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On January 5, NBA teams became eligible to sign players to standard 10-day contracts, and many of the signings that take place between now and the end of the regular season in April will be of the 10-day variety. Hoops Rumors maintains a database that allows you to keep on top of those deals, tracking every 10-day signing all season long.

Besides featuring all of this year’s 10-day deals, our 10-Day Contract Tracker includes information on all 10-day contracts signed since the 2006/07 season. The search filters in the database make it easy to sort by team, player, and/or year.

For instance, if you want to see all the 10-day contracts that the Lakers have signed since 2007, including Kobe Bufkin’s current deal, you can do so here. If you want to view Bufkin’s history of 10-day deals, that list is here.

You can also see whether a player and team signed a second 10-day contract or if those short-term deals led to an agreement that covered the rest of the season. Additionally, our tracker notes which 10-day deals remain active, saving you the hassle of having to figure out whether a particular contract ends on, say, Wednesday or Thursday.

A link to our 10-Day Contract Tracker can be found at any time in the right sidebar under “Hoops Rumors Features” on our desktop site. On our mobile site, you can find it on our “Features” page. We’ll be keeping it up to date for the rest of the season, so be sure to check back to keep tabs on the latest signings as they become official.

With the NBA’s league-wide salary guarantee date for 2025/26 behind us, it’s worth checking in once again on which teams have open spots on their 18-man rosters.

As our roster count tracker shows, these are the teams that don’t currently have full rosters consisting of 15 players on standard rest-of-season contracts and three on two-way deals:

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Teams with standard roster openings:

• Boston Celtics
• Cleveland Cavaliers
• Denver Nuggets
• Houston Rockets
• Indiana Pacers *
• Los Angeles Clippers
• Los Angeles Lakers *
• Miami Heat
• Minnesota Timberwolves
• New York Knicks
• Orlando Magic
• Philadelphia 76ers
• Phoenix Suns
• Toronto Raptors
• Washington Wizards

The Pacers and Lakers, marked with asterisks, technically have full 15-man standard rosters at the moment, but are carrying just 14 players on full-season contracts, with one player on a 10-day deal. Tony Bradley‘s deal with Indiana will expire this weekend while Kobe Bufkin‘s with Los Angeles will expire next week, at which point each club will re-open its 15th roster spot.

Most teams in this group likely won’t sign a player to a rest-of-season or multiyear contract until sometime after the trade deadline, when they know they won’t need to use that 15th roster spot to accommodate a trade in which they acquire more players than they send out.

Some of them literally can’t sign a 15th man right now. Barring cost-cutting moves, the Lakers will have to wait until January 28 to squeeze a rest-of-season free agent addition under their first-apron hard cap, while the Knicks won’t be able to fit a non-10-day free agent under their second-apron hard cap before April 2.

In between now and the February 5 trade deadline, some of these clubs could join the Pacers and Lakers in signing free agents to 10-day contracts. However, 12 of the 15 teams listed here project to be taxpayers, so they likely won’t be eager to bring in a 15th man unless he’s actually going to play.

The Pacers, Heat, and Wizards are the three teams in this group not currently operating over the luxury tax line.

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Teams with two-way openings:

• Atlanta Hawks
• Milwaukee Bucks
• New York Knicks

Each of these three teams waived a two-way player just ahead of last week’s league-wide salary guarantee deadline, so they haven’t had an open slot for long.

The deadline to sign a player to a two-way contract won’t arrive until March 4, meaning there’s no urgency for these clubs to fill their openings right away. Still, the prorated portion of a two-way salary is such a minor financial commitment for an NBA franchise that we may see one or more of these teams bring in a new two-way player sooner rather than later, even if they’re not certain he’ll hold that spot for the rest of the season.

As we did with 2025’s offseason trades and the in-season swaps from 2024/25, we’ll be keeping track of all the NBA trades completed this season, updating this article with each transaction. This post can be found anytime throughout the season on our desktop sidebar under “Hoops Rumors Features,” or in our mobile menu under “Features.”

