As of today, the 2018/19 salaries for players on two-way contracts will become fully guaranteed. The NBA’s calendar calls for that salary to become guaranteed if a player remains under contract through January 20, so the 57 players currently on two-way deals should be safe.
[RELATED: 2018/19 NBA Two-Way Contract Tracker]
The January 20 two-way salary guarantee date ensures that a two-way player will be entitled to the remainder of his G League salary, plus any NBA salary he has already earned. The G League salary for a two-way player is $77,250 in 2018/19, but a two-way player can earn a prorated portion of his NBA minimum salary for each day he spends with the NBA squad.
It’s unlikely we’ll see many more transactions involving two-way players for the rest of the season. The deadline to sign players to two-way contracts passed last week (January 15), and now that the salary guarantee date has passed as well, there’s little incentive for a team to release a two-way player.
For more information on how two-way contracts work, be sure to check out our glossary entry on the subject.