After going undrafted in the 2025 NBA Draft, Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard will join the Dallas Mavericks on a two-way contract.
The 6-0, 180-pound facilitator will be signing a non-guaranteed deal that allows him to play 50 games with the big club, but will spend most of his time in the G-League developing his game with the Texas Legends. His salary should be about half the rookie minimum. For the 2024-25 season, the rookie minimum was around $600K, meaning a two-way contract would pay around $300K.
Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard has agreed to a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks, a source told ESPN.
No. 59 prospect on the ESPN Top-100 led college basketball with 9.7 assists per game. pic.twitter.com/VCc030BXr8
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) June 27, 2025
In 134 starts with the Creighton Bluejays and Gonzaga Bulldogs, Nembhard averaged 11.7 points on a shooting split of 43.2 field goal percentage, 40.4 three-point percentage, and 77.0 free throw percentage. He also contributed 3.5 rebounds and 1.7 steals throughout his memorable collegiate career.
His 882 total career assists rank him at No. 21 on the all-time college basketball list. In his senior campaign, Nembhard led the nation in assists per game at 9.8 in 2024-25 and became Gonzaga’s single-season assists leader with 344.
He’s the complete package that scouts and general managers should have been looking for in the collection of talent available in Brooklyn. Ultimately, extremely surprised that the Golden State Warriors passed on the floor general, as they were in need of a reserve lead guard like himself.
This is a dream teammate for anyone to be playing alongside due to his tremendous feel for the game, vision, and overall unselfishness.
Next for Nembhard is the 2025 Las Vegas Summer League, where he will be playing alongside the No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg. The popular event starts on July 10.
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on Twitter @a_cravalho