As our tracker shows, there are currently seven 10-day contracts active around the NBA, though that number will dip to three in less than 24 hours. Here are the details on those active 10-day deals:
- Detroit Pistons: Chimezie Metu (runs through 3/29)
- Memphis Grizzlies: DeJon Jarreau (runs through 3/29) *
- Memphis Grizzlies: Maozinha Pereira (runs through 3/29) *
- Phoenix Suns: Isaiah Thomas (runs through 3/29)
- Chicago Bulls: Javonte Green (runs through 4/1) *
- Philadelphia 76ers: D.J. Wilson (runs through 4/2)
- Toronto Raptors: Kobi Simmons (runs through 4/2)
(* Contracts marked with an asterisk were signed via a hardship exception.)
Of those seven players, only Jarreau is on his second 10-day deal with his current team, meaning he’ll be ineligible to return to the Grizzlies on another 10-day contract after this one expires.
Since he was signed using a hardship exception, the only way for Jarreau to remain with Memphis beyond Friday would be for the team to waive one of its 15 players on standard contracts to make room on the roster to sign him for the rest of the season, which likely isn’t happening.
Pereira could sign a second 10-day contract with Memphis though, and as long as they continue to qualify for a second hardship exception, I’d expect the Grizzlies to bring in a new player on a 10-day deal to replace Jarreau.
Each of the non-Grizzlies players in this group is eligible to sign a second 10-day contract with his team, and since the regular season doesn’t end until April 14, there’s more than enough days left in the season to accommodate such arrangements. That doesn’t mean that Metu, Thomas, Green, Wilson, or Simmons are locks to stick around, but they’re in good position to do so if they make a positive impression during their initial 10-day stints.
The last day to sign a standard 10-day contract this season is one week away. After April 5, teams would still be able to sign “10-day” contracts using a hardship exception, but any standard deal would be a rest-of-season or multiyear agreement.