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Warriors Nightly Desk · transactions · Sunday, October 18

Tyler Burton Leaves Warriors Roster

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Tyler Burton
Tyler Burton
F · 26 · 1 seasons · 10.8 ppg 2025-26
The move
Leaves the Warriors
official roster · Oct 18, 2026
2026-27 cap hit
Not on file yet
public salary data lags a signing by a day
Warriors payroll
$219.8M
above the first apron · cap $165.0M · tax $200.4M
Roster
18 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Warriors Nightly Desk · 4 d ago

Tyler Burton is off the Golden State Warriors roster as of Saturday, Oct. 18, per the official roster. No report had preceded the move, and no destination is announced.

The move

Burton, a 26-year-old forward entering his second season, is no longer on Golden State's roster, a change picked up from the official roster on Sunday, Oct. 18. No report had preceded the move, and where he goes next is not announced. The Warriors now list 18 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.

The money

Burton's contract is not on file yet, since public salary data can lag a signing or departure by a day. Golden State's payroll stands at $223.3 million across 17 contracts for 2026-27, over the second apron. The cap is set 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

Burton averaged 10.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 25.6 minutes over 12 games last season. Golden State's rotation at forward last season ran through Jimmy Butler III (31.1 minutes, 20.0 points) and Draymond Green (27.5 minutes, 8.4 points), with Jonathan Kuminga (23.8 minutes, 12.1 points) also logging minutes up front. The roster now sits at 18 players.

Was Tyler Burton traded or released?

That is not announced. The move was detected from the official roster, which shows him off the Warriors roster as of Sunday, Oct. 18.

Did a report precede this move?

No report had preceded it.

What is Tyler Burton's contract status?

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

How many players are on Golden State's roster now?

The Warriors list 18 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.

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.

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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.