Golden State Warriors

The band is back together for one more run: Draymond Green returned on a one-year, $27.7M deal, Gary Payton II followed on a minimum, and the front office closed August by filling the bench — Brandon Williams (1yr/$2.6M) for instant offense and Georges Niang (1yr/$3.9M) for bench shooting, capping the roster at 15 around Curry and Kristaps Porzingis (2yr/$40M). Lost RFA center Quinten Post to Memphis unmatched and re-signed Charles Bassey as the low-cost replacement. An older, familiar contender betting continuity plus Porzingis's spacing is worth one more shot. Curry's 2yr/$116M extension (Sep 18) keeps him in the Bay through 2028-29 and replaces a $65.7M cap hold with real money.

Used the taxpayer MLE on De'Anthony Melton — team salary cannot exceed $221.7M at any point this season.

2026-27 figures verified against Spotrac and HoopsRumors reporting. View full cap sheet on the Salary Cap page.