Report: The Spurs sign Keita Bates-Diop to a two-year contract
The San Antonio Spurs have re-signed fourth-year small forward Keita Bates-Diop to a two-year contract, per a report from ESPN Senior Insider Adrian Wojnarowski.
Forward Keita Bates-Diop is returning to San Antonio on a new two-year contract, sources tell ESPN. He was on a two-way deal with the Spurs last season.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 7, 2021
PATFO tendered Bates-Diop a qualifying offer in late July that made him a restricted free agent. Although there are no details on how much money his new deal is worth, it likely won’t exceed the veteran minimum.
Keita played sparingly throughout his first stint with the Silver and Black, appearing in just 30 contests, with the majority of his minutes coming in blowouts or during San Antonio’s lengthy bout with COVID-19.
The Spurs now have 17 players signed to NBA contracts, and they must part ways with two of them by the end of October 18 to meet the league-mandated 15-man roster. They also have one two-way contract available.
San Antonio Spurs Roster
- Dejounte Murray
- Derrick White
- Lonnie Walker IV
- Jakob Poeltl
- Drew Eubanks
- Keldon Johnson
- Luka Samanic
- Devin Vassell
- Tre Jones
- Josh Primo
- Thaddeus Young
- Al-Farouq Aminu
- Jock Landale
- Zach Collins
- Doug McDermott
- Bryn Forbes
- Keita Bates-Diop
Two-Way Contracts
- Joe Wieskamp
- Vacant
The 25-year-old wing averaged 2.6 points and 1.6 rebounds per game for San Antonio a season ago. Despite an erratic role and sparse minutes, the Ohio State product flashed two-way utility as a depth insurance piece.
