Former Auburn standout Sharife Cooper is getting another NBA opportunity. With training camp set to start on Oct. 1, the Washington Wizards have signed the guard to a two-way contract.

Each NBA team can have three players on two-way contracts. A two-way player does not count on the 15-player standard roster but can play up to 50 games with the NBA team while being shuttled to and from the team’s NBA Gatorade League affiliate without being subjected to waivers.

Washington’s NBA G League affiliate is the Capital City Go-Go.

Two-way players receive one salary while moving between the leagues. Usually, two-way contracts are for half of the minimum NBA salary. Half of the rookie minimum for the 2025-26 season is $420,000.

During the 2024-25 season, Cooper played in Europe for teams in

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