Five days into the 2017/18 league year, most of the NBA’s top free agents are off the board. And while players like Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Blake Griffin, and Kyle Lowry stayed put, there has been some interesting movement at the top of the free agent board. Gordon Hayward is headed to Boston, Paul Millsap will be a Nugget, George Hill is joining the Kings, and Danilo Gallinari is signing with the Clippers.
Cap room is becoming increasingly scarce around the league, but many clubs still have exceptions available, and sign-and-trades are always a possibility, so we should still see more lucrative deals agreed upon in the coming days.
Which players are the strongest candidates to receive those lucrative deals? Let’s dive in and round up some of the most noteworthy free agents still on the board.
Here are 20 key unrestricted free agents who remain unsigned, listed in alphabetical order:
- Tony Allen, G/F
- Aron Baynes, C
- Andrew Bogut, C
- Vince Carter, SF
- Ian Clark, SG
- Dewayne Dedmon, C
- Tyreke Evans, G
- Rudy Gay, F
- Ersan Ilyasova, PF
- James Johnson, F
- Ty Lawson, PG
- JaVale McGee, C
- C.J. Miles, G/F
- Shabazz Muhammad, G/F
- Kelly Olynyk, C
- Willie Reed, F/C
- Rajon Rondo, PG
- Derrick Rose, PG
- Dion Waiters, SG
- Nick Young, G/F
In addition to those players, veterans like Dirk Nowitzki, Manu Ginobili, Pau Gasol, and Zaza Pachulia don’t have formal agreements in place, though they’re all considered likely to return to their respective clubs. Euroleague star Milos Teodosic has also yet to find an NBA home, and as cap space dries up around the league, it will be interesting if he ends up sticking with CSKA Moscow.
While there are plenty of notable names on the unrestricted free agent market, the restricted market is getting even more intriguing. Otto Porter was able to land a big offer sheet, but many of the players listed below won’t have the same luck, as teams no longer have the flexible to overpay RFAs in an effort to pry them away. That means many of these guys will likely stay with their current teams, and some may even sign their qualifying offers. It’s possible that some of these situations may drag out too.
Here are the remaining RFAs:
- Bojan Bogdanovic, SF (Wizards)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, SG (Pistons)
- JaMychal Green, PF (Grizzlies)
- Tim Hardaway Jr., SG (Hawks)
- Joffrey Lauvergne, F/C (Bulls)
- Alex Len, C (Suns)
- Nikola Mirotic, PF (Bulls)
- Nerlens Noel, C (Mavericks)
- Mason Plumlee, C (Nuggets)
- Andre Roberson, F (Thunder)
- Jonathon Simmons, SG (Spurs)
- Alan Williams, F/C (Suns)
For the full list of remaining free agents, click here.
Nets to push for Len and Mirotic !!
seems like a nets move considering len is equal to a trash can
I disagree. Trash cans are much cheaper and very useful.
Beasley ain’t in the top 20 but baynes is what a joke
Isn’t Lebron an FA?
Nope
Sixers should take a shot at Teodosic he’s a guard who can shoot. I’d take him on 1 year rental to see if he can make it in the league.
Furkan
Furkan is a wing, Teodosic is a point guard. But I doubt Teodosic would be interested in coming over on a 1 year deal. Sixers also have Fultz, Bayless, and McConnell at the point and plan on using Simmons at the 1 too, so it wouldn’t be a very good fit. Not a great market for him right now
Dedmon to Boston for the room exception after they make Hayward’s deal official and go over the cap.
Bogut could be a perfect pick up for the C’s (if Heathy ) as a backup up center I’m sure it wouldn’t cost much