Lester Quinones signs two-way contract with Sixers

Former Warriors guard Lester Quinones is said to be heading to the east coast to join the Sixers.

The Athletic's Shams Charania reported Wednesday that Quinones has agreed to a two-way contract with the team. Quinones retweeted Charania’s report.

The Warriors listed Quinones at 6-foot-4, 208 pounds last season. He played 41 games for Golden State over the past two years, averaging 4.2 points and 1.8 rebounds.

One of Quinones’ best NBA outings came last year against the Sixers. He scored 13 points, shot 4 for 7 from three-point range and tallied four assists in a Feb. 7 Warriors win.

The Memphis product showed much more of his skill set in the G League. As a rookie, he logged 31 regular-season games with the Santa Cruz Warriors and averaged 21.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists. Quinones fired 8.8 three-pointers per game and knocked down 35.4 percent of his long-range shots.

He won the G League’s Most Improved Player award and had a 46-point performance that included 21 consecutive fourth-quarter points.

Quinones represents the Dominican Republic in international basketball. He grew up in New York and played his senior high school season at St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, New Jersey.

To add Quinones on a two-way deal, the Sixers would need to create an open two-way slot. David Jones, Jeff Dowtin Jr. and Justin Edwards are their three players currently signed to two-way contracts.