The San Antonio Spurs have 14 players signed to standard contracts before the 2026-27 NBA season. Second-round picks Maliq Brown and Ja’Kobi Gillespie, along with David Jones Garcia, are all currently signed to two-way contracts.
That means the Spurs have a roster spot ahead of opening night. With five preseason games ahead of them, guys like Brown, Gillespie, and Garcia will be vying for the final spot. To add even more interest and options, the Spurs have four guys signed to training camp deals.
Taelon Peter and Malik Williams both have NBA experience, although Jon Elmore and RJ Davis have both found success in the G League.
With an open guaranteed contract left, expect the weeks before the season starts to be incredibly competitive.
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San Antonio Spurs’ Best Roster Options
Up until the weekend, this was a pretty open-and-shut case. The Spurs, it seemed, were going to re-sign Kelly Olynyk after the season started to duck the first apron. Olynyk, though, signed a probably more lucrative deal with BC Roma, a new Italian League team owned by Donnie Nelson and Luka Doncic.
With Olynyk no longer an option, every two-way and training camp guy feels like their odds just improved. The Spurs have no shortage of options. That doesn’t mean they’ll simply sign the most talented guy, though. Between Victor Wembanyama, Luke Kornet, and Tarris Reed Jr., the Spurs already have plenty of center depth, and once Jayden Quaintance gets healthy, they’ll have even more size.
Peter and Davis are both undersized, and neither of them projects to be an NBA-level point guard. Behind Dylan Harper, De’Aaron Fox, and Stephon Castle, the only other guard on the roster is Jordan McLaughlin, though, so the Spurs might want to shore up their depth. Brown is the best defender of the group, but the Spurs have plenty of wing depth.
The best option, it seems, is Gillespie. In the Summer League, he posted 14.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 5.0 assists. In his four college seasons, he averaged 4.5 dimes and shot a solid 36.1 percent from deep.
He’d probably be a “break in case of emergency” option off the bench, although the guard position is very top-heavy. Behind their trio of stars, McLaughlin is the only backup. Expect Gillespie to be offered a rookie contract, barring a preseason collapse.
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