Players eligible for restricted free agency don’t become restricted free agents by default. In order for a team to make a player a restricted free agent, it must extend a qualifying offer to him by June 29. The qualifying offer, which is essentially just a one-year contract offer, varies in amount depending on a player’s previous contract status.
A qualifying offer is designed to give a player’s current team the right of first refusal. Because the qualifying offer acts as the first formal contract offer a free agent receives, his team then has the option to match any offer sheet the player signs with another club. If a player doesn’t receive a qualifying offer, he becomes an unrestricted free agent and is free to sign with any team — his previous club is given no formal opportunity to match.
You can read more about qualifying offers here.
Listed below are all the players who were eligible to receive qualifying offers this season, with details on which players did and didn’t get them. Our list is based on information from RealGM’s official NBA transactions log, along with various reports leading up to Friday’s deadline.
It’s possible that one or two qualifying offers slipped through the cracks and will be reported later today before free agency officially gets underway — if so, we’ll update this list. For now though, this is what the qualifying offer landscape looks like. The players who received QOs will be restricted free agents on July 1, while the players who didn’t will be unrestricted.
Received qualifying offers:
Players on NBA contracts:
Aaron Gordon, Magic ($7,260,330)- Marcus Smart, Celtics ($6,053,719)
- Julius Randle, Lakers ($5,564,134)
- Nemanja Bjelica, Timberwolves ($4,937,499)
- Clint Capela, Rockets ($4,749,591)
- Kyle Anderson, Spurs ($4,749,591)
- Jusuf Nurkic, Trail Blazers ($4,749,591)
- Jabari Parker, Bucks ($4,333,932)
- Zach LaVine, Bulls ($4,333,932)
- Dante Exum, Jazz ($4,333,932)
- Rodney Hood, Cavaliers ($3,472,887)
- Yogi Ferrell, Mavericks ($2,919,204)
- Nikola Jokic, Nuggets ($2,919,204)
- Montrezl Harrell, Clippers ($1,839,228)
- Raul Neto, Jazz ($1,839,228)
- Nando De Colo, Raptors ($1,828,750)
- David Nwaba, Bulls ($1,699,698)
- Fred VanVleet, Raptors ($1,699,698)
- Davis Bertans, Spurs ($1,699,698)
- Bryn Forbes, Spurs ($1,699,698)
- Patrick McCaw, Warriors ($1,699,698)
Players on two-way contracts:
Note: Qualifying offers for two-way players are one-year, two-way contracts with a $50K guarantee.
- Xavier Munford, Bucks
- Marshall Plumlee, Bucks
- Ryan Arcidiacono, Bulls
- Jabari Bird, Celtics
- Tyrone Wallace, Clippers
- Derrick Jones, Heat
- Derrick Walton, Heat
- Georges Niang, Jazz
- JaKarr Sampson, Kings
- Isaiah Hicks, Knicks
- Luke Kornet, Knicks
- Milton Doyle, Nets
- Torrey Craig, Nuggets
- Malcolm Miller, Raptors
- Markel Brown, Rockets
- Darrun Hilliard, Spurs
Did not receive qualifying offers:
Players on NBA contracts:
Noah Vonleh, Bulls- Jonathan Gibson, Celtics
- Malcolm Delaney, Hawks
- Damion Lee, Hawks
- Jordan Mickey, Heat
- Treveon Graham, Hornets
- Bruno Caboclo, Kings
- Andre Ingram, Lakers
- Travis Wear, Lakers
- Aaron Harrison, Mavericks
- Doug McDermott, Mavericks (withdrawn)
- Salah Mejri, Mavericks (withdrawn)
- Nik Stauskas, Nets
- Lucas Nogueira, Raptors
- Elfrid Payton, Suns
- Amile Jefferson, Timberwolves
- Pat Connaughton, Trail Blazers
- Shabazz Napier, Trail Blazers
Players on two-way contracts:
Note: Several players on two-way contracts reportedly signed two-year deals, making them ineligible for free agency this summer. They remain under contract.
- Josh Magette, Hawks
- Andrew White, Hawks
- Marcus Paige, Hornets
- Erik McCree, Jazz
- Jack Cooley, Kings
- Gary Payton II, Lakers
- Jamel Artis, Magic
- James Webb, Nets
- Ben Moore, Pacers
- Charles Cooke, Pelicans
- Kay Felder, Pistons
- Demetrius Jackson, Sixers
- Matt Costello, Spurs
- Danuel House, Suns
- Alec Peters, Suns
- P.J. Dozier, Thunder
- Daniel Hamilton, Thunder
- Anthony Brown, Timberwolves
- C.J. Wilcox, Trail Blazers
Salary information from Basketball Insiders was used in the creation of this post. Photos courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
I think Edwin Sumner from Xavier is still a two way player for the Pacers. He spent last season in Ft. Wayne rehabbing his knee.
Yep, he’s one of the two-way guys who apparently signed a two-year deal, so he’s not listed here since he wasn’t eligible for a QO.
I thought that the Suns didn’t offer Alex Len a QO?
He wasn’t eligible for one this year. He accepted his QO in 2017, so he was always on track for unrestricted free agency this year.