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The Trail Blazers have agreed to sign guard Chris Youngblood and forward Jayson Kent to fill their open two-way spots, a league source confirmed. ESPN first reported the news of Youngblood's signing, and HoopsHype first reported Kent's signing.
The Blazers are also waiving Javonte Cooke, who has been on a two-way contract since the start of the season, according to a league source.
Youngblood played five seasons in college at Kennesaw State, South Florida and Alabama before going undrafted this year and signing a two-way contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He appeared in 32 games for the Thunder and 10 games for the Oklahoma City Blue. In the G League, he averaged 23.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.8 steals in 34.8 minutes per game.
Kent is also a five-year college player who went undrafted this year. He played his first two seasons at Bradley, followed by two at Indiana State and one at Texas. In 38 games this season with the Rip City Remix, he's averaged 11.9 points per game and shot 39.2 percent from three-point range.
The Blazers converted Sidy Cissoko from a two-way to a standard NBA contract last month; they've had one of their three two-way spots open since then. Youngblood will fill that spot, and Kent will fill the spot that opened up after they waived Cooke. Caleb Love is the Blazers' third two-way player.
Love is currently with the Remix as the Blazers look to preserve his five remaining games of NBA eligibility. Youngblood and Kent likely won't play much with the Blazers the rest of the season, either, given the crowded guard and wing rotation.
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