Follow us on Google Discover The Golden State Warriors spent over two months of the 2026 offseason without signing a single new player to their roster before finally making an addition on August 25.
The Warriors spent most of their offseason recruiting LeBron James, a pursuit that failed. The team has been quiet since then, but made two late-August signings to bolster their roster before the season.
Guard Brandon Williams and forward Georges Niang both signed on minimum contracts with the franchise, with Stephen Curry specifically playing a crucial role in one of them joining the Warriors.
Stephen Curry recruited new signing Brandon Williams on a Zoom call
The SF Chronicle spoke to Toby Spino, Williams’ coach and advisor, and revealed that Curry pitched Brandon on joining the Warriors a few months ago.
“Golden State has had a target on Williams for months. Earlier this summer… Stephen Curry set up a call with Williams to talk shop. ‘When he first came in, he was like, ‘Oh, I gotta go home. I got a Zoom call with Wardell.’”
Despite the call being months ago, Williams was left in a state of limbo as the Warriors were in the middle of their LeBron pursuit at the time.
Now, after a summer of primarily bringing back the roster that missed the playoffs last season, Williams became the Warriors’ first addition of the summer, beating Georges Niang to that honor by a few hours.
Williams will be a backup rotational guard for the Warriors behind Curry and De’Anthony Melton. While his role depends on how the season plays out, this is a high-upside signing by GSW.
Brandon Williams’ 2025-26 stats before joining the Warriors
Williams averaged 13.0 points and 3.9 assists on 47.2% from the field and 23.2% from three for the Mavericks last season.
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He is a true NBA developmental story, going undrafted but staying on a two-way contract with the Mavericks for multiple seasons before finally getting a breakout opportunity last season.
His poor three-point shooting held the Mavericks back from extending him and warded off other teams looking for low-usage rotational players to stretch the floor.
The Warriors have enough floor-spacing and need genuine driving threats from the perimeter who can collapse defenses while also having the scoring touch to create their own opportunities.
Williams is also an above-average defender despite being 6’2″, primarily due to his hustle and intensity. He’s a great rotational fit for the Warriors and could have a breakout season if his shot has improved, given that the Warriors have opportunities for guards like him to come in and succeed.
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