Team: Houston Rockets · Status: probable continuing two-way · Positions: PG/SG · Age entering season: 25 · As of: 2026-07-18
2026-27 median NBA projection
| GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 6.0 | .410 | .740 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Nine-cat: not draftable in NBA formats. Reference points: 5.1 FP/G in appearances, grade E. Dynasty: 3.0/10.
Role and evidence
Houston signed Newton to a two-way on January 3, 2026. The G League page lists 25.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.5 assists and still identifies him as a two-way player (player page); he also made the 2025-26 All-NBA G League first team.
Newton scored 17.0 points with 4.8 rebounds and 2.0 steals through four 2026 Summer League games, including 20 points, six rebounds, two steals, and a block on July 16. His NBA sample was one 12-minute game. A fresh team release confirming the precise 2026-27 contract year was not located, so roster confidence is below Copeland's.
Range, confidence, and reversals
- Ceiling: retains the two-way and wins the first scoring-guard call-up role.
- Floor: contract churn or another full G League season.
- Confidence: roster medium; NBA minutes very low; G League production high; NBA rates low.
Career record
Pre-NBA: Five college seasons. East Carolina 2019-22 (11.0/4.5/3.7, then 8.7/4.3/4.2, then 17.7 PTS/4.8 REB/5.0 AST with second-team All-AAC in 2021-22); UConn 2022-24 — 10.1/4.5/4.7 on the 2023 national champions, then 15.1 PTS/6.6 REB/6.2 AST leading the 2024 repeat title team (Final Four Most Outstanding Player, consensus first-team All-American, Bob Cousy Award). Draft: 2024, Round 2, Pick 49, Indiana Pacers.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23 | IND | 5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .167 | 1.000 | 0.2 |
| 2024-25 | 23 | MIN | 3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | — | 0.3 |
| 2025-26 | 24 | HOU | 1 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | .444 | .667 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | — | 9 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .294 | .750 | 0.2 |
Nine NBA games and 28 total minutes — effectively no NBA record. His real recent production is the 2025-26 G League season with Rio Grande Valley: 25.6 PTS, 5.2 REB, 4.5 AST and All-NBA G League first team. Durability: No injury history of note; the sparse NBA GP reflect contract status (waived by Indiana October 2024, brief Minnesota stint, Houston two-way from January 2026), not health. Trajectory: The record shows a decorated college winner whose scoring translated immediately to the G League but who has yet to receive an NBA runway — his single extended NBA outing (12 points in 12 minutes in the 2025-26 finale) is the whole positive sample. In 2026-27 he competes to keep a Houston two-way and be the first scoring-guard call-up. He becomes fantasy-relevant only via conversion to a standard deal plus a multi-week guard injury in Houston; absent that, he is a dynasty-only stash. Career sources: ESPN career stats · Wikipedia · G League player page
Open questions
- Does Newton's two-way contract explicitly cover 2026-27?
- Is he ahead of Copeland when Houston needs scoring rather than defense?