As the NBA regular season approaches and teams reduce their rosters from the 21-player offseason limit to the 15-man regular season max, the best way to determine which players will survive preseason cuts is to consider their contracts. Players with guaranteed salaries for 2025/26 are far more likely to earn spots on 15-man rosters than players whose contracts aren’t fully guaranteed.
Keeping that in mind, we’re using the space below to keep tabs on the players on each NBA team who don’t have fully guaranteed contracts. The players listed here have non-guaranteed salaries, partially guaranteed salaries, or Exhibit 9 or Exhibit 10 contracts, which essentially function like non-guaranteed deals.
Unless otherwise noted, these players are on minimum-salary contracts. Some players on this list have partial guarantees, which we’ve also mentioned below.
Not all of these players will be waived before the regular season begins, so we’ll maintain this list for the next several months, up until January 10, 2026. That’s the day that all players still under contract will have their salaries fully guaranteed for the rest of the 2025/26 season.
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Only players who have formally signed contracts are listed below, so if a player has reportedly reached an agreement with a team on a non-guaranteed deal, we’ll add him to our list when that deal becomes official and we confirm the details.
Without further ado, here’s the full list of players without fully guaranteed salaries for 2025/26, broken down by team:
Updated 7-28-25 (9:40 am CT)
Note: Players on Exhibit 10 contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).
Atlanta Hawks
- Vit Krejci
- Partially guaranteed for $1,500,000.
- Mouhamed Gueye
Boston Celtics
- Neemias Queta
- Partially guaranteed for $1,174,789.
- Jordan Walsh
- Partially guaranteed for $200,000.
- Hayden Gray *
Brooklyn Nets
- Keon Johnson
- Partially guaranteed for $271,614.
- Jalen Wilson
- Partially guaranteed for $88,075.
- Tyrese Martin
- Drew Timme
Charlotte Hornets
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Dean Wade ($6,623,456)
- Partially guaranteed for $4,623,458.
- Craig Porter Jr.
Dallas Mavericks
- Brandon Williams
- Partially guaranteed for $200,000.
- Moussa Cisse *
- Matthew Cleveland *
Denver Nuggets
- None
Detroit Pistons
- None
Golden State Warriors
Houston Rockets
Indiana Pacers
- James Wiseman
- Partially guaranteed for $1,000,000.
- Tony Bradley
Los Angeles Clippers
- None
Los Angeles Lakers
Memphis Grizzlies
- None
Miami Heat
- Terry Rozier ($26,643,031)
- Partially guaranteed for $24,924,126.
- Pelle Larsson
- Partially guaranteed for $977,689.
Milwaukee Bucks
- Andre Jackson Jr.
- Partially guaranteed for $800,000.
Minnesota Timberwolves
- None
New Orleans Pelicans
- None
New York Knicks
Oklahoma City Thunder
- None
Orlando Magic
- None
Philadelphia 76ers
- Adem Bona
- Partially guaranteed for $977,689.
- Igor Milicic Jr. *
Phoenix Suns
- Jordan Goodwin
- Partially guaranteed for $25,000.
- Jared Butler
Portland Trail Blazers
Sacramento Kings
San Antonio Spurs
- Julian Champagnie ($3,000,000)
- Lindy Waters
- Partially guaranteed for $500,000.
Toronto Raptors
Utah Jazz
- KJ Martin ($8,025,000)
Thanks for this valuable information Luke.
Once rosters get full, we can see who may get let go when a player may becomes available from the outside.
Definitely applies to the Warriors with a couple guys not guaranteed as some dudes fall through the cracks during training camp cuts that Golden State could pick up.
Thanks again.