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6 most interesting 10-day contracts this NBA season

By Noah Torr

Feb 24, 2017; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Yogi Ferrell (11) passes the ball in the first quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 24, 2017; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Yogi Ferrell (11) passes the ball in the first quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 10, 2017; Charlotte, NC, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard Briante Weber (0) shoots the ball against Orlando Magic center Stephen Zimmerman (33) in the second half at Spectrum Center. The Hornets defeated the Magic 121-81. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 10, 2017; Charlotte, NC, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard Briante Weber (0) shoots the ball against Orlando Magic center Stephen Zimmerman (33) in the second half at Spectrum Center. The Hornets defeated the Magic 121-81. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports /

6. Briante Weber — Charlotte Hornets

Briante Weber, a point guard for the Charlotte Hornets, has spent a total of two seasons in the league. Even though he has had his fair share of up’s and down’s, he has been a reliable player for whatever team he has played for. Weber signed his first pair of 10-day contracts with the Golden State Warriors, who needed to add depth at their point guard position. After spending the majority of the season with the Sioux Falls Skyforce, Weber was ready to be on an NBA roster.

The Warriors just placed Aderson Varejao on waivers and were looking to add depth behind their two-time MVP, Steph Curry. Briante Weber was the player that they were looking towards and decided to pull the trigger on Feb. 4. After his first ten days were up, the Warriors wanted to continue to look at Weber. So, he earned one more 10-day contract from them. Weber was assigned to the Santa Cruz Warriors, the Golden State Warriors D-League affiliate, on Feb. 17, but was recalled by Golden state on Feb. 21. Weber was ultimately not what the Warriors were searching for and he was released on Feb. 26.

During his time with the Golden State Warriors, Weber played in a total of 7 games and averaged 6.6 minutes in each contest. When the Warriors let Weber walk after his second contract expired on the 26th of February, Weber looked as if he was going to return back to the Skyforce and play out the remainder of the season in the D-League. Then, the Charlotte Hornets signed Weber to a contract on Feb. 27. Weber has since signed his second short-term contract with the team and will look to capitalize on that with the Hornets.

Weber has only played a total of two games with Hornets and has totaled a whopping eight minutes with them. In that small sample size, he has a not necessarily been too impressive nor too terrible, to say the least. It is assumed that Weber may not return to the team with Ramon Sessions, the Hornets backup point guard, coming back from his injury which has kept him out for six weeks. Weber may end up finishing his season with his D-League team, the Skyforce, after all.

Still, Weber has consistently been rated one of the best prospects available in the D-League by The Step Back. With Charlotte sliding out of the playoff race they would be wise to hang on to Weber and see what he can do for the rest of the seaso.

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