The Warriors signed a contract with the guard as a free agent Miles Kelly on a training camp deal, the team announced today (via Twitter).
Kelly spent three years at Georgia Tech and one with Auburn before going undrafted last year. He spent most of his rookie season in the NBA on a two-way contract with Dallas. refused on March 1.
The sprawling 6-foot-4 guard made 14 NBA appearances for the Mavericks, averaging 3.1 points and 1.7 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per game. Kelly played a much bigger role in the G League, averaging 21.0 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 2.2 APG and 0.9 SPG on .438/.383/.884 shooting in 33 games with the Texas Legends (32.0 MPG).
Kelly was a prolific three-point shooter with the Legends, making 3.3 of 8.7 attempts per game.
Golden State put together its lineup ahead of training camp on Tuesday. In addition to the 15 players on standard contracts and three on two-way deals, the team confirmed that Kelly will join Dalen Terry and Alex Toohey on non-guaranteed training camp contracts. Nick Boyd was previously on a camp deal with the Warriors, but is not listed on the team’s training camp roster, so is believed to have been waived.
Assuming the specifics of Kelly’s contract Exhibition 10 language, which is a safe bet, he will be eligible for a bonus of up to $91,000 on top of his base salary if he is waived before the start of the season and spends at least 60 days with the Warriors’ G League affiliate in Santa Cruz.
