Per the Golden State Warriors, Pat Spencer — the Warriors’ two-way-contract player who has found his way into Steve Kerr’s rotation — is out for their game against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday, due to personal
reasons.
In nearly 16 minutes per game, Spencer is averaging 7.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 3.2 assists. Flashing an ability to handle the ball and maintain possession with minimal mistakes, Spencer has been a serviceable backup guard (primary during Curry’s absence) who has been somewhat of a mini revelation as a pick-and-roll specialist.
Without Spencer, back-up ball-handling duties will certainly be taken by Brandin Podziemski.
With Spencer’s status as a two-way-contract player, Spencer has a 50-game limit on the Warriors’ active roster list. He has already used up 27 of his allotted 50, which means he has 23 games left before he is unable to be considered on the active roster. With Spencer missing Thursday, the Warriors will not be listing him on the active roster, which means Spencer’s allotted games played will remain the same — extending his stay with the team.
