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Warriors Nightly Desk · transactions · Thursday, September 17

Jacksen Moni Joins Warriors Roster as Rookie Center

Free agentGolden State Warriors
Jacksen Moni
C · 23 · rookie
The move
Joins the Warriors
official roster · Sep 17, 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
23 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Warriors Nightly Desk · 2 h ago

Jacksen Moni, a 23-year-old rookie center, joins the Golden State Warriors after the club's official roster update on Thursday, Sep 17. The Warriors now carry 23 players and sit over the first tax apron for 2026-27.

The move

Jacksen Moni, a 23-year-old rookie center, joins the Golden State Warriors' roster. He arrives from free agency, where he held no prior NBA roster spot. The move was detected from the club's official roster on Thursday, Sep 17. No injury or transaction report preceded the move; none is logged for this signing.

The money

Moni's contract terms are not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day. The Warriors carry a payroll of $221.1 million across 16 contracts for 2026-27, which puts the club over the first apron. The league salary 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

Moni has no NBA line from last season. He joins a Golden State frontcourt where, last season, Kristaps Porziņģis averaged 23.7 minutes and 16.1 points and Draymond Green averaged 27.5 minutes and 8.4 points. Jimmy Butler III led the team at 31.1 minutes and 20.0 points, with Stephen Curry at 30.9 minutes and 26.6 points. The Warriors now carry 23 players on the roster, the standard 15-man limit plus three two-way spots.

What is Jacksen Moni's contract with the Warriors?

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

Did a report precede Moni joining the roster?

No report preceded the move; none is logged.

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.