While Cisse is now on his first standard NBA contract, he’s not satisfied with simply signing that deal, which won’t become partially guaranteed until September 1. “That’s what every basketball player wants, to be on a standard contract,” Cisse told reporters at the Mavs Hoop Camp on Tuesday (story via James Baxley-Cross of Dallas Hoops Journal). If Cisse remains under contract through Sept. 1, he’ll earn a partial guarantee worth roughly $1.1MM. Staying on the roster through Oct. 1 would ensure he receives his full $2.2MM salary for 2026/27. The big man is the only one of 16 players on Dallas’ roster without a fully guaranteed contract, so making the cut this fall isn’t a lock.