NBA Free Agency Articles - Page 32

The Golden State Warriors’ roster for the 2023-24 season is beginning to take shape. In addition to the Warriors’ usual Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green core, the Dubs have added Chris Paul, Cory Joseph, and, most recently, Dario Saric, to supplement their veteran team and, perhaps, compete for another championship next season. Saric, […]

The Portland Trailblazers continue to be embroiled in headlines all NBA offseason. Coming into the summer, it was expected that the Blazers would be in the news often with rumors of a Damian Lillard trade. The latest updates are that Lillard wants to get traded to the Miami Heat, but the Blazers are open to […]

The Sacramento Kings finished the regular season as the third see in the Western Conference. Unfortunately, their postseason hopes didn’t last long, as they lost to the Golden State Warriors. Nonetheless, the Kings entered free agency with their eyes set on a few players. They were involved in rumors regarding Draymond Green, although he returned […]

The Chicago Bulls went into this offseason as a team riddled with questions. After a very disappointing 2022-2023 season, many were questioning whether or not the Bulls should blow it all up and initiate a rebuild. Bulls EVP Arturas Karnisovas doubled down on the roster after the season ended and silenced any rumors of a […]

The San Antonio Spurs, when all is said and done, will be coming out of the 2023 offseason as one of its biggest winners. Drafting Victor Wembanyama with the first overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft automatically makes it an A+ offseason for them, especially after the 19-year old Frenchman showed on Sunday night […]

The Charlotte Hornets are in the middle of what could be a long-term rebuild, with LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller at the heart of their efforts to make it out of the league’s cellar. The Hornets also brought back Miles Bridges, a player who missed the entirety of the 2022-23 season due to a serious […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had one of the best NBA free agency periods in the league. They managed to keep together the majority of the team that made it to the Western Conference Finals as well as adding a few new pieces who will make immediate impacts. One of the Lakers biggest moves in […]

As 11-year NBA veteran Isaiah Thomas continues to try to make a comeback to the league, the 5-foot-9 point guard has received some good news as a reward for his perseverance. According to former NBA star and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports analyst Jamal Crawford, Thomas has a private workout set up for multiple NBA teams […]

The Houston Rockets have been very busy this offseason, including the 2023 NBA Draft, where they took Amen Thompson at No. 4 overall and landed Cam Whitmore at No. 20. A week later, the Rockets brought out the brinks truck in NBA free agency. Houston cashed out immediately when the market opened and signed point […]

Eight-time NBA All-Star and 2020 NBA champion, Dwight Howard, believes that he still can make an indelible impact for several teams if rostered by a team. Having last played for the 6-24 Taoyuan Leopards in Taiwan’s T1 League (the league’s second year in existence), leading the league with his rebounding and assist averages while ranking […]

The Washington Wizards have been a team in the middle of the pack for many years now. After years on this treadmill of mediocrity, the Wizards decided to hire former Los Angeles Clippers general manager Michael Winger as the new head honcho to run the show, replacing the fired Tommy Sheppard. Winger immediately went to […]

After a disappointing finish last season, the Phoenix Suns are going all-in for the 2023-24 season. A trade for superstar forward Kevin Durant during the midseason signaled a push to go for a title. Unfortunately, they were eliminated in brutal fashion by the eventual champions Denver Nuggets. It was a rough end to a season […]

The Memphis Grizzlies were once again one of the best teams in the regular season in 2022-23. Their style of play is perfect for that juncture of the season because they run people out of the gym with their tremendous energy and impeccable defense that propels them to victory. Even without Ja Morant for a […]

The New York Knicks made a number of moves this 2023 NBA Free Agency, letting Derrick Rose walk away and then signing Donte DiVincenzo to reunite him with his Villanova pals Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart. However, there’s no denying that the most crucial move they made was keeping Hart via his player option. The […]

When the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement was ratified, the Denver Nuggets were almost certainly going to be a team that was hurt by it. Due to salary cap restraints, it was always a strong possibility that the Nuggets weren’t going to be able to retain all of their championship core. Sure enough, the Nuggets […]

John Wall is reportedly going to hold a workout for multiple teams amid his NBA free agency, per Chris Haynes. The workout will be held in Las Vegas. John Wall is holding a private workout for multiple teams on Sunday in Las Vegas, per @ChrisBHaynes. pic.twitter.com/sERQhQPFaW — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) July 9, 2023 Wall endured a […]

The Golden State Warriors’ wait is over. After two-plus weeks of rumors, Dario Saric has finally signed with the Dubs. Here are three reasons why Golden State hit the jackpot by adding the Croatian star for the minimum. 3. Frontcourt floor-spacing and playmaking Draymond Green is an elite passer from all over the floor and […]

The Boston Celtics have reached the Eastern Conference Finals five times in the last seven years, but they were never able to get over the hump and win the championship. This iteration of the Celtics have been lacking something that no one could figure out because they have all the ingredients of a championship squad, […]

Heading into the 2022-23 NBA campaign, plenty of folks viewed the Washington Wizards as a legitimate threat to make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference. After all, the Wizards had a star-studded duo of Bradley Beal and Kristaps Porzingis with a number of solid complementary players around them, such as Kyle Kuzma, Deni Avdija, Corey […]

