Following the NBA trade deadline, the Golden State Warriors had an open two-way contract roster spot after Pat Spencer’s contract was converted to a standard deal. According to Jake Fisher of The Stein Line, after the All-Star break, the Warriors made a move to fill that roster spot by signing Nate Williams to a two-way contract.
The signing of Nate Williams now brings the Warriors’ roster to 14 standard deals and three two-way contracts. Under a two-way contract, Williams is limited in the amount of games he can be active for, but with the Warriors only having 27 games remaining in the regular season, he is in no danger of using them up. However, Williams would miss the playoffs.
After spending training camp with the Los Angeles Lakers, Williams was playing with the Long Island Nets, an affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets in the G League this season. He appeared in 35 games, a rate of approximately 34 minutes per game. He was averaging 18.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.8 steals with splits of 47.2 percent shooting from the field, 36.5 percent shooting from the 3-point line and 80 percent shooting from the free-throw line.
After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA Draft, Williams got his NBA debut when he signed with the Portland Trail Blazers at the end of the 2022–23 season. This was his best performance to date, averaging a career-best 10.6 points and shooting 61.5 percent from the field in five games. He spent the 2023–24 and 2024–25 seasons with the Houston Rockets.
Following the All-Star break, the Warriors will resume play on Thursday, February 19 against the Boston Celtics. They are currently 29–26 and in eighth place in the Western Conference standings. Buoyed by the addition of Kristaps Porzingis at the deadline, the Warriors will look to make a move during the final months of the regular season.
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