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Notable NBA Free Agents Still Available
NBA free agents weren’t officially permitted to sign new contracts or offer sheets until 12:01am eastern time this morning, but that didn’t stop the majority of this year’s marquee FAs from lining up agreements during the first six days of July.
On the eve of the 2016 free agent period, we identified our top 50 free agents of the year, along with 10 more players who deserved an honorable mention. Less than a week later, 42 of our 50 free agents are off the board, having reached agreements with teams, while just half of our 10 honorable mentions are still available.
While the market has certainly thinned out, there are still some interesting names out there for teams going bargain-hunting — or those willing to spend a little more. The top name on the list – LeBron James – isn’t going anywhere, and the same can be said about a few other players listed below too, such as Manu Ginobili. But most of the free agents listed below are candidates to change teams in the coming days or weeks.
Here’s a breakdown of many of the most notable remaining free agents, starting with the leftover players from our original top-50 list:
Players from our top 50:
- LeBron James, SF
- Allen Crabbe, SG (restricted)
- Festus Ezeli, C
- Dion Waiters, SG (restricted)
- Jared Sullinger, PF (restricted)
- J.R. Smith, SG
- Terrence Jones, PF
- Meyers Leonard, C (restricted)
Players who received a top-50 honorable mention:
- Manu Ginobili, SG
- Boban Marjanovic, C (restricted)
- Donatas Motiejunas, PF (restricted)
- Lance Stephenson, SG/SF
- Tyler Zeller, C (restricted)
Other noteworthy available players (by position):
- Point guards:
- Shooting guards:
- Small forwards:
- Power forwards:
- Centers:
You can find the full list of remaining free agents right here, and catch up on July’s free agent agreements and signings using our tracker.
2016 NBA Free Agency: July 6 Recap
The sixth day of the NBA’s 2016 free agent period saw longtime Heat star Dwyane Wade agree to leave Miami in order to join the Bulls. The moratorium has officially ended and the agreements that have been reported the past six days can now start to be finalized.
In case you weren’t able to follow along with our updates throughout the sixth day of free agency, a recap of the day’s highlights can be found below. Going forward though, be sure to keep tabs on our free agent tracker for all the latest updates on contract agreements for free agents.
Contract agreements:
- Patrick McCaw, SG (Warriors): Two years, minimum salary.
- Nene, PF/C (Rockets): One year, $2.9MM.
- Brandon Rush, G/F (Timberwolves): One year, $3.5MM.
- Brian Roberts, PG (Hornets): One year, minimum salary.
- Langston Galloway, G (Pelicans): Two years, $10MM.
- A.J. Hammons, C (Mavericks): Three years.
- Dwyane Wade, SG (Bulls): Two years, $47MM.
- Richard Jefferson, SF (Cavaliers): Two years, $5MM.
- Jake Layman, C (Trail Blazers): Two years, approximately $2.7MM.
- Leandro Barbosa, G/F (Suns): Two years, $8MM.
Trade agreements:
- The Mavericks and Pacers reached an agreement on a trade that will send Jeremy Evans and cash to Indiana.
- The Bulls are sending Mike Dunleavy to the Cavs.
- The Lakers acquired Jose Calderon from the Bulls.
Other notable news/rumors:
- Ray Allen is reportedly considering making a comeback.
- The Nets rescinded their qualifying offer for Markel Brown.
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2016 NBA Free Agency: July 5 Recap
The fifth day of the NBA’s 2016 free agent period was the quietest yet, but there were still a handful of interesting stories to follow, including the fates of two longtime stars who have spent their entire careers with one team. While Dirk Nowitzki reached an agreement to re-sign with the Mavericks, Dwyane Wade remains locked in a stalemate with the Heat.
In case you weren’t able to follow along with our updates throughout the fifth day of free agency, a recap of the day’s highlights can be found below. We’ll provide these daily recaps through the last day of the July moratorium on Wednesday. Going forward though, be sure to keep tabs on our free agent tracker for all the latest updates on contract agreements for free agents.
Contract agreements:
- Dirk Nowitzki, F (Mavericks): Two years, $40MM
- Gerald Henderson, G (Sixers): Two years, $18MM
- Jason Smith, F/C (Wizards): Three years, $16MM
- Mindaugas Kuzminskas, F (Knicks): Two years, $6MM
- David West, F (Warriors): One year, minimum salary
- Willy Hernangomez, C (Knicks): At least three years, salary unknown
Trade agreements:
- The Spurs will send F Boris Diaw to the Jazz in exchange for the rights to G Olivier Hanlan.
- The Magic will send G Shabazz Napier to the Trail Blazers in exchange for cash considerations.
