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Warriors Nightly Desk · transactions · Monday, September 21

Graham Ike Joins the Golden State Warriors' Roster

Free agentGolden State Warriors
Graham Ike
· 24 · rookie
The move
Joins the Warriors
official roster · Sep 21, 2026
2026-27 cap hit
Not on file yet
public salary data lags a signing by a day
Warriors payroll
$223.3M
above the second apron · cap $165.0M · tax $200.4M
Roster
22 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Warriors Nightly Desk · 2 h ago

Graham Ike is on the Golden State Warriors' roster, arriving from free agency with no prior NBA line. The 24-year-old rookie's move was detected from the official roster on Monday, September 21, with no report on file that preceded it.

The move

Graham Ike, 24, joins the Golden State Warriors' roster out of free agency. There was no prior roster spot to speak of, and no injury report entry preceded the move. The transaction was detected from the official roster on Monday, September 21. As a rookie, Ike arrives with no NBA game log yet on file.

The money

Ike's contract is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day. The Warriors carry a payroll of $223.3 million across 17 contracts for 2026-27, putting them over the second apron. The league cap sits at $165.0 million, the tax line at $200.4 million, the first apron at $209.0 million and the second apron at $221.7 million.

The fit

Ike has no NBA line from last season. He joins a Warriors roster now at 22 players against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way slots. Last season's rotation was led by Jimmy Butler III at 31.1 minutes and 20.0 points, Stephen Curry at 30.9 minutes and 26.6 points, and included Brandin Podziemski, Draymond Green, Moses Moody, Jonathan Kuminga, Kristaps Porziņģis and De'Anthony Melton, all logging 23 minutes or more.

Did Golden State sign or trade for Graham Ike?

The move is not announced as a signing or trade. It was detected from the official roster on Monday, September 21, with Ike coming from free agency and no prior roster spot.

What is Graham Ike's contract with the Warriors?

The contract is not on file yet. Public salary data can lag a signing by a day.

Are the Warriors over the salary cap?

Yes. Golden State's payroll is $223.3 million across 17 contracts for 2026-27, above the second apron of $221.7 million. The cap is $165.0 million, the tax line $200.4 million and the first apron $209.0 million.

How many players are on the Warriors' roster now?

22 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way slots.

By the Warriors Nightly Desk, from the data on this page, rewritten when the data changes. How the desks work.
No contract on file yet: public salary data usually catches up within a day.

Warriors rotation

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Jimmy Butler III31.1 min · 20.0 pts
Stephen Curry30.9 min · 26.6 pts
Brandin Podziemski28.4 min · 13.8 pts
Draymond Green27.5 min · 8.4 pts
Moses Moody25.7 min · 12.1 pts
Kristaps Porziņģis24.0 min · 16.7 pts

Moves are detected from the official rosters, so the mechanism (trade, signing, waiver claim, two-way conversion) comes from the linked report when there is one. Salary figures are cap hits from public salary data.