In 2017, Mike James attended the NBA’s Las Vegas Summer time League with the Phoenix Suns. After main the crew in factors (20.5) and assists (5.0), the Suns signed him to a two-way contract. He grew to become the primary participant to signal a two-way contract after spending a number of years abroad in Europe.
After some good performances within the Affiliation, the Suns transformed his contract to a assured one-year deal. Two weeks later, nonetheless, Phoenix determined to waive him. Three years later, James stated ‘I don’t care no extra’ about taking part in within the NBA, and admitted he by no means obtained a solution as to why the Suns launched him.
In the identical season (2017-18), he signed a two-way contract with the Pelicans, however he performed in simply 4 video games earlier than parting methods with the crew.