NBA teams are each permitted to carry up to three players on two-way contracts; at any given time there could be a maximum of 90 players on two-way deals around the league. These players generally bounce back and forth between the NBA and G League, but remain under team control and can\u2019t be poached by rival franchises.<\/p>\n
[RELATED: Hoops Rumors Glossary: Two-Way Contract<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n While we can expect the NBA-wide total to hover at or near 90 for much of the regular season, many teams have yet to fill all of their two-way slots for the 2025\/26 campaign. That isn\u2019t surprising, since we\u2019re still about five weeks away from the start of training camps and two months away from the beginning of the regular season.<\/p>\n As our 2025\/26 two-way contract tracker<\/a> shows, 14 NBA teams still have open two-way spots for a total of 18 two-way openings. Two more are reportedly spoken for \u2014 Timberwolves restricted free agent guard Tristen Newton<\/strong><\/a> is expected<\/a> to sign his two-way qualifying offer and Branden Carlson<\/a><\/strong> is expected<\/a> to complete a two-way deal with the Thunder.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the current breakdown of the two-way openings across the league:<\/p>\n Teams with multiple open two-way slots<\/strong><\/p>\n Some of these spots may already be spoken for. As we noted above, Carlson is expected to sign a two-way contract with the Thunder<\/strong>. The Warriors<\/strong> have a two-way qualifying offer on the table for Taran Armstrong<\/a><\/strong>, while the Knicks<\/strong> (Kevin McCullar Jr.<\/a><\/strong>) also have a two-way restricted free agent who has yet to sign.<\/p>\n Some of these clubs also have second-round picks from this year\u2019s draft who look like logical candidates for two-way spots. Golden State selected Alex Toohey<\/a><\/strong> at No. 52 and Will Richard<\/a><\/strong> at No. 56 \u2014 it would be a surprise if at least one of them doesn\u2019t end up on a two-way deal. New York has yet to sign No. 51 pick Mohamed Diawara<\/a><\/strong>, though he\u2019s a candidate for a standard roster spot, as we discussed earlier this month<\/a>.<\/p>\n Teams with one open two-way slot<\/strong><\/p>\n Minnesota\u2019s inclusion in this section is likely a formality, since Newton is reportedly returning on a two-way deal. Utah also has yet to sign No. 53 overall pick John Tonje<\/a><\/strong>, who could be earmarked for the Jazz\u2019s last two-way spot.<\/p>\n There\u2019s not a single clear-cut candidate for all of these openings though, so agents whose clients are seeking an 18-man roster spot will likely reach out to these clubs to see how they intend to use their third two-way contract slots.<\/p>\n Players with NBA experience who sign Exhibit 10 deals for training camp are also candidates to monitor, since some of them are also eligible for two-way deals and could be converted before the season begins. Colin Castleton<\/strong><\/a> (Orlando) is a recent example<\/a> of a player who fits this bill.<\/p>\n Teams with no two-way openings<\/strong><\/p>\n In theory, these 16 teams are good to go for training camp. In actuality, several of them could make two-way changes both before and after camps begin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NBA teams are each permitted to carry up to three players on two-way contracts; at any given time…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":171885,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[293,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-171884","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-nhl","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115084186395686792","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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