MEMPHIS — The Warriors are waiting to convert guard Damion Lee’s two-way contract to a standard NBA deal for salary-cap reasons, head coach Steve Kerr said.
Lee, 27, was ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Grizzlies at FedEx Forum because he already reached the 45-day limit with Golden State allotted under his two-way deal. The Warriors have postponed signing him to the 15-man roster to maximize their remaining space under the hard cap, but they need to finalize Lee’s deal by Wednesday because that’s the deadline to ink two-way-contract players.
Any contract Lee signs will be prorated for the rest of the season. By waiting a few days, the Warriors are ensuring that his deal will count less against the salary cap.
“He’s not here just because of the detail of the days on his two-way deal, combined with what we’re going to do on our next two-way,” Kerr said before Sunday’s game against the Grizzlies. “Basically, for cap purposes, he’s not going to sign for a couple more days.”
Once Lee’s deal is converted to a standard NBA contract, the Warriors will fill his two-way contract. Kerr said Golden State has already zeroed in on who will sign that deal, but he declined to name the player.
Given that the Warriors need to fill the spot quickly, they’re likely to sign someone from the G League. Of the players currently on Golden State’s G League affiliate in Santa, forward Juan Toscano-Anderson might make the most sense.
The East Oakland native impressed in limited playing time during the preseason before getting cut and landing with Santa Cruz, where he is averaging 12.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 23 games. Though Toscano-Anderson, 26, probably wouldn’t command big minutes in the NBA, he could settle in as an instant-energy role player off the bench.
Whoever inks the two-way deal will have a prorated portion of the 45-day limit with the NBA club, which should be around 20 days. Two-way contracts don’t count against the cap, and players on those deals can have their rights retained by the franchise.
Connor Letourneau is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: cletourneau@sfchronicle.com. Twitter: @Con_Chron
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