How many roster spots do the Sacramento Kings have after the first wave of free agency?
By Mat Issa
![Apr 14, 2024; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (10) and guard De'Aaron Fox (5) walk on the court during a break in the action against the Portland Trail Blazers in the third quarter at the Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports Apr 14, 2024; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (10) and guard De'Aaron Fox (5) walk on the court during a break in the action against the Portland Trail Blazers in the third quarter at the Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_5629,h_3166,x_0,y_9/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/88/01j3dddcj6kmkdnm0vhg.jpg)
The Sacramento Kings have had a fairly busy free agency period. So far, they have re-signed Malik Monk and Alex Len, added Jordan McLaughlin on a minimum contract, and, of course, orchestrated a sign-and-trade for DeMar DeRozan.
(Sidebar: They also signed their first round pick Devin Carter and added two undrafted free agents in Isaiah Crawford – who we should all be very excited about – and Isaac Jones.)
Anyway, after all this action, how many roster spots do the Kings have left?
Two Kinds Of Roster Spots
Before we answer that question, it is important to explain the two types of roster spots teams are allowed to carry. There are standard contracts and two-way contracts. According to the website CBA Breakdown, "A Standard NBA Contract is simply any Uniform Player Contract that is not a Two-Way Contract."
Meanwhile, "A Two-Way Contract is the contract between a two-way player and an NBA team that pays him a two-way salary." Players on the two-way contract will get paid one salary rate when they play in the NBA and one rate when they play in the G-League. Each team is allotted 15 standard contract spots and three two-way contract spots.
How Many Roster Spots Do The Kings Have Left?
According to Spotrac Salary Cap Expert Keith Smith, the Kings have one standard spot and zero two-way spots. For those wondering, here is the full list of availability for all 30 teams:
Open regular season roster spots (max of 15 standard, 3 two-way) around the NBA (reported agreements factored in):
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) July 22, 2024
ATL - +1 standard, 1 two-way
BOS - 1 standard, 1 two-way
BRK - 1 standard, 2 two-way
CHI - 1 two-way
CHA - 1 two-way
CLE - 3 standard, 3 two-way
DET - 1 standard, 1…
Based on a recent Twitter post from ESPN Salary Cap Expert Bobby Marks, the Kings have the Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception, Bi-Annual Exception, and a veteran minimum contract available as mechanisms to fill this final roster spot.
Not to be that guy (I write as I proceed to be that type of guy), but if you want to see some potential options for filling that last roster spot, I have included six of them in the article that is embedded below.
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