Each NBA team is allowed to have up to three players on two-way contracts, meaning that there can be up to 90 players on two-way contracts league-wide at any one time.
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Of course, it's common for the NBA-wide total to hover around 90 for much of the regular season, but with only 23 days into the 2024/25 league year, many teams have yet to fill all of their two-way slots.
Still, some clubs were slow to sign players to two-way contracts. Currently, as our tracker shows, 62 of the 90 slots across the league are filled, with two more reserved. Spencer Jones He has reportedly agreed to a deal with Denver. Jack McVay He is reportedly set to sign with Houston.
There's still about three months until the start of the 2024/25 regular season, and since two-way contracts don't impact a team's cap situation, it wouldn't be surprising to see many teams rotate players around the roster leading up to the start of the season (and beyond). But for the time being, there are only 26 open two-way slots league-wide. Here's the breakdown:
Teams with multiple open 2-way slots
- Brooklyn Nets (2)
- Cleveland Cavaliers (3)
- Indiana Pacers (3)
- Los Angeles Clippers (2)
- New York Knicks (2)
- Orlando Magic (2)
- San Antonio Spurs (2)
Some of these spots may already be booked. For example, the CavaliersEmoni Bates), Pacers (Oscar Tshiebwe and Quentin Jackson) and the Knicks (Jacob ToppinThe NBA is still extending two-way qualifying offers to restricted free agents, and if those players ultimately accept the offers, they will return to their respective teams on new two-way contracts.
Some of these clubs include the Pacers Tristen Newton and Enrique FreemanKnicks Kevin McCullarand Spurs Harrison Ingram – There are also some second-round picks in this year’s draft who seem like logical candidates at two-way positions.
Still, with multiple open spots, many of these teams are in a position to identify summer league stars they would like to bring to training camp and could offer them two-way contracts or even try to sign a few players to Exhibition 10 contracts to create an open competition for two-way spots this fall.
Teams with one open 2-way slot
- Atlanta Hawks
- Boston Celtics
- Charlotte Hornets
- Dallas Mavericks
- Detroit Pistons
- New Orleans Pelicans
- Phoenix Suns
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Utah Jazz
- Washington Wizards
Like some of the teams mentioned above, there are some cases where there is one obvious candidate to fill this two-way vacancy. For example, it would make sense for the Celtics to sign the 54th overall pick. Anton Watson For two-way transactions.
But not all available spots are like that, so agents whose clients are seeking 18-man spots will likely be reaching out to those clubs to see how they plan to utilise the third two-way contract slot.
Teams with no openings in either direction
- Chicago Bulls
- Denver Nuggets
- Golden State Warriors
- Houston Rockets
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Miami Heat
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Sacramento Kings
- Toronto Raptors
In theory, those 13 teams are ready to go for training camp. In reality, half of the teams could make two-way changes by the beginning of October. For example, the Heat have non-roster players on their summer league team who are performing better than their two-way players and need to decide which three players to bring to camp in two-way trades.