Trades are listed here in reverse chronological order, with the latest on top. So, if a player has been dealt multiple times, the first team listed as having acquired him is the one that ended up with him. Trades listed in italics have been agreed upon but are not yet official. For our full story on each trade, click the date above it.

For more information on the specific conditions dictating if and when draft picks involved in these deals will actually change hands, be sure to check out RealGM.com’s breakdown of the details on traded picks.

Here’s the full list of the trades completed during the 2025/26 NBA season:

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February 5

• Nets acquire Hunter Tyson and the Nuggets’ 2032 second-round pick.
• Nuggets acquire either the Clippers’ or Hawks’ 2026 second-round pick (whichever is least favorable).
• Note: The 2026 second-rounder being sent to Denver technically has more complicated most/least favorable terms, which can be found here.

February 5

• Hornets acquire Xavier Tillman Sr. and cash ($3.5MM).
• Celtics acquire the Hornets’ 2030 second-round pick (top-55 protected).

February 5

• Nets acquire Josh Minott.
• Celtics acquire cash ($110K).

February 5

• Bulls acquire Nick Richards.
• Bucks acquire Ousmane Dieng, Nigel Hayes-Davis, and cash ($4.5MM; from Suns).
• Suns acquire Cole Anthony and Amir Coffey.

February 5

• Knicks acquire Jose Alvarado and the draft rights to Latavious Williams.
• Pelicans acquire Dalen Terry, either the Magic’s, Bucks’, or Pistons’ 2026 second-round pick (whichever is least favorable), either the Pacers’, Heat’s, Rockets’, or Thunder’s 2027 second-round pick (whichever is second-most favorable), and cash ($389K).

February 5

• Raptors acquire Trayce Jackson-Davis.
• Warriors acquire the Lakers’ 2026 second-round pick.

February 5

• Timberwolves acquire Ayo Dosunmu and Julian Phillips.
• Bulls acquire Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller, either the Nuggets’ or Warriors’ 2026 second-round pick (whichever is least favorable); the Cavaliers’ 2027 second-round pick; either the Timberwolves’ or Warriors’ 2031 pick (whichever is most favorable); and either the Suns’ or Rockets’ 2032 second-round pick (whichever is most favorable).

February 5

• Lakers acquire Luke Kennard.
• Hawks acquire Gabe Vincent and the Lakers’ 2032 second-round pick.

February 5

• Pacers acquire Ivica Zubac and Kobe Brown.
• Clippers acquire Bennedict Mathurin, Isaiah Jackson, the Pacers’ 2026 first-round pick (top-four protected; 10-30 protected), the Pacers’ 2029 first-round pick, and the Mavericks’ 2028 second-round pick.
• Note: If the Pacers’ 2026 first-round pick falls in its protected range, the Clippers will instead receive the Pacers’ 2031 first-round pick.

February 5

• Wizards acquire Anthony Davis, Jaden Hardy, D’Angelo Russell, and Dante Exum.
• Mavericks acquire Khris Middleton, AJ Johnson, Marvin Bagley III, Tyus Jones, either the Thunder’s, Rockets’ (top-four protected), or Clippers’ 2026 first-round pick (whichever is least favorable); the Warriors’ 2030 first-round pick (top-20 protected); the Suns’ 2026 second-round pick; the Bulls’ 2027 second-round pick; and the Rockets’ 2029 second-round pick.
• Hornets acquire Malaki Branham.

February 5

• Warriors acquire Kristaps Porzingis.
• Hawks acquire Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield.

February 5

• Grizzlies acquire Eric Gordon and the right to swap their 2032 second-round pick for the Sixers’ 2032 second-round pick.
• Sixers acquire the draft rights to Justinian Jessup.

February 5

• Jazz acquire Chris Boucher, the Nuggets’ 2027 second-round pick, and cash ($871K).
• Celtics acquire John Tonje (two-way).

February 5

• Bulls acquire Guerschon Yabusele and cash ($500K).
• Knicks acquire Dalen Terry.

