The Philadelphia 76ers have signed guard Grant Riller to a two-way contract.
Riller spent the 2020-21 season playing on a two-way contract with the Charlotte Hornets and for their G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm.
With the Swarm, Riller played and started in 11 of the team’s 15 games, and averaged 13.1 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, shooting .490 from the floor, .462 from three-point range (second in G League) and .867 from the foul line. He scored a season-high 28 points (10-15 FG, 6-8 3FG) on February 26 against Raptors 905.
Riller totaled 20-plus points in three of his 11 G League games, and scored in double figures seven times.
He also made seven appearances at the NBA level with the Hornets, averaging 2.6 points per game in limited minutes.
Riller was selected by the Hornets with the No. 56 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft out of the College of Charleston. In four collegiate seasons, he posted career averages of 18.7 points, 3.3 boards and 2.8 assists while holding a career field-goal percentage of .519.
Per NBA rules, teams are allowed to have a maximum of two players signed to two-way contracts, in addition to players under standard NBA contracts.
A two-way player for the 76ers will provide services to the team’s G League affiliate – the Delaware Blue Coats – but is not allowed to be active for more than 50 NBA games.
Riller will wear No. 5 with Philadelphia.
