The 10-day contract is a good way of trying out a player to see if he’s a good fit for the team and then both sides can be awarded by that team having the opportunity to sign that player longer term. The Phoenix Suns gave out a few of these deals this season and finally found a player that stuck in Ray Spalding.
Ray was drafted with the 56th pick in the 2018 NBA Draft by the Sixers and his rights were sent to the Mavericks. After being waived by Dallas just prior to the trade deadline so they could make room for the Kristaps Porzingis trade, Spalding cleared waivers and was signed by the Suns.