February 5

• Celtics acquire Nikola Vucevic and the Nuggets’ 2027 second-round pick.
• Bulls acquire Anfernee Simons and either the Pelicans’, Trail Blazers’, Timberwolves’, or Knicks’ 2026 second-round pick (whichever is most favorable).

February 5

• Jazz acquire Lonzo Ball, the Cavaliers’ 2028 second-round pick, and the Cavaliers’ 2032 second-round pick.
• Cavaliers acquire cash ($110K).

February 5

• Raptors acquire Chris Paul.
• Nets acquire Ochai Agbaji, the Raptors’ 2032 second-round pick, and cash ($3.5MM; from Clippers).
• Clippers acquire the draft rights to Vanja Marinkovic.

February 5

• Hawks acquire Jock Landale.
• Jazz acquire cash ($3MM).

February 4

• Hornets acquire Tyus Jones, either the Magic’s or Celtics’ 2027 second-round pick (whichever is least favorable), and the Magic’s 2028 second-round pick.
• Magic acquire cash ($110K).

February 4

• Hornets acquire Coby White and Mike Conley.
• Bulls acquire Collin Sexton, Ousmane Dieng, the Nuggets’ 2031 second-round pick, and the Knicks’ 2031 second-round pick.
• Note: The Hornets also sent the Bulls either a “least favorable” Nuggets/Hornets 2029 second-round pick in the original version of this trade, but the two teams agreed to remove that second-rounder after White’s physical exam revealed a calf issue.

February 4

• Thunder acquire Jared McCain.
• Sixers acquire either the Thunder’s, Rockets’ (top-four protected), or Clippers’ 2026 first-round pick (whichever is second-most favorable); either the Thunder’s, Rockets’, Pacers’, or Heat’s 2027 second-round pick (whichever is most favorable); the Thunder’s 2028 second-round pick; and the Bucks’ 2028 second-round pick.

February 4

• Thunder acquire the draft rights to Balsa Koprivica.
• Jazz acquire cash ($750K).

February 4

• Cavaliers acquire James Harden.
• Clippers acquire Darius Garland and the Cavaliers’ 2026 second-round pick.

February 4

• Hornets acquire Ousmane Dieng and either the Hawks’ or Heat’s 2029 second-round pick (whichever is most favorable).
• Thunder acquire Mason Plumlee.

February 3

• Pistons acquire Kevin Huerter, Dario Saric, and the right to swap their 2026 first-round pick for the Timberwolves’ 2026 first-round pick (top-19 protected).
• Bulls acquire Jaden Ivey and Mike Conley.
• Timberwolves acquire cash ($1.1MM; from Pistons).

February 3

• Jazz acquire Jaren Jackson Jr., John Konchar, Vince Williams Jr., and Jock Landale.
• Grizzlies acquire Kyle Anderson, Georges Niang, Taylor Hendricks, Walter Clayton, the Lakers’ 2027 first-round pick (top-four protected); either the Cavaliers’, Timberwolves’, or Jazz’s 2027 first-round pick (whichever is most favorable); and the Suns’ 2031 first-round pick.

February 1

• Trail Blazers acquire Vit Krejci.
• Hawks acquire Duop Reath, the Hawks’ 2027 second-round pick, and the Knicks’ 2030 second-round pick.
  • Note: The Hawks’ 2027 second-round pick was previously traded to the Trail Blazers.

February 1

• Cavaliers acquire Keon Ellis, Dennis Schröder, and Emanuel Miller (two-way).
• Kings acquire De’Andre Hunter.
• Bulls acquire Dario Saric, the Nuggets’ 2027 second-round pick (from Cavaliers), and either the Pistons’, Bucks’, or Knicks’ 2029 second-round pick (whichever is least favorable; from Kings).

January 9

• Wizards acquire Trae Young.
• Hawks acquire CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert.

Entering this week, there were 32 players who were signed to standard, full-season contracts but whose salaries for the 2025/26 campaign weren’t fully guaranteed.

The deadline for teams to waive those players and avoid having their full ’25/26 salaries become guaranteed was on Wednesday, January 7 at 4:00 p.m. CT.

