt that will be without a starting center Mark Williams (shoulder surgery) for several months.
