Philadelphia 76ers: Is Rayjon Tucker worth a two-way contract?

The Philadelphia 76ers made some solid free agent signing this summer. They added Andre Drummond and Georges Niang, while also re-signing Danny Green. Yet one move that didn’t receive a lot of attention was the re-signing of Rayjon Tucker.

Tucker was on a two-way contract this past season and was brought back on the same type of deal again this offseason. However, was re-signing the 23-year-old the best use of one of the Sixers’ two-way contracts?

Did the Philadelphia 76ers make a good decision re-signing Tucker to a two-way contract?

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As stated, Tucker isn’t the youngest of prospects as he’s about to enter his mid-20s, but there are positives about his game. He’s an elite athlete and if you’ve seen the 76ers pregame dunk line you’d understand just how true that statement is.

He’s also a solid defender, but he’s really challenged as an offensive player outside of dunking and having a few playmaking skills for a shooting guard. For his NBA career, he’s averaged 2.8 points on 20.8 percent shooting from the 3-point line.

It should be noted that with the Delaware Blue Coats last year, he averaged 19.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.1 steals, while making 30.3 percent of his 3-pointers. At 6-foot-3, he needs to be better offensively and at the age of 23, he doesn’t have much more room to grow.

While it’s good to have some roster continuity the Sixers should be able to experiment with their two-way contracts more. Both Shake Milton and Paul Reed were on two-way contracts. Now both were either showing promise and/or were in the rotation last season. That doesn’t seem to be in the cards for Tucker.

Now there are some other young players that could be worth a two-way contract. Charles Bassey who was the 53rd pick of this past draft could be a prime candidate as he’s an unproven center. Undrafted rookie Daishen Nix who played for the G-League Ignite last season would be an ideal player as well considering the point guard depth is up in the air for the Sixers right now.

It’s clear that Tucker has a ceiling as a player and the Philadelphia 76ers would be better off using his two-way contract spot on a player with bigger upside.