Other notable news/rumors:
- Dwyane Wade is reportedly seeking either $50MM over two years, or a guaranteed third year on his new contract, and remains at an impasse with the Heat. Wade is said to have received a two-year, $50MM+ offer from the Nuggets, and will meet with Denver on Wednesday. However, he canceled his previously-scheduled meeting with the Bucks.
- Teams have been inquiring about LeBron James, who is still a free agent, but agent Rich Paul has been “politely” informing those clubs that his client isn’t leaving the Cavaliers.
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Unsigned Draft Picks: Pacific Division
With the 2016 NBA draft now in the books, the term draft-and-stash will be mentioned quite often in regard to international players and late second-rounders. While some of these athletes will eventually sign with an NBA team, it seems like the majority of them stay overseas and never make it to the league. Those players in the latter category aren’t without value as they become trade assets for the teams holding their rights.
While many players fail to work out the way teams expect them to, they can at least become tradeable assets for teams that don’t want to part with a future second-round pick in a deal. Each team must give up something in a trade, which is why many swaps include top-55 protected second-round picks. Older draft rights held players who clearly will never come over to the NBA are essentially the same as flipping those heavily protected second-rounders, for all intents and purposes.
Listed below are the current unsigned draftees for the teams of the Pacific Division. These listings don’t include players selected in this year’s draft:
Golden State Warriors
- Mladen Sekularac — Selected No. 55 overall in 2002.
Los Angeles Clippers
- Maarty Leunen — Selected No. 54 overall in 2008.
Los Angeles Lakers
- Chinemelu Elonu — Selected No. 59 overall in 2009.
- Ater Majok — Selected No. 58 overall in 2011.
Phoenix Suns
- Alec Brown — Selected No. 50 overall in 2014.
- Dwayne Collins — Selected No. 60 overall in 2010.
- Ron Ellis — Selected No. 49 overall in 1992.
- Milos Vujanic — Selected No. 36 overall in 2002.
Sacramento Kings
- Dejan Bodrioga — Selected No. 51 overall in 1995.
- Bogdan Bogdanovic — Selected No. 27 overall in 2014.
- Arturas Gudaitis — Selected No. 47 overall in 2015.
- Luka Mitrovic — Selected No. 60 overall in 2015.
- Alex Oriakhi — Selected No. 57 overall in 2013.
Community Shootaround: Knicks Predictions
Knicks team president Phil Jackson‘s previous two offseasons at the helm of the franchise were underwhelming to say the least. Jackson failed to land another star in free agency to play alongside Carmelo Anthony, and if not for snagging Kristaps Porzingis in the 2015 Draft Lottery, the executive would have failed to add a true impact player during his first two years on the job.
Well, this offseason has certainly been a different story in New York thus far. Jackson has already acquired oft-injured point guard Derrick Rose from Chicago, come to an agreement on a deal with center Joakim Noah, added Brandon Jennings to spell Rose and reached a contract agreement with versatile two-way guard Courtney Lee. The team has also made a number of other low-key additions, agreeing to deals with Mindaugas Kuzminskas and Willy Hernangomez and re-signing combo forward Lance Thomas.
There’s little doubt that New York is an improved club over last year’s version, but the team and its fans should be nervous about how many games the new additions will actually be in uniform for given their respective injury histories. If Rose, Noah and Jennings can remain healthy — which is a BIG if given their track records — the Knicks could be a fun team to watch. Whether or not these moves will translate into a playoff berth is an entirely different question. One that I am posing to you this evening:
How will the Knicks’ new-look roster fare in 2016/17?
Here’s New York’s current projected depth chart, courtesy of RosterResource.com:
Starters: Rose (PG), Lee (SG), Anthony (SF), Porzingis (PF), Noah (C)
Reserves: Jennings, Thomas, Justin Holiday, Kuzminskas, Hernangomez, Kyle O’Quinn.
Are the Knicks a playoff team in 2016/17? If so, give us your win total and postseason seeding predictions. Or, if you think New York will be a bust next season, tell us why and provide us with your loss totals for the squad. We look forward to what you have to say.
2016 NBA Free Agency: July 4 Recap
The Fourth of July started out slowly in terms of NBA free agent news, but after Kevin Durant announced that he would be leaving the Thunder to join the Warriors, the dominoes began to topple, and the rumor mill stayed busy the rest of the day.
In case you weren’t able to follow along with our updates throughout the fourth day of free agency, a recap of the day’s highlights can be found below. Going forward, be sure to keep tabs on our free agent tracker for all the latest updates on contract agreements for free agents.