Although their salaries won’t technically become guaranteed until January 10, those players would still receive their full-season guarantees if they’re cut today or tomorrow, since they wouldn’t clear waivers before Saturday’s guarantee deadline.

Here’s a roundup of the decisions teams made with those 32 players:

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Players on standard contracts who will have their salaries guaranteed:

Each player’s salary is noted here. His cap hit is identical to his salary unless otherwise indicated.

• Terry Rozier (Heat): $26,643,031
• Dean Wade (Cavaliers): $6,623,456
• Bismack Biyombo (Spurs): $3,634,153 *
• Russell Westbrook (Kings): $3,634,153 *
• Thomas Bryant (Cavaliers): $3,287,409 *
• Landry Shamet (Knicks): $3,080,921 *
• Amir Coffey (Bucks): $2,874,436 *
• Javonte Green (Pistons): $2,874,436 *
• Bones Hyland (Timberwolves): $2,461,463 *
• Lindy Waters III (Spurs): $2,461,463 *
• Precious Achiuwa (Kings): $2,453,285 ^
• Justin Champagnie (Wizards): $2,349,578
• Jordan Goodwin (Suns): $2,349,578
• Vit Krejci (Hawks): $2,349,578
• Keon Ellis (Kings): $2,301,587
• Keaton Wallace (Hawks): $2,296,274
• Moussa Diabate (Hornets): $2,270,735
• Brandon Williams (Mavericks): $2,270,735
• Mouhamed Gueye (Hawks): $2,221,677
• Trayce Jackson-Davis (Warriors): $2,221,677
• Craig Porter Jr. (Cavaliers): $2,221,677
• Gui Santos (Warriors): $2,221,677
• Jordan Walsh (Celtics): $2,221,677
• Jalen Wilson (Nets): $2,221,677
• Tyrese Martin (Nets): $2,191,897
• N’Faly Dante (Hawks): $2,048,494
• Ariel Hukporti (Knicks): $1,955,377
• Isaac Jones (Pistons): $1,955,377
• Micah Potter (Pacers): $1,527,805
• Mohamed Diawara (Knicks): $1,272,870

(*) cap hit of $2,296,274
(^) cap hit of $2,111,516

Besides Rozier and Wade, whose deals already featured significant partial guarantees, each player on a non-guaranteed contract who was retained through January 7 is earning his minimum salary for the season, so the financial impact of keeping those players is relatively minor for their respective teams.

Still, open roster spots are valuable at this time of year. At least one or two of these players on this list were probably fortunate not to be let go by a club prioritizing flexibility ahead of the trade deadline. Many others have played regular rotation minutes during the first half or hold long-term value and were never candidates to be cut.

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Players on standard contracts who were waived before their salaries became guaranteed:

Each player’s salary is noted here. His cap hit is identical to his salary unless otherwise indicated.

• Tony Bradley (Pacers): $1,335,225
• Mo Bamba (Raptors): $194,770

Both Bradley and Bamba were on minimum-salary contracts, but Bradley had been with Indiana since before the start of the season, while Bamba was signed by Toronto last Monday, which is why his cap hit is so much smaller than Bradley’s.

After Bradley cleared waivers on Wednesday, Bamba will do so today. The Raptors’ dead-money cap hit for Bamba would disappear if he’s claimed off waivers by a new team, but that club would have to commit to guaranteeing his salary for the rest of the season, so it’s unlikely.

There were several other players with partially or non-guaranteed salaries who were cut earlier in the regular season. That group consists of the following players, listed in the order they were waived (with their accompanying cap hits):

• Jaden Springer (Pelicans): $70,732
• James Wiseman (Pacers): $1,000,000
  • Note: Wiseman was later re-signed to a 10-day contract that increased his overall Pacers cap hit to $1,131,970.
• Mac McClung (Pacers): $177,731
• Monte Morris (Pacers): $321,183
• Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (Pacers): $325,365
  • Note: Robinson-Earl previously signed a pair of 10-day contracts that increase his overall Pacers cap hit to $589,305.
• Garrison Mathews (Pacers): $297,356
  • Note: Mathews previously signed a pair of 10-day contracts that increase his overall Pacers cap hit to $561,296.

