Report: Thunder to Sign Guard Ronnie Price

<p>Basketball Insider's Eric Pincus reported via his Twitter account this past weekend that the Thunder will sign guard Ronnie Price to a two-year contract. </p>

Tuesday, August 2nd 2016, 12:38 pm

By: Brett Coppenbarger

Report: Thunder to Sign Guard Ronnie Price

With the recent news of backup point guard Cameron Payne undergoing surgery for a Jones Fracture on his foot, the Thunder has reportedly made a move to fortify the roster for the upcoming season. Basketball Insider's Eric Pincus reported via his Twitter account on Saturday that OKC will sign guard Ronnie Price to a two-year contract.

I hear Ronnie Price will join the Oklahoma City Thunder, I believe on a 2yr, terms TBD @BBallInsiders
— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) July 31, 2016

Known for his pesky defense and leadership qualities, the 33-year-old's contract details have yet to be released, but is coming off a season in Phoenix where he held a career-high scoring average of 5.3 points per game while dishing out 2.4 assists. Price was undrafted out of Utah Valley State and the Thunder will be the seventh stop of his 11-year NBA career.

Payne's recovery is expected to take around four to six weeks, and with the fairly uncertain future of Russell Westbrook, it was a smart move by GM Sam Presti to add a glue guy like Price while reinforcing the point guard position.

Sounds like Phoe 33-yr old journeyman Ronnie Price will be headed to #Thunder on 2-yr deal w Russ in limbo & Payne injured. #news9
— Dean Blevins (@DeanBlevins) July 31, 2016

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Basketball Insider's Eric Pincus reported via his Twitter account this past weekend that the Thunder will sign guard Ronnie Price to a two-year contract.

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