The NBA dream for Oregon Basketball's N'Faly Dante is still alive as the Duck center has signed a two-way contract with the Houston Rockets to play for their G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.
this week. However, he did pick up a two-way contract from the Houston Rockets in the hours following the draft.center was a two-time member of the All-Pac-12 First Team, earning Pac-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors as a senior. In his final season inMar 23, 2024; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Oregon Ducks center N'Faly Dante dunks the ball against Creighton Bluejays center Ryan Kalkbrenner in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at PPG Paints Arena.
Now, Dante will see what he can in the NBA Summer League. NBA teams primarily use younger players from their rosters and G League affiliated players for the games. The NBA Summer League runs July 12-22 in Las Vegas. Once the season rolls around, Dante will play for Houston's G League team, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The Vipers were sixth in the Western Conference last season, led by former Texas Tech Red Raider Jarrett Culver who averaged 20.9 points a game. As for rebounding, the Vipers had a pair of players average more than seven boards a game: Jermaine Samuels Jr. and Nate Hinton .
Elsewhere at the NBA Draft for Dante's Rockets, the team took Reed Sheppard out of Kentucky at No. 3 overall. That was the only pick for the Rockets, who traded the No. 44 overall pick to the Atlanta Hawks for AJ Griffin.
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