Ryan Nembhard clears waivers, becomes unrestricted free agent

Ryan Nembhard cleared waivers at 5 PM ET and is now an unrestricted free agent, according to The Stein Line’s Marc Stein on Tuesday. The report did not identify a next team for the Dallas Mavericks guard.

In Keel Stats’ 2025-26 data, Nembhard appeared in 60 games for Dallas Mavericks, making 27 starts and averaging 19.5 minutes. He produced 6.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, giving him more assists than any other listed per-game total aside from his scoring. His true shooting percentage was 49.2, while his usage rate was 17.5 percent.

Nembhard’s Keel Impact was 0.7 in 2025-26. Keel Impact measures the contribution a player adds relative to an average player, and Nembhard ranked 147th of 379 players with 500 minutes or more. That ranking places his season in the middle portion of the qualified-player group in Keel’s database.

The team data supplied with the report lists Charlotte Hornets at 44-38 in 2025-26. Charlotte ranked eighth of 30 teams with a 4.9 net rating, a measure of how many points a team is better or worse than its opponents over a standardized possession sample. The Hornets ranked seventh offensively and 10th defensively. Stein’s report says Nembhard is an unrestricted free agent, but does not connect him to Charlotte or another team.