arter ), ▁D . ▁J . ▁August in ▁and ▁the ▁partially ▁guaranteed ▁C . ▁J . ▁Watson , ▁that ▁Wal ton ▁might ▁stick ▁with ▁the ▁Magic . ▁The ▁Magic ▁had ▁a ▁choice ▁between ▁bu ying ▁Watson ▁out ▁for ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁or ▁guarantee ing ▁him ▁$ 5 ▁million . ▁Although ▁the ▁prediction ▁that ▁Watson ▁was ▁exp end able ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁correct , ▁the ▁Magic ▁opt ed ▁to ▁sign ▁point ▁guard ▁Sh el vin ▁Mack ▁as ▁their ▁third ▁point ▁guard . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Wal ton ▁signed ▁a ▁two - way ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Miami ▁He at , ▁meaning ▁he ▁would ▁split ▁his ▁playing ▁time ▁between ▁the ▁He at ▁and ▁their ▁G ▁League ▁affili ate , ▁the ▁Si oux ▁F alls ▁Sky force . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁Wal ton ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Sky force ▁with ▁the ▁expectation ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁spend ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁G ▁League . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁when ▁the ▁Sky force ▁opened ▁their ▁season ▁on ▁November ▁ 4 ▁because ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁advance ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁officially ▁called ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁He at ▁to ▁fill ▁in ▁when ▁D ion ▁Wait ers ▁took ▁a ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁his ▁daughter . ▁Wal ton ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁active ▁for ▁the ▁November ▁ 5 ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁C li ppers , ▁but ▁when ▁the ▁He at ▁ble w ▁a