This offseason was going to be a pivotal time for the Toronto Raptors. With a new coach at the helm and Fred VanVleet’s free agency looming, the franchise had a choice. If they wanted, they could’ve used VanVleet’s free agency to kickstart a rebuild. However, based on their given moves, it doesn’t seem like that’s […]

The Phoenix Suns 2022-23 NBA season ended at the hands of Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and the NBA champion Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets eliminated Phoenix in six games in the second round of the postseason. The Suns gave the Nuggets a run for their money, as they were the only team in the 2023 postseason […]

Heading into the 2022-23 NBA season, plenty of folks thought that Joel Embiid, James Harden, and the Philadelphia 76ers would finally take that next step after years of postseason shortcomings and establish themselves as legitimate NBA title contenders. But fast forward to the current day, and it’s evident that the Sixers fell very short of these […]

With the NBA free agency market winding down and teams beginning to fill out the remaining few spots on their rosters, the Golden State Warriors have gone ahead and added another key veteran. After signing Cory Joseph for depth and experience in their backcourt, the Warriors have done the same with Dario Saric, as he […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are in salary cap hell, that much is clear. Even though the Clippers traded away Luke Kennard and a pick swap that ended up netting the Houston Rockets Cam Whitmore for Eric Gordon, they had to let go of the sharpshooting guard so they could save up to $110 million in […]

NBA free agency is starting to wind down with most teams having made all of their key offseason moves. The Miami Heat find themselves in an interesting situation as they are considered the frontrunners to land Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard. The Heat didn’t have much cap space to spend in NBA free agency […]

With NBA free agency dying down now, most of the moves being made involve restricted free agents or end of the bench type moves. Many teams probably won’t commit to the last couple of roster spots just yet in case somebody ends up surprising and standing out at summer league. For the Chicago Bulls, they’ve […]

The Sacramento Kings’ best move in free agency, actually happened before it. It happened to be a trade they orchestrated during the 2023 NBA Draft, which has allowed the Kings to do what they have done so far in this NBA free agency period. On draft night, the Kings traded veteran big man Richaun Holmes […]

Although James Harden’s future with the Philadelphia 76ers is in serious doubt, general manager Daryl Morey and the front office appear determined to keep the rest of the Sixers’ core and even some valuable role players like Paul Reed. The 2020 second-round pick played sparing but key minutes most of the year and stepped up […]

In what was a weaker free NBA free agency class this offseason, Russell Westbrook was one of the most decorated players available as an unrestricted free agent. Traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Utah Jazz and then signing a contract with the Los Angeles Clippers after being bought out, Westbrook’s intentions were to […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been relatively quiet through free agency and during the offseason in general so far. There were whispers they were considering trading Zion Williamson during the NBA draft, but none of those really came to fruition. Still, the Pelicans did sneakily make one of the best moves this offseason — and […]

The Houston Rockets made two of the biggest free agent signings this offseason, bringing in star guard Fred VanVleet and renowned defender Dillon Brooks in their effort to reach the playoffs as soon as possible. Moves that generated plenty of buzz for the dollar amount as much as their names, the Rockets clearly put their […]

The Philadelphia 76ers could be viewed as one of the early winners in 2023 NBA free agency, even though the Sixers have only made a few small signings. The best move by the Sixers in 2023 NBA free agency was the decision not to give James Harden a lucrative long-term contract extension. Once it became […]

With important questions looming this off-season about the future of the team’s core, the Milwaukee Bucks wasted no time putting pen to paper once NBA free agency started. Free agency began a week ago, and since then, Milwaukee has made six moves: re-signing four players and adding two free agents. Khris Middleton (three years, $102 […]

The Sacramento Kings have been making plenty of shrewd moves throughout the 2023 NBA offseason, drafting notable wing prospects in Colby Jones and Jalen Slawson before adding 3-and-D wing Chris Duarte via trade. In free agency, the Kings have re-signed a rotation piece in Trey Lyles and added to their big man depth with Alex […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have done a tremendous job in retaining and adding key free agents to bolster their chances for a LeBron James and Anthony Davis-led championship run in the 2023-24 NBA season. But by far, the Lakers’ best move in NBA free agency was re-signing Austin Reaves. Los Angeles boosted their guard rotation […]

A key veteran presence on the Denver Nuggets this past season, Jeff Green helped his team capture their first NBA championship ever. Playing with 11 different franchises since entering the league in 2007, 12 if you count the Seattle SuperSonics and Oklahoma City Thunder as two different teams, Green’s experiences and leadership proved to be […]

With some major questions looming this off-season, the Milwaukee Bucks wasted no time getting busy once NBA free agency started on June 30th. In the week since, Milwaukee has made six moves: re-signing four players and adding two free agents. Khris Middleton (three years, $102 million), Brook Lopez (two years, $48 million), Jae Crowder (one […]

The first few days of the 2023 NBA Free Agency period saw its fair share of notable transactions. The Los Angeles Lakers added depth off their bench with the signings of center Jaxson Hayes, guard Gabe Vincent, forward Taurean Prince and forward Cam Reddish. The Washington Wizards re-signed forward Kyle Kuzma to a four-year, $102 […]

At this point in 2023 NBA free agency as Vegas Summer League is set to begin, all the big-name free agents have already agreed to new deals. Draymond Green is back with the Golden State Warriors, Kyrie Irving is returning to the Dallas Mavericks, Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez are both running it back with […]