The Thunder and a free agent wing Micah Peavy have agreed to a two-way contract, according to reports from Shams Charania of ESPN and Michael Scott of HoopsHype (Twitter references).
Three of Oklahoma City’s two-way slots are currently owned Brooks Barnheiser, Josh Dix and Atega Oweand one of those players will have to be waived to clear a roster spot for Peavy. For what it’s worth, Oueh, a 2026 second-round pick, suffered as the season ended Achilles tear during the preseason.
The 40th pick in the 2025 draft, Peavy spent his rookie season on a standard contract with the Pelicans. New Orleans traded him to Memphis during the summer and he was refused on Monday by the Grizzlies, who faced a roster shortage.
In 61 games (15.0 minutes per game) for the Pelicans last season, Peavy averaged 4.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.7 steals. Known more for his defense than his offense, the 25-year-old was shooting just .385/.259/.759.
Peavy played five years of college basketball before being drafted, spending one year at Texas Tech and three at TCU before finishing his NCAA career at Georgetown. As a “super senior” with the Hoyas in 2024/25, the 6’7″ guard/forward averaged 17.2 ppg, 5.8 ppg, 3.6 ppg and a Big East-best 2.3 SPG in 32 games (37.0 mpg).
As Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman tweetsGrom is a big man Thomas Sorber expressed excitement on social media about playing with his former Georgetown teammate. Peavey dealt with an ankle sprain throughout training camp and the preseason that is according to reports one of the reasons why it was shortened to Grizzly.