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The Warriors are converting two-way big man Usman Garuba to a standard NBA contract for the rest of the season, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The Warriors had an open roster spot to fill and are thus making Garuba eligible for the playoffs by converting him.

The 23rd overall pick in the 2021 draft by the Rockets, Garuba played two seasons in Houston before being traded in the five-team deal that brought Dillon Brooks to the Rockets. He was then re-routed again from Atlanta to the Thunder, who waived him prior to the season.