The Oklahoma City Thunder have converted forward Deonte Burton into a full-time NBA player. Formerly a two-way player splitting his time between the G League and Oklahoma City, Burton has now formally signed a multi-year contract with the Thunder, a deal that was announced on Sunday evening.

“The Oklahoma City Thunder has signed guard Deonte Burton to an NBA contract, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti,” reads the Thunder’s official statement regarding the matter. “Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released.”

Burton notably played his collegiate basketball at Iowa State and was a standout for the Cyclones before making his way to the overseas market for the 2017-18 season. Burton spent that season as a member of Wonju Dongbu Promy of South Korea’s KBL. He appeared in 63 games while in South Korea en route to averaging 23.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals per outing.

“Originally signed to a Two-Way Contract by the Thunder on July 7, 2018, Burton has appeared in 23 games with the Thunder, averaging 3.1 points and 1.0 rebound in 8.7 minutes per contest,” the aforementioned statement continues. “In 24 games (23 starts) with the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League, the Milwaukee native recorded averages of 16.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.25 steals and 1.04 blocks in 29.8 minutes.”

The Thunder have continued to impress throughout the 2018-19 campaign with point guard Russell Westbrook and forward Paul George leading the way. As a result of the team’s recent string of success, the Thunder currently serve as a legitimate threat in the Western Conference.