The Golden State Warriors are bringing back 2025 second-round pick Alex Toohey , according to ESPN's Anthony Slater. Slater said that the No. 52 pick has agreed to an Exhibit 10 training camp deal.
Toohey went through the NBA Global pipeline (Canberra, Australia) and drew the attention of NBA teams after two seasons with the Sydney Kings of the Australian club, due to his versatility and defensive upside. He was named the Australian NBL's Next Generation Award, which honors the league's best under-25 player, in 2025.
Golden State acquired Toohey from the Phoenix Suns as part of the seven-team Kevin Durant deal. The Warriors also received Jahmai Mashack from the Houston Rockets while sending Koby Brea, who was the No. 41 selection, to Phoenix. Right after that trade, the Warriors sent Mashack, along with Justinian Jessup and a 2032 2nd-round draft pick, to Memphis for Will Richard .
Following participation in the Warriors' 2025 training camp, Toohey signed a two-way deal with the franchise. Toohey saw his season end after just two games with the G-League Santa Cruz Warriors as a result of a left knee injury that required surgery. The 22-year-old totaled 14 points on 14 shots, six rebounds, two steals and four steals in 39 minutes with Santa Cruz.
Toohey's signing gives Golden State 20 players for training camp. The Warriors have 15 players on standard contracts and two of their two-way slots filled. They are just $300,000 below the NBA's second apron. Georges Niang, Brandon Williams , and Charles Bassey are on nonguaranteed deals.
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Niang and Williams are two of just three newcomers on the Warriors' 15-man roster this year. However, it is 2026 No. 11 pick Yaxel Lendeborg who enters the season with the highest expectations of the newcomers. Head coach Steve Kerr recently said that Lendeborg , who was named the 2026 NBA Summer League MVP and the Summer League Championship Game MVP, will be given a chance to earn a starting spot.
"We've added some good players with Yaxel, Georges Niang , and believe Brandon Williams can help us, Kerr told NBC Sports' Monte Poole . Our young guys obviously had a great summer, winning Summer League and really putting in a lot of work.
"The biggest things are figuring out who's going to start, and what's the rotation going to look like," Kerr Continued. "Can Yaxel will play the 3 with Draymond at the 4, with Kristaps or Al at the 5? What would that look like? We'll have a lot of time to determine that."
Toohey, who was on the Warriors' 2026 Summer League roster, is the fourth player to ink a training camp deal with the Warriors. Graham Ike and Nick Boyd are also on Exhibit 10 deals while Dalen Terry has an Exhibit 9 deal. Lajae Jones , the No. 54 pick in the 2026 draft, remains unsigned, though it will be a surprise if he doesn't receive at least an Exhibit 10 deal. Malevy Leons and LJ Cryer are the Warriors' minor league players.
Golden State's 15-man roster appears set, though the Warriors did give themselves a little flexibility with their three nonguaranteed contracts. So, Terry, Cryer or even Leons may earn a standard contract. Williams is likely the most vulnerable of the trio of players on nonguaranteed pacts, but the most likely scenario for the Warriors to make a 15-man roster change is injury.
It is likely Toohey will be among the competitors for the Warriors' two-way spot. And he should have a good shot at earning a spot.
Toohey has a high basketball IQ and excellent size, standing at 6-8 with a 6-foot-11 wingspan, along with the ability to guard multiple positions (2-4). Toohey excels as a transition playmaker and as a mid-range finisher. He is also disciplined defensively. However, for him to earn a contract, most likely a two-way deal, he will have to show renewed consistency on his jumper.
Toohey projects to have plenty of competition for the Dubs' last two-way spot. Ike, Boyd, and Jones, if he is signed, all have upside and provide the Warriors with a different skill set.
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