Swingman Donte DiVincenzo and the Warriors have reached an agreement on a free agent contract, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, who tweets that DiVincenzo will sign a two-year, $9.3MM deal with the franchise. A second-year player option will be offered, says Charania.
According to Charania’s figures and the Warriors’ cap predicament, it appears the team will use some of its taxpayer mid-level exceptions to finalize the contract.
DiVincenzo played 66 regular-season games (27.5 MPG) as a full-time starter for the Bucks squad that won the title in 2020–21, averaging 10.4 PPG, 5.8 RPG, and 3.1 APG on.420/.379/.718 shooting.
However, he missed a significant amount of the ’21–22 season and the majority of the postseason due to an ankle ailment.
When the 25-year-old returned to Milwaukee’s lineup, he didn’t appear to be himself, and the organization dealt him to Sacramento at the February deadline. DiVincenzo was more effective for the Kings, averaging 10.3 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 3.6 APG, and a.368 3PT percentage throughout 25 games (26.6 MPG).
Despite DiVincenzo’s strong performance in the final stretch, the Kings chose to focus their attention on acquiring Malik Monk and Kevin Huerter to strengthen their wing rotation instead of extending a qualifying offer to him. DiVincenzo is now an unrestricted free agent, which entitles the former Villanova star to a binding contract with Golden State.
The Warriors’ rotation losses due to free agency will partially be made up for by the signing of DiVincenzo. Since Thursday night, Gary Payton II, Otto Porter, Nemanja Bjelica, and Juan Toscano-Anderson have all signed contracts with new organizations.
According to Charania’s reporting, the Warriors will still have some of the taxpayer mid-level exception available because they aren’t utilizing the entire amount on DiVincenzo. They might utilize the balance to offer Ryan Rollins, a second-round pick, a three-year deal as opposed to the two years he might have received under the minimum wage exception.
