By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The Washington Wizards waived French guard Joel Ayayi to add Jordan Schakel on a two-way contract, the team announced Wednesday.
Ayayi, 22, signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers as an undrafted free agent coming out of Gonzaga in August. He moved to the Wizards on a new two-way contract after being waived in October.
Averaging 0.3 points, 0.6 assists, and 0.4 rebounds per game painted the picture of his first seven NBA appearances. Assigned to the Capital City Go-Go, he produced 9.1 points, 6.3 assists, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.0 steals per G League contest.
Per the press release: “The Washington Wizards announced today that they have signed guard Jordan Schakel to a two-way contract.
Schakel, who has played in 35 games (all starts) with the Capital City Go-Go (the Wizards’ NBA G League affiliate), originally spent 2021 training camp and preseason with the Wizards, where he appeared in two games. He earned a 10-Day contract with the Wizards in December, appearing in two games for Washington.
The 6-6, 200-pound guard has averaged 14.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game with Capital City this season, shooting .370 from three-point range on a team-high 7.7 attempts per game. Schakel has scored at least 10 points in a team-high 31 games and his 100 made threes rank eighth overall and are the second-most by an NBA G League rookie this year.
Originally from Torrance, California, Schakel graduated from San Diego State with the third-most made threes in school history. He also ranked third nationally in three-point percentage during the 2020-21 season, shooting .461 from deep.
In a related move, Washington waived guard Joel Ayayi, who was previously on a two-way contract and appeared in seven games with the team this season.”
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