These moves didn’t go down to the wire like the others listed above, having occurred well in advance of the salary guarantee deadline.

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Players on two-way contracts who were waived before their salaries became guaranteed:

Under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, the league-wide salary guarantee date of January 10 also applies this season to players on two-way contracts. Prior to 2024, the guarantee date had been Jan. 20 for two-way salaries.

Two-way salaries are only worth half of the rookie minimum and don’t count against the salary cap, so many teams likely weren’t feeling a ton of pressure to make rest-of-season decisions on their two-way players by Wednesday. Two-way contracts can be signed until March 4, so there will be many clubs that make changes between now and then.

Still, there were seven players on two-way contracts who were waived between the start of January and Wednesday’s waiver deadline. Those players, who subsequently won’t receive their full two-way salaries this season, are as follows:

• Tosan Evbuomwan (Knicks)
• Trentyn Flowers (Bulls)
• Mark Sears (Bucks)
• Tyler Smith (Rockets)
• Malik Williams (Hawks)

There are currently three open two-way slots around the NBA, belonging to the Hawks, Bucks, and Knicks.

The full list of players who are still on two-way contracts and earned full guarantees can be found right here.

The NBA’s league-wide salary guarantee date technically falls on January 10 each season, but January 7 always represents decision day for teams carrying players on non-guaranteed contracts.

A player with a non-guaranteed contract who is still on waivers as of Jan. 10 is assured of receiving his full salary, so in order to avoid that scenario, a team must cut that player on or before Jan. 7. As long as the player is placed on waivers by 4:00 pm Central time on Wednesday, he’ll clear waivers on Friday (Jan. 9), a day before his salary would become guaranteed.

A couple teams have already made moves with players on non-guaranteed contracts so far this week. The Pacers waived center Tony Bradley on Monday, while the Raptors cut big man Mo Bamba on Tuesday. More transactions may be on the way ahead of Wednesday’s deadline, but most of the players with non-guaranteed salaries around the NBA look pretty safe.

For instance, the Hornets aren’t about to waive Moussa Diabate, who has been their starting center as of late; the Mavericks aren’t going to cut Brandon Williams, who made a game-winning three-pointer on Tuesday vs. Sacramento. Those are just two of many players on non-guaranteed deals who have earned not just spots on their team’s roster but a regular place in the rotation.

Wednesday is also a big day for players on two-way contracts, who are subject to the same salary guarantee deadline and will receive their full salaries if they’re not cut today. That works out to $636,435 for players who have been under contract since the start of the season, and a prorated portion of that figure for players who have signed during the season.

A handful of two-way players have been waived within the past couple weeks – including Bulls guard Trentyn Flowers on Tuesday – and more could follow today. However, there’s less urgency for clubs to make moves involving two-way players, since those deals don’t count against the salary cap and won’t meaningfully impact a team’s roster and cap flexibility as the trade deadline nears.

The full list of players on non-guaranteed contracts is below, while the full list of players on two-way contracts can be found right here. The players listed below are earning minimum salaries unless otherwise noted.

Atlanta Hawks

• Vit Krejci
  • Partially guaranteed for $1,500,000.
• N’Faly Dante
  • Note: Dante would receive his full salary even if he’s waived due to his season-ending ACL tear.
• Mouhamed Gueye
• Keaton Wallace

Boston Celtics

• Jordan Walsh
  • Partially guaranteed for $1,110,839.

Brooklyn Nets

• Tyrese Martin
• Jalen Wilson

Charlotte Hornets

• Moussa Diabate

Cleveland Cavaliers

• Dean Wade ($6,623,456)
  • Partially guaranteed for $4,623,458.
• Thomas Bryant
• Craig Porter Jr.

Dallas Mavericks

• Brandon Williams

Detroit Pistons

• Javonte Green
• Isaac Jones

Golden State Warriors

• Trayce Jackson-Davis
• Gui Santos

Indiana Pacers

• Micah Potter

Miami Heat

• Terry Rozier ($26,643,031)
  • Partially guaranteed for $24,924,126.

