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Warriors Nightly Desk · transactions · Tuesday, September 15

Deivon Smith Joins the Golden State Warriors

Free agentGolden State Warriors
Deivon Smith
G · 24 · rookie
The move
Joins the Warriors
official roster · Sep 15, 2026
2026-27 cap hit
Not on file yet
public salary data lags a signing by a day
Warriors payroll
$221.1M
above the first apron · cap $165.0M · tax $200.4M
Roster
24 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Warriors Nightly Desk · 1 h ago

Deivon Smith is now on the Golden State Warriors' roster, entering the league as a 24-year-old rookie guard with no NBA line from last season. The move was detected from the official roster on Tuesday, Sept. 15, with no report logged ahead of it.

The move

Deivon Smith joins the Golden State Warriors from free agency, where he held no prior roster spot. The move was detected from the official roster on Tuesday, Sept. 15. No report preceded it; none is logged for this transaction. Smith, 24, is a rookie guard entering his first NBA season, and Golden State's roster now stands at 24 players.

The money

Smith's contract is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day. The Warriors carry $221.1 million across 16 contracts for 2026-27, putting them over the first 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

Smith has no NBA line from last season. He joins a Golden State backcourt where Stephen Curry logged 30.9 minutes and 26.6 points a game, Brandin Podziemski 28.5 minutes and 13.8 points, and De'Anthony Melton 23.0 minutes and 12.3 points. Jimmy Butler III (31.1 minutes, 20.0 points), Draymond Green (27.5, 8.4), Moses Moody (25.7, 12.1), Jonathan Kuminga (23.8, 12.1) and Kristaps Porziņģis (23.7, 16.1) round out the rotation. The roster now stands at 24 players.

What is Deivon Smith's contract with the Warriors?

It is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day.

How was the move confirmed?

It was detected from the official roster on Tuesday, Sept. 15. No report preceded it.

Where does Golden State's payroll stand for 2026-27?

The Warriors carry $221.1 million across 16 contracts, over the first apron, against a $165.0 million cap, a $200.4 million tax line, a $209.0 million first apron and a $221.7 million second apron.

What is Deivon Smith's position and experience?

He is a 24-year-old rookie guard with no NBA line from last season.

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.