The Oklahoma City Thunder got a look at Josh Hall late last season as the tank was revving up. They liked what they saw enough to keep the forward around.
Hall signed a two-way deal with the Thunder, the organization announced Wednesday. He will be able to play for the Thunder and their G League affiliate, the OKC Blue.
Extremely athletic with a height of 6-foot-9 and a wingspan around 6-foot-11, Hall has the build that general manager Sam Presti and the organization have looked for in young talent.
After playing a year of postgrad basketball at Moravian Prep, Hall skipped college and declared for the 2020 draft. He was signed to a two-way deal by the Thunder in December and made his debut in the third game of the season, when he got 47 seconds of play.
His final game was the opposite. The Thunder let him run wild in a game against the likewise-trying-to-lose Los Angeles Clippers organization, and Hall posted 25 points and 10 rebounds in 42 minutes of play.
Over 14 appearances after the All-Star break, Hall averaged 5.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 20.3 minutes per game. He shot 32.1% from the field on 5.8 attempts per game and made three of his 29 attempts from 3.
Hall seems likely to start the season with the Blue and could play time on the Thunder intermittently throughout the season.
