Wizards Sign Jules Bernard to Two-Way Contract

The Wizards have signed guard Jules Bernard and waived John Butler, Jr.

The Washington Wizards announced today that they have signed guard Jules Bernard to a two-way contract. 

Bernard has played in 39 games with the Capital City Go-Go over the past two seasons after being acquired via trade from the Motor City Cruise on December 23, 2022. Bernard finished the 2022-23 campaign appearing in 32 games for Capital City, averaging 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. 

Bernard next appeared in the 2023 NBA Summer League and 2023 training camp with the Wizards before starting the season with the Go-Go. In eight games with Capital City this season, Bernard is averaging 21.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, with shooting splits of .475 from the field, .422 from three and .914 from the free throw line.

The UCLA product spent four years with the Bruins, averaging 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 130 career games. He went undrafted in the 2022 NBA Draft before signing with the Detroit Pistons and eventually joining the Motor City Cruise to begin the 2022-23 season.

To make room for Bernard, the Wizards waived John Butler Jr. who they signed to a two-way contract in October to fill the third, and final, two-way spot for Washington.

Butler Jr. (7-0, 190 lbs.) played in 19 games on a two-way deal with Portland in 2022-23, averaging 2.4 points per game. Butler Jr. also averaged 8.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.2 blocks per game in six games with the Stockton Kings in the NBA G League.

Butler did not appear in any games for the Wizards during his short tenure. 

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