火箭将奥斯卡·齐布韦、朱利安·菲利普斯转为双向合同
Rockets convert Oscar Tshiebwe, Julian Phillips to two-way contracts - AOL.com
休斯敦火箭在2026-27赛季常规赛名单截止日将前锋朱利安·菲利普斯和中锋奥斯卡·齐布韦转为双向合同，两人可在火箭与G联盟附属球队里奥格兰德山谷毒蛇之间往返。为符合联盟名单限制，火箭裁掉了此前持有双向合同的后卫肖恩·佩杜拉，齐布韦、菲利普斯将与新秀后卫夸迪尔·科普兰组成球队的三名双向球员。双向球员最多可参加82场常规赛中的50场，火箭将于周三主场迎战达拉斯独行侠开启新赛季。
With Monday’s roster deadline in the books, Houston opens its regular season with Oscar Tshiebwe, Julian Phillips, and Quadir Copeland as two-way players.
At Monday’s deadline to finalize opening rosters for the 2026-27 regular season, the Houston Rockets announced the conversion of forward Julian Phillips and center Oscar Tshiebwe to two-way contracts.
Both players originally signed non-guaranteed contracts with Houston in 2026 free agency, and the two-way deals will allow each player to shuttle back and forth between the Rockets and Houston’s NBA G League developmental affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Vipers.
Phillips and Tshiebwe each played for the Rockets in the recently completed 2026 preseason (statistics), though their appearances were quite brief due to Houston’s extended depth chart.
An athletic wing player, Phillips was selected at No. 35 overall by Boston in the 2023 NBA draft following his freshman season at Tennessee. In 167 career NBA games with seven starts, Phillips has averaged 11.4 points (43.5% FG), 4.9 rebounds, 1.3 steals, and 1.6 3-pointers made per 36 minutes played.
Phillips, who is listed by the team at 6-foot-8 and 201 pounds, is now 22 years old.
Tshiebwe, 26, went undrafted in 2023 following his senior season at Kentucky. In 49 career NBA games with seven starts, Tshiebwe has averaged 16.6 points (61.3% FG), 15.3 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per 36 minutes played.
Tshiebwe is listed at 6-foot-9 and 265 pounds.
In a related move to comply with the NBA’s regular-season roster limits, the Rockets waived guard Sean Pedulla (previously on a two-way deal). Each team is allowed up to three two-way players, and Tshiebwe and Phillips will join rookie guard Quadir Copeland as Houston’s two-way players to begin the new season.
Two-way players can participate in up to 50 (of 82) regular-season games at the NBA level. To get beyond 50 or be eligible for the playoffs, a two-way player would need to eventually be signed to a standard contract.
The Rockets will begin their 2026-27 regular season with Wednesday’s home opener versus the Dallas Mavericks. Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. Central from Toyota Center, and the game will be televised and streamed regionally on Space City Home Network (SCHN) and nationally via NBA League Pass.
More: Rockets to sign NC State guard Quadir Copeland to two-way contract
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