A Most Improved Player Award Wins Former Warriors Guard New NBA Deal

After a 41-game run with the Golden State Warriors over the past two seasons, and a superlative season in the G League, Lester Quinones has signed with the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-way contract.

Free agent G Lester Quinones has agreed to a two-way NBA deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, sources tell @TheAthletic. Quinones averaged 4.2 points in 10.1 minutes over 41 games for the Warriors over last two seasons and will now compete for a roster spot for 76ers. pic.twitter.com/xBAO91Qjw3
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 25, 2024

Quinones averaged 4.2 points in 10.1 minutes per contest in his 41 games for the Warriors, but really showed out in the G League last season. The Sixers took notice when the 6'5" guard put up one of his best NBA games of the year against them last February, with 13 points, on 4 of 7 from three-point range, along with four assists.

With the Santa Cruz Warriors of the G League, he won the Most Improved Player Award, while averaging 21.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists. Quinones also hit on 35.4% of his long-range shots, at high volume, launching almost nine three-point attempts per game.

46 PTS 🌟 12 REB 🌟 12/18 FG

Lester Quinones put on a LEGENDARY performance in Santa Cruz! He scored a career-high including 21 straight points in the fourth quarter to lead the @GLeagueWarriors to the 132-129 win over SLC. pic.twitter.com/SBeM6C907I
— NBA G League (@nbagleague) March 16, 2023

The highlight of his season—and pretty much anybody's season in the G League—came in a March game, when he scored 21 straight points in the fourth quarter on the way to a 46-point explosion, along with 12 boards.

He'll now try to win himself a spot on the Sixers bench once preseason games get underway.