With the 2025-26 season edging ever closer, all 30 NBA teams have until Monday their final training camp cuts. However, with teams having until 5pm (EST) on Oct. 18 to waive non-guaranteed players without incurring a dead money cap or tax hit, several have preemptively trimmed their roster down to 14 or 15 standard contracts. Other teams have converted players’ contracts to either a two-way or standard deal.<\/p>\n
Here are the best moves of the 2025-26 waiver deadline weekend.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, the Atlanta Hawks converted point guard Keaton Wallace<\/a>‘s two-way contract to a standard deal<\/a>, per ESPN insider Shams Charania. Though his new contract is only for one season, it’s a nice reward for a rotation-caliber lead guard<\/a> with a defensive edge. A player who was also Trae Young<\/a>‘s primary backup in the 2025-26 preseason.<\/p>\n In a move that tracks with their desire to go younger, the Chicago Bulls were able to scoop up Trentyn Flowers<\/a> on Friday, the team announced<\/a>. The 20-year-old may have spent most of his rookie season in the G League, but he averaged 20.0 points per game while shooting 37.2% from 3.<\/p>\n .@laclippers<\/a> Two-Way signee Trentyn Flowers is the definition of EXPLOSIVE! \ud83c\udf1f<\/p>\n The 6\u20199\u201d swingman spent most of his rookie year as a 19-year-old and averaged 20.0 PPG and 5.1 RPG for the @sandiego_clips<\/a>. Flowers had seven 25+ point games including a career-best 34 PTS vs. the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/S6ZLb97AV4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NBA G League (@nbagleague) June 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nChicago Bulls – Signing Trentyn Flowers To Two-Way Contract<\/h3>\n
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