Warriors Add Guard Depth with Brandon Williams on $2.6M Deal as Moody Recovers
Foto: nypost.com — Warriors sign Brandon Williams to one-year, $2.6 million deal. Sumber: https://nypost.com/2026/08/25/sports/warriors-sign-brandon-williams-to-one-year-2-6-million-deal/The Golden State Warriors have made their first external addition of a quiet offseason, agreeing to a one-year, $2.6 million contract with free-agent guard Brandon Williams. The move addresses a pressing need for perimeter scoring and speed off the bench, especially with starting guard Moses Moody expected to miss the beginning of the 2026-27 season while recovering from a torn left patellar tendon suffered last March. Read also: Warriors Add Bench Scoring with Brandon Williams on One-Year Deal.
Williams arrives after a breakout campaign with the Dallas Mavericks, where he posted career highs of 13 points and 3.9 assists across 66 games while logging over 22 minutes per night. His 47.2% field-goal shooting demonstrates efficiency around the rim and in mid-range, though his 23.2% conversion from three-point range remains an area for development in Golden State's spacing-heavy system.
The 26-year-old's journey to this point reflects the classic undrafted-to-rotation-player arc. After going unselected in 2021, he began with the Portland Trail Blazers before finding a foothold in Dallas via a two-way deal in December 2023. That arrangement was converted to a standard NBA contract in April 2025, and he has since appeared in 140 career games with 34 starts, averaging 10.7 points in just 19.3 minutes — a per-36-minute rate that hints at untapped offensive upside when given opportunity.
For a Warriors team that endured an injury-plagued 2025-26 season, Williams represents low-risk, high-upside depth. His ability to create off the dribble and push tempo in transition fits Steve Kerr's preferred pace, and his minutes will likely fluctuate based on matchup and the timeline for Moody's return. The signing also signals Golden State's willingness to mine the margins for contributors rather than pursue splashier names, a strategy that has yielded rotation pieces like Gary Payton II and Jonathan Kuminga in recent years.
Whether Williams can sustain his Dallas production in a new system — and whether his three-point shot improves enough to keep defenses honest — will be one of the more intriguing subplots as training camp opens in September.
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