The Golden State Warriors have found their last two-way puzzle piece, signing wing Nate Williams to a two-way contract today and filling the final open two-way spot on their roster. The 6-foot-5 scorer has spent much of the 2025-26 season in the G League after logging brief NBA minutes in prior years, giving Golden State another flexible option as the season moves toward the stretch run.
As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, Williams joins LJ Cryer and Malevy Leons as the team's two-way players and fills the vacancy created when Pat Spencer was promoted to a standard deal. The Chronicle notes that Williams is a 27-year-old Buffalo product who went undrafted in 2022 and has appeared in NBA games for Portland and Houston.
G League production this season
Williams has been one of the Long Island Nets' top options, averaging 17.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.5 steals while shooting about 48 percent from the floor this season, according to his NBA G League player page. That kind of production helps explain why Golden State targeted a wing who can score off the bounce and in transition rather than just spot up in the corners.
A familiar NBA resume
Williams is listed at 6-foot-5 and was born Feb. 12, 1999. He went undrafted out of Buffalo in 2022 and has logged sporadic NBA minutes since then. His NBA bio lists career averages of about 3.9 points in roughly 8–9 minutes per game, per NBA.com. It is a classic fringe-rotation profile, with just enough scoring pop to keep teams interested.
How two-way contracts work
Two-way contracts let teams carry extra developmental players while calling them up as needed. Under the CBA a two-way player may be on an NBA active list for up to 50 games in a regular season. That structure makes two-way signings a low-risk way to add short-term depth without opening a standard roster spot, per the NBA CBA FAQ. In other words, it is a cheap look at a potential rotation piece.
Roster context
The two-way opening Williams filled was created when Pat Spencer's deal was converted into a standard contract earlier this month, an official announcement on the NBA G League site shows. That conversion left Golden State able to add Williams without needing to waive another player, a bit of tidy roster housekeeping that keeps their options open.
Outlook
Expect Williams to split time between the Warriors and the G League while he acclimates to Golden State's system. His immediate value will likely be defensive energy and live-ball scoring, the kind of stuff that can swing a random Tuesday night game in February. If he can transfer his Long Island production to sporadic NBA minutes, Williams could press for a longer stay, but for now the move reads as a straightforward depth addition for the Warriors' stretch run.