NBA teams have been permitted to sign 10-day contracts since January 5, but between that date and last Thursday’s trade deadline, only two clubs – the Raptors and Thunder – actually took advantage of that opportunity and signed players to 10-day deals.
Since last Thursday, several other teams have joined them, with more roster spots opening up around the NBA and clubs no longer feeling the need to preserve those roster openings for possible trades. As our tracker shows, seven 10-day deals were signed between February 7 and 11 and that number figures to continue growing steadily after clubs return from the All-Star break.
Here are the 10-day contracts that are currently active around the league:
- Charlotte Hornets: Elfrid Payton (runs through Feb. 16)
- Sacramento Kings: Daishen Nix (runs through Feb. 17)
- San Antonio Spurs: Bismack Biyombo (runs through Feb. 20)
- Philadelphia 76ers: David Roddy (runs through Feb. 20)
- Indiana Pacers: Jahlil Okafor (runs through Feb. 20)
- Washington Wizards: Jaylen Nowell (runs through Feb. 21)
Chuma Okeke was on a 10-day contract with the Sixers that would have run through February 16, but that deal was terminated early in order to make room on the roster for Jared Butler, who was promoted from his two-way deal.
It’s worth noting that 10-day contracts signed just before the All-Star break can sometimes technically run beyond 10 days. That’s because those deals are required to cover a minimum of three games.
Payton and Nix were under contract for at least three games prior to the All-Star break, which is why their deals will expire during the break. Roddy and Okafor signed on Feb. 11 and their contracts will cover at least three games during those 10 days.
However, Biyombo signed with San Antonio on Feb. 9, with just two games left on the team’s schedule prior to the All-Star break. As a result, his deal will extend to become a 12-day contract in order to cover the first post-All-Star game on the Spurs’ schedule on Feb. 20.
Nowell’s 10-day contract with the Wizards was the most curiously timed signing of the bunch. He signed it last Saturday, which was a game day for the Wizards, who also played on Monday and Wednesday. If Nowell had signed in time to be activated for that Feb. 8 game, his 10-day contract would only run through the 17th, but he wasn’t on Washington’s active or inactive list last Saturday, and the team didn’t formally announce his deal until after the game ended.
As a result, our working assumption is that Nowell’s contract will extend to cover the Wizards’ first game after the break on Feb. 21, turning his 10-day deal into a 14-day arrangement.
You can use our 10-day contract tracker to continue to keep tabs on all the 10-day deals signed for the rest of the season, starting with the one Kevin Knox will reportedly complete with the Warriors next week.