Milwaukee Bucks

• Amir Coffey

Minnesota Timberwolves

• Bones Hyland

New York Knicks

• Mohamed Diawara
• Ariel Hukporti
• Landry Shamet

Phoenix Suns

• Jordan Goodwin

Sacramento Kings

• Precious Achiuwa
• Keon Ellis
• Russell Westbrook

San Antonio Spurs

• Bismack Biyombo
• Lindy Waters

Washington Wizards

• Justin Champagnie

As our tracker shows, the injury-plagued Pacers and Grizzlies have both been granted several hardship exceptions this season, allowing each team to sign multiple players to 10-day contracts. But tomorrow — Monday, January 5 — will be the first day that NBA teams can sign players to standard 10-day contracts.

A 10-day contract, as we outline in our glossary entry, allows a team to add a player to its roster for either 10 days or three games (whichever occurs later) without any commitment beyond that. A player can sign up to two 10-day deals with the same team in a single season — after those two contracts, the team must decide whether to sign him to a rest-of-season contract or part ways with him.

For some teams, the 10-day contract provides an opportunity to take a flier on a young player to see if he deserves a longer-term look. Other clubs may utilize 10-day deals for short-term injury fill-ins or simply to meet minimum roster requirements.

The NBA’s 10-day signing window always opens just ahead of the league-wide salary guarantee deadline. If a team wants to let go of a player on a non-guaranteed contract to avoid being on the hook for his full-season salary, it must release that player on or before Wednesday, Jan. 7 to ensure he clears waivers prior to the guarantee date of Jan. 10.

The start of the 10-day contract period and the salary guarantee deadline go hand in hand, since teams cutting players before their salaries become fully guaranteed often sign players to 10-day contracts to fill those newly opened roster spots. In some cases, the same player who was waived at the salary guarantee deadline returns to his team on a 10-day contract, as clubs looks to maximize their roster flexibility.

Thirteen teams currently have a 15-man roster opening, though most of those clubs won’t rush to fill their open roster spots with 10-day signees due to their financial situations. Teams may also want to maximize their roster flexibility in advance of the trade deadline — the majority of 10-day signings during a typical season occur after the deadline has passed.

While 10-day deals using the hardship exception can be signed at any time, this coming Monday represents the first day this season that an NBA team will be able to sign a player to a standard 10-day contract. As we explain in a glossary entry, a 10-day deal allows a club to temporarily add a player to its 15-man roster without any commitments beyond those 10 days.

Under the league’s current Collective Bargaining Agreement, all 10-day contracts are worth a player’s minimum salary. The minimum salary in a given season differs from player to player, based on his years of NBA service entering the season. For instance, in 2025/26, a rookie on a full-season minimum deal will earn $1,272,870, whereas a 10-year veteran who is earning the minimum will make $3,634,153.

[RELATED: NBA Minimum Salaries For 2025/26]

The same is true for 10-day deals. A rookie will earn significantly less over the course of his 10 days with a team than a tenured NBA veteran will.

Because the 2025/26 regular season is 174 days long, a player’s full-season minimum salary can be divided by 174 to calculate his daily salary. From there, it’s just a matter of multiplying by 10 to determine his salary on a 10-day contract.

Using that formula, here’s the full breakdown of what salaries for 10-day deals look like in ’25/26:

Years in NBA	Salary
0	$73,153
1	$117,730
2	$131,970
3	$136,717
4	$141,463
5	$153,330
6	$165,197
7	$177,064
8	$188,932
9	$189,872
10+	$208,859

Because the NBA doesn’t want teams to avoid signing veteran players in favor of cheaper, younger options, the league reimburses clubs who sign veterans with three or more years of service to 10-day, minimum-salary contracts.

In those instances, teams are on the hook for $131,970, the minimum salary for a player with two years of experience, while the NBA covers the difference. So a team would pay the same amount and carry the same cap hit ($131,970) whether they sign a player with three years under his belt or a player with 12 years of NBA experience.