Contract agreements:
- Harrison Barnes, F (Mavericks): Four years, max salary
- Kevin Durant, F (Warriors): Two years, max salary
- Pau Gasol, F/C (Spurs): Two years, $30MM
- Lance Thomas, F (Knicks): Four years, $27.3MM
- Tarik Black, F/C (Lakers): Two years, $12.85MM
- Ramon Sessions, G (Hornets): Two years, $12.3MM
- Sergio Rodriguez, G (Sixers): One year, $8MM
- Seth Curry, G (Mavericks): Two years, $6MM
- Roy Hibbert, C (Hornets): One year, $5MM
- Brandon Jennings, G (Knicks): One year, $5MM
- Luc Mbah a Moute, F (Clippers): Two years, $4.51MM
- Zaza Pachulia, C (Warriors): One year, $2.9MM
Trade agreements:
- The Warriors will send C Andrew Bogut and a 2019 second-round pick to the Mavericks in exchange for a future conditional second-round pick.
Other notable news/rumors:
- Tim Duncan is strongly leaning toward retirement.
- The Thunder may consider fielding trade offers for Russell Westbrook.
- The Cavaliers won’t match the Bucks‘ four-year offer sheet for Matthew Dellavedova.
- The Heat have put a two-year, $40MM offer on the table for Dwyane Wade.
- The Spurs are exploring a trade involving Boris Diaw as a way to create cap room.
- The Kings waived Caron Butler and Duje Dukan.
- The Knicks rescinded their qualifying offer to Langston Galloway, making him an unrestricted free agent.
- The Magic rescinded their qualifying offer to Dewayne Dedmon, making him an unrestricted free agent.
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Hoops Rumors 2016 Free Agent Tracker
With free agency in full swing, and news of contract agreements frequently breaking, Hoops Rumors is here to help you keep track of which players are heading to which teams this July. To this end, we present our Free Agent Tracker, a feature we’ve had each year since our inception in 2012. Using our tracker, you can quickly look up deals, sorting by team, position, free agent type, and a handful of other variables.
A few notes on the tracker:
- During the July moratorium (July 1st-6th), most of the information you’ll find in the tracker will reflect agreements, rather than finalized deals. As signings become official, we’ll continue to update and modify the data as needed.
- Similarly, contract years and dollars will be based on what’s been reported to date, so in some cases those amounts will be approximations rather than official figures. Salaries aren’t necessarily fully guaranteed either.
- A restricted free agent who signs an offer sheet will be listed under the team that extended the offer sheet, but note that those signings won’t be official unless the player’s original team declines to match within the three-day period to do so. If the original team matches, we’ll update the tracker to show that the player is back with that team.
Our 2016 Free Agent Tracker can be found anytime on the right sidebar under “Hoops Rumors Features,” and it’s also under the “Tools” menu atop the site. It will be updated throughout the offseason, so be sure to check back for the latest info. If you have any corrections, please let us know right here.
2016 NBA Free Agency: July 3 Recap
Sunday was another eventful day in NBA free agency, and while the big decision – Kevin Durant‘s – has yet to be made, several more free agents reached agreements with teams, tentatively taking themselves off the open market.
In case you weren’t able to follow along with our updates throughout the third day of free agency, a recap of the day’s highlights can be found below. Going forward, be sure to keep tabs on our free agent tracker for all the latest updates on contract agreements for free agents.
Contract agreements:
- Tyler Johnson, G (Nets): Four years, $50MM (offer sheet)
- Jamal Crawford, G (Clippers): Three years, $42MM
- Dwight Powell, F (Mavericks): Four years, $37MM
- Rajon Rondo, G (Bulls): Two years, $28MM
- Andrew Nicholson, F (Wizards): Four years, $26MM
- Garrett Temple, G (Kings): Three years, $24MM
- Cole Aldrich, C (Timberwolves): Three years, $22MM
- Matt Barnes, F (Kings): Two years, $12MM
- Deron Williams, G (Mavericks): One year, $10MM
- Tomas Satoransky, G (Wizards): Three years, $9MM (draft-and-stash)
- James Ennis, F (Grizzlies): Two years, $6MM
- Malcolm Delaney, G (Hawks): Two years
Trade agreements:
- The Jazz will send G Trey Burke to the Wizards in exchange for a 2021 second-round pick.
Other notable news/rumors:
- Kevin Durant has conducted all of his free agent meetings and will make a decision on Monday. It doesn’t sound as if any team besides the Clippers has been formally removed from the running, but the Thunder and Warriors remain the favorites, with the Celtics, Heat, and Spurs lurking.
- If the Spurs don’t land Durant, there’s a good chance they’ll reach a deal with Pau Gasol.
- Manu Ginobili will return to the NBA for at least one more season.
- A report that Allen Crabbe and the Nets have reached an agreement on an offer sheet was refuted, but Crabbe will meet with Brooklyn this week.
- The Warriors have agreed to hire Mike Brown as their lead assistant coach.
- Sixers first-round pick Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot has signed his rookie contract.
- The Kings are rescinding their qualifying offer for Seth Curry, making him an unrestricted free agent.
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