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Although NBA rosters are limited to 15 players during the regular season, teams are allowed to carry up to 21 players during the offseason. Expanded offseason rosters allow clubs to bring in players on contracts that aren’t fully guaranteed, giving those players a chance to earn a regular season roster spot or getting a closer look at them before sending them to their G League affiliate.

In addition to the usual 15-man rosters, NBA teams are permitted to carry up to three players on two-way contracts. Two-way deals essentially give clubs the NBA rights to three extra players, though they often spend much of the season in the G League rather than with the NBA team. While two-way players don’t count toward the 15-man regular season roster limit, they do count toward the 21-man offseason limit.

Over the course of the 2026 offseason and 2026/27 season, we’ll keep tabs on how many players are on each NBA team’s roster, breaking them down into a few groups. Here are the various categories you’ll find in our list:

• Official: These players are officially under contract with a given team. The total number of players under contract is listed, with the number of players on fully guaranteed contracts noted in parentheses. So a team with 12 guaranteed contracts, one partially guaranteed contract, and two non-guaranteed deals will be listed as “15 (12).”
• Two-way: These are players signed to two-way contracts. These deals are official. You can find a specific team’s two-way players right here.
• Reported: These are players whose contract agreements have been reported but haven’t been made official. We’re expecting them to be finalized, though it’s possible that some will fall through or were reported erroneously.
  • Note: We won’t be listing Exhibit 10/training camp/two-way agreements or including them in our roster counts until they’re official, so only reported standard contract agreements will be included in this section.
• Unsigned draft picks: Players who were drafted in 2026 and who remain unsigned. These players will be removed if they’re confirmed to be spending the 2026/27 season in a non-NBA league.
• RFA: These players received a qualifying offer and remain restricted free agents, having yet to agree to a new deal.
• Total: A team’s total roster count, taking into account all of the above. In some cases, this number may exceed 21, since not all of the players in the categories above are officially under contract.

Here are the NBA’s roster counts for 2026/27, which we’ll continue to update through the rest of the offseason and regular season:

Updated 7-22-26 (3:40 pm CT)

Atlanta Hawks

• Official: 17 (16)
• Two-way: 3
• Total: 20

Boston Celtics

• Official: 16 (14)
• Two-way: 1
• Unsigned draft picks: 1 (Dillon Mitchell)
• Total: 18

Brooklyn Nets

Charlotte Hornets

• Official: 18 (17)
• Two-way: 3
• Total: 21

Chicago Bulls

• Official: 14
• Two-way: 2
• Total: 16

Cleveland Cavaliers

• Official: 12 (11)
• Two-way: 3
• Total: 15

Dallas Mavericks

Denver Nuggets

Detroit Pistons

• Official: 15 (12)
• Two-way: 3
• RFA: 1 (Jalen Duren)
• Total: 19

Golden State Warriors

Houston Rockets

• Official: 13 (12)
• Two-way: 2
• RFA: 1 (Isaiah Crawford — two-way)
• Total: 16

Indiana Pacers

• Official: 14
• Two-way: 3
• Unsigned draft picks: 1 (Braden Smith)
• Total: 18

Los Angeles Clippers

Note: The Clippers’ roster count includes Kawhi Leonard and not Brandon Ingram or Gradey Dicksince that trade agreement with the Raptors remains on hold.

Los Angeles Lakers

Memphis Grizzlies

Miami Heat

• Official: 12 (10)
• Two-way: 2
• Total: 14

Milwaukee Bucks

• Official: 17 (16)
• Two-way: 2
• Unsigned draft picks: 1 (Malique Lewis)
• Total: 20

Minnesota Timberwolves

New Orleans Pelicans

New York Knicks

Oklahoma City Thunder

• Official: 14
• Two-way: 3
• Total: 17

Orlando Magic

• Official: 14 (13)
• Two-way: 3
• Total: 17

Philadelphia 76ers

• Official: 15 (12)
• Two-way: 2
• Total: 17

Phoenix Suns

• Official: 15 (13)
• Two-way: 3
• Total: 18

Portland Trail Blazers

• Official: 14 (12)
• Two-way: 2
• Total: 16

Sacramento Kings

• Official: 13
• Two-way: 3
• Total: 16

San Antonio Spurs

• Official: 14
• Two-way: 3
• Total: 17

Toronto Raptors

• Official: 15 (14)
• Two-way: 2
• Total: 17

Note: The Raptors’ roster count includes Brandon Ingram and Gradey Dick and not Kawhi Leonardsince that trade agreement with the Clippers remains on hold.

Utah Jazz

• Official: 15 (14)
• Two-way: 3
• Total: 18

Washington Wizards

• Official: 14 (13)
• Two-way: 3
• Total: 17