7:00pm: The Sixers are waiving Lester Quinones to make room for Nance, Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype tweets. Quinones has appeared in four games with the Sixers this season. Quinones, who signed a two-way contract in September, played for Golden State last season.
6:22pm: The Sixers have agreed to a two-way contract with Pete Nance, ESPN’s Tim Bontemps tweets.
Nance is the younger brother of veteran NBA forward Larry Nance Jr. Pete Nance has played eight games this season in the G League’s Showcase Cup for the Cleveland Charge — the Cavaliers’ affiliate. He’s averaging 18.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 blocks.
The 6’10” Nance also played in NBA G League last season. He made eight NBA appearances with the Cavs but averaged just 3.4 minutes in those games.
Nance participated in Cavs camp but was waived in October. He signed a two-way contract with Cleveland in February but wasn’t offered another one. He went undrafted in 2023.
With centers Joel Embiid and Andre Drummond sidelined by injuries and — in Embiid’s case — personal reasons, the Sixers were seeking another frontcourt option in the short run.
According to our two-way contract tracker, Philadelphia has three players currently signed to two ways and will have to drop one of them to make room for Nance.