Prior to training camp, former San Antonio Spurs player Davis Bertans will get the chance to try out for a prestigious team.
Bertans intends to train with the Golden State Warriors in the hopes of being invited to their training camp.
Dāvis Bertāns has been invited to work out for the Warriors as Golden State determines whether to extend a training camp invite to the Latvian sharpshooter, league sources tell @TheSteinLine.
Rudy Gay earned a Warriors training camp invite last season after similar auditions.
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) September 3, 2024
Before moving to the NBA, Bertans started his professional career playing in Europe. After playing with the Spurs for his first three seasons of a professional career, he went on to play for the Dallas Mavericks, Charlotte Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Washington Wizards.
Bertans has a career three-point percentage of 39.6% and has been nominated twice for the Sixth Man of the Year honor. The 31-year-old, who played for two teams in 45 games last season, averaged 6.7 points in 15.7 minutes a game.
After being bought out of the last year of his five-year, $80 million contract that he signed in 2020, Bertans is now a free agent.
There will be more shooting in the frontcourt for the Golden State Warriors. Davis Bertans is a free agent, and the Warriors are interested in him, as his agent Arturs Kalnitis announced on Instagram.
About Bertans, Kalnitis wrote this.
“Davis Bertans will train with the Golden State Warriors for the upcoming season. Good luck, DB, in the Bay Area.”
Regarding the Warriors’ stance on Bertans, Kalnitis did not elaborate. They might make him an offer for a training camp or the veteran’s minimum contract. Bertans might be the most recent addition to their roster of fresh faces.
With the addition of Buddy Hield, De’Anthony Melton, and Kyle Anderson, Golden State has strengthened its rotation. Bertans, if all goes well, may be yet another valuable asset.
In 2020, Bertans was awarded a contract of $80 million, spanning five years. The Charlotte Hornets waived him because the previous year was partially guaranteed for $5.2 million.
Golden State Gets Greater Floor Spacing From Davis Bertans
Bertans has established himself as a big man with floor-spacing ability since joining the NBA. With the Washington Wizards in 2019–20, Bertans had his greatest season to date.
Bertans shot 42.4% from three point range and scored 15.4 points per game. Bertans went on to make 8.7 three-pointers on average per game. The Wizards granted him the extension over the next offseason because of his performance.
Bertans has never again achieved the same stats since. Nevertheless, throughout his half-season with the Hornets, he began to exhibit traits of his previous self. Bertans made 6.3 tries from three-point range and shot 37.5% to average 8.8 points per game in 28 games.
Bertans won’t likely be used by the Warriors as much as the Wizards did in the past. But his three-point range might be quite useful to them. Having large men who can spread the floor like him has been advantageous for the Warriors.
Otto Porter Jr. and Marreese Speights provided them with important floor spacing given their stature prior to Bertans. More importantly, having that available to them enabled them to take home victories. Bertans may not be the key to the Warriors’ championship chances, but he may make them back to the postseason.
Insider Verifies Golden State’s Davis Bertans Situation
Following Kulnitis’ post indicating that Bertans would return to Golden State, NBA Insider Marc Stein used his X account to provide all the information regarding Bertans’ current status with the Warriors.
As Golden State considers inviting the Latvian shooter to a training camp, Dāvis Bertāns has been invited to try out for the team, according to Stein.
Dāvis Bertāns has been invited to work out for the Warriors as Golden State determines whether to extend a training camp invite to the Latvian sharpshooter, league sources tell @TheSteinLine.
Rudy Gay earned a Warriors training camp invite last season after similar auditions.
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) September 3, 2024
This indicates that Bertans is not even planning to attend training camp or sign any contracts. That doesn’t mean Bertans won’t ultimately receive an invitation to a training camp, either. Once more, Bertans exhibited a promising performance during his time with the Hornets, and he merits an opportunity to succeed in Golden State.
Should he demonstrate his ability to perform at a high caliber, he might be a hidden gem. at the past, the Warriors have been successful at locating gems in the rough. Bertans is a strong contender to be the next one.
