Despite a strong 2025-26 season, former WVU guard Honor Huff did not hear his name called at the NBA Draft in either the first or second round. Read more: What’s next for Honor Huff following the NBA Draft?
For many fans, this might have come as a surprise considering how electric Huff was throughout his lone season as a Mountaineer. Including at the highest level of competition when he scored 38 at the College Basketball Crown Tournament championship against Oklahoma.
Despite performances like that throughout the season, Huff has yet to sign with an NBA team. So where does he go from here?
Likely option
There is a strong reason to believe he will at least get a G League contract, or a two-way contract with an NBA team. This is when a player is able to split their time between the professional team and the G League affiliate associated with them in the same season.
This route is very common for players who go undrafted because it gives teams an option to try them out at the professional level. Usually, if a player starts to impress for the G League team, the NBA team will give the player the opportunity to move up.
I believe that Huff has a strong case to receive a two-way contract. For one, each team is allowed up to three two-way contracts at any given time. That certainly allows for plenty of opportunities across the league.
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For Huff personally, the skill that he prides himself on is exactly what every NBA team needs, or at least is willing to take a chance on. Huff’s pinpoint accuracy from beyond the arc is a weapon that no NBA team wants to pass up.
The problem is, and likely what kept him from getting drafted, his size and lack of defensive potential. For the NBA, Huff is simply too small to play consistent minutes.
At 5-foot-10, he would be a liability on defense, and in a league that has gone away from the pure three-point specialist arc, Huff wouldn’t be able to stay on the court despite his shooting threat.
Even so, Huff’s elite three-point shooting could earn him a two-way contract with an NBA team.
Always a chance
While the chances are slim to make it to the top level, Huff could find himself on a G League team. It could even be a standard G League contract with a specific team in the league.
In that case, Huff could play only for that G League team, not its NBA affiliate. However, he could still choose to play overseas if he buys out his contract.
It’s also common for undrafted players to sign affiliate contracts with NBA teams. This is when the NBA team retains the G League rights to the players it waives during training camp.
After waiving players before the regular season to make way for the official roster, teams are still able to keep those players within reach at their G League affiliate team.
Even though Huff didn’t get drafted, he still has plenty of opportunities to continue his professional career in the United States. It all depends on if a team is willing to look past his limitations and take a chance on his shooting ability.
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