With nearly a month to go before training camp, the Golden State Warriors are finally putting pen to paper with an external free agent.

Golden State is signing former Mavericks guard Brandon Williams to a one-year deal worth $2.6 million, agent Derek Lafayette of Skyward Sports confirmed to the Chronicle. After an offseason defined by a well-documented swing and miss on LeBron James and a flurry of in-house retention, the 26-year-old Williams represents the Warriors’ first notch on the board in free agency. 

The 6-foot-1 Los Angeles native fits two of Golden State’s glaring roster needs: a true backup point guard opposite De’Anthony Melton, and an infusion of off-the-dribble creation off the bench. After years in Dallas playing on two-way deals, Williams cemented himself as a legitimate NBA rotational option for the spiraling Mavericks in 2025-26, averaging 13.0 points and 3.9 assists in 22.2 minutes per game. 

The jumper needs work, as Williams shot just 23% from deep on just over two attempts a night last season. Williams, though, offers the kind of slashing ability that will be sorely needed in a variety of bench lineups with star forward Jimmy Butler’s ongoing rehab from a torn ACL; he ranked 12th in the entire NBA in free-throw attempts drawn per 36 minutes in 2025-26 (7.5), ahead of the likes of Anthony Edwards, Donovan Mitchell and DeMar DeRozan.

With Williams’ addition, Golden State now has one remaining standard roster spot heading into training camp, which begins Sept. 29. The organization is currently hard-capped at the second apron, meaning they can only sign an additional player on a minimum contract.