Team Waives Braxton Key
DETROIT – December 27, 2022 – The Detroit Pistons announced today that the club has signed guard Jared Rhoden to a two-way contract. In a related move, Detroit waived two-way forward Braxton Key.
Rhoden, 6-6, 210, most recently played for the College Park Skyhawks, the NBA’s G League affiliate of the Atlanta Hawks. In 16 games (four starts), he averaged 13.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists while shooting 54.7% from the field and 51.4% from 3-point range.
Rhoden, a Baldwin, NY native, played four years, collegiately, at Seton Hall University. In 122 career games (72 starts), he averaged 10.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists for the Pirates. In 31 games as a senior, he averaged 15.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 33.1 minutes per game, garnering 2022 All-Big East First Team honors. Rhoden left the program as one of only 12 players to record 1,200 points and 600 rebounds in school history.
Keys was signed to a two-way contract on April 3, 2022, following a 10-day stint with the Pistons. He’s appeared in 12 games with Detroit, averaging 6.8 points and 4.1 rebounds.
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