Eight NBA Draft Picks Still Don’t Have Contracts

More than 85% of the 2025 draft class has already signed their first NBA contracts, but eight players still don’t have a deal in place for the upcoming season.

As tracked by Hoops Rumors, 51 of the 59 draftees have officially signed. The list consists of all 30 first-round picks, 11 second-rounders on standard contracts, and 10 more on two-way deals. Two additional second-round picks — Bogoljub Markovic (Bucks) and Saliou Niang (Cavaliers) — will remain overseas for the 2025–26 season.

That leaves six players from the draft whose plans remain uncertain:

• Amari Williams, Celtics

• Mohamed Diawara, Knicks

• Alex Toohey, Warriors

• Will Richard, Warriors

• John Tonje, Jazz

• Jahmai Mashack, Grizzlies

Williams, the No. 46 overall pick, is the only player selected in the top 50 who hasn’t signed.

Draft expert Jonathan Givony reported on draft night that Williams was expected to sign a two-way deal, but Boston currently has no open slots. The Celtics may still create one, depending on what they do with Miles Norris or RJ Luis, who was just acquired from the Jazz.

Boston continues to look for ways to duck under the luxury tax line, which adds another wrinkle. A standard rookie-minimum contract for Williams might end up being the most cost-effective way to fill out the roster if the Celtics want to carry 14 players.

In New York, Diawara faces a similar cap crunch. The Knicks have just 12 players on standard contracts and are brushing up against the second-apron hard cap. That leaves room for only one more minimum-salary player, making the 14th roster spot a competitive one.

Diawara is a candidate, but so is 2023 second-round pick James Nnaji. If he doesn’t get the standard deal, Diawara is likely headed for a two-way contract. His former French club has already announced his departure for the NBA.

Golden State may ultimately use both of its open two-way spots on Toohey and Richard, but for now, the Warriors are keeping their options open. Their immediate priority is resolving Jonathan Kuminga’s restricted free agency.

If cap space becomes tight, Toohey or Richard could be promoted to a standard deal on a rookie minimum to help manage apron restrictions.

In Utah, the Jazz cleared up their two-way picture by sending Luis to Boston. That leaves open slots for both Tonje and restricted free agent Oscar Tshiebwe without requiring any other moves.

Mashack may be the most straightforward case of the group. The Grizzlies have one open two-way spot, and he appears to be the frontrunner.

That said, at least one player per year usually ends up as a domestic draft-and-stash candidate, spending the year in the G League without signing an NBA or two-way deal.

Memphis could take that approach with Mashack, depending on how the rest of the roster shapes up.