NBA Free Agency Articles - Page 33

An eventful free agency period saw the Cleveland Cavaliers pull off a sign-and-trade for Max Strus and address their need for extra shooting, the Los Angeles Lakers add multiple players to strengthen their bench and a few teams retain key free agents with long-term extensions. The Pacers found ways to bring in and keep a […]

The Orlando Magic’s NBA free agency period was relatively quiet for the team. The team signed two free agents and let three go. The big moves were in the draft, though, taking two prospects in the first round. Now, with NBA free agency winding down and a handful of players still on the market, there […]

Will the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Rudy Gobert gamble work better in Year 2? They better hope so. At the very least, they’ll have a full season of Mike Conley, a player who should orchestrate the offense in a much better manner than D’Angelo Russell ever did. Meanwhile, Karl-Anthony Towns, after an offseason filled with, let’s just […]

The Utah Jazz may be done making big moves this offseason, as they currently have 15 players under contract. They may not be entering next season with as much depth as they did when they surprised the world with their strong start to the 2022-23 season, but the Jazz have certainly built a solid young […]

The Milwaukee Bucks may be coming off one of the most embarrassing playoff defeats of all time, but the 2023-24 season marks a new beginning for a team that, as long as their best players remain healthy, should be right up there among the most serious title contenders in the league. The Bucks front office […]

Even though NBA free agency is just a week old, all of the big signings and dominoes have fallen already. Between now and training camp, most free agent signings are going to be end of the bench, minimum contracts. There are some key restricted free agents still available, but with much of the free agent […]

The NBA’s moratorium period ended on Thursday, rendering free agents eligible to sign contracts. For the Los Angeles Lakers, that meant formally agreeing to terms with Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent, Taurean Prince, Jaxson Hayes, and Cam Reddish. (Read our Lakers free agency grades here and here). D’Angelo Russell, who reached a 2-year, $37 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers took care of business in NBA free agency. This included the signing Rui Hachimura on a new deal that came out to $51 million for three years. Hachimura played a key role for LA’s surge in the second half of the season, and the front office made sure that they were […]

NBA free agency is beginning to wind down. Even though July 6 is the day that contracts can become official, most deals have already been agreed upon. Most of the top free agents already knew where their destination would be shortly after the negotiation period began on June 30. From now until the start of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers acted quickly on Gabe Vincent.  They knew that there was a lot of interest in the Miami Heat guard in NBA free agency so they made sure they would get their man by offering him the best deal. This came out to $33 million for three years, which could turn out […]

The Houston Rockets have been on a spending spree this offseason, signing Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks to what have been controversial but perhaps necessary contracts before adding Jeff Green, Jock Landale, and Aaron Holiday on smaller contracts). Though now projected to be $5 million over the 2023-24 salary cap, the Rockets have the ability […]

The Miami Heat endured an inconsistent 2022-23 regular season. They narrowly made the playoffs as a No. 8 seed, but turned on the jets in the postseason. Miami battled their way through the Eastern Conference playoffs before being defeated by the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals. Nevertheless, the future is bright for the Jimmy […]

Jakob Poeltl agreed to sign with the Toronto Raptors in NBA Free Agency, inking a four-year, $80 million contract to stay in Toronto. However, Fred VanVleet left Toronto and agreed to a three-year, $130 million deal with the Houston Rockets. Poeltl commented on VanVleet’s departure and revealed how he feels about it after re-signing with […]

After spending the first four years of his career as a member of the Boston Celtics, former first-round pick Grant Williams decided to join the Dallas Mavericks in NBA free agency this offseason. Since he was a restricted free agent and wanted to leave Boston, these two teams came together to finalize a sign-and-trade deal […]

The Memphis Grizzlies’ 2023 offseason has been a busy one, to say the least. Amid Ja Morant’s suspension, a major trade and a few big free agency decisions, the Grizzlies might not be done rounding out their roster for the 2023-2024 NBA season. Marcus Smart and Derrick Rose were added to the Grizzlies’ roster. Tyus […]

Point guard Aaron Holiday was a rotation player for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2022-23 season. He averaged 13.4 minutes per contest with the Hawks and shot 40.9% from behind the three-point arc. Holiday wasn’t in the team’s playoff rotation, as he played a grand total of four minutes in the Hawks’ first-round series against […]

The Milwaukee Bucks entered the NBA offseason with a lot of questions to sort through. They not only had to replace Mike Budenholzer at the head coaching position, but both Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez were to key free agents various teams around the league were showing interest in. Ultimately, the Bucks signed both Middleton […]

Lately, the Toronto Raptors have been practically the textbook definition of mediocrity. The Raptors missed out on the postseason in the 2022-23 NBA campaign, marking the second time in the last three seasons they’ve failed to qualify for the playoffs. The Raptors finished the 2022-23 campaign with a mediocre 41-41 record, the ninth-best in the Eastern […]

The Portland Trail Blazers NBA free agency period was an interesting one for the team. General manager Joe Cronin re-signed Jerami Grant and let a few free agents walk. But the big moves were drafting Scoot Henderson No. 3 overall, and the looming specter of a Damian Lillard trade. Now, with NBA free agency winding […]

What was already a solid offseason for the Dallas Mavericks became even better on Wednesday night when they made moves to improve the team defensively. The Mavs did not only pull off a sign and trade for Grant Williams, they also signed Matisse Thybulle to an offer sheet. However, with the Portland Trail Blazers set […]

Heading into the 2022-23 NBA regular season, there were plenty of folks who believed the Washington Wizards were a legitimate threat to qualify for the postseason in the East. After all, the Wizards had a dynamic duo of Bradley Beal and Kristaps Porzingis with a solid collection of complementary players around them, such as Kyle […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been busy this offseason and brought back Khris Middleton on a new extension. Now, the Bucks have given a promotion to AJ Green, who played well on a two-way contract last year, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. ‘Free agent guard AJ Green has agreed to a multi-year contract with the […]

The Atlanta Hawks have added several players to their roster just over the course of the past year, but they have long had an issue with adding the proper depth behind face of the franchise Trae Young. Even when factoring in the fact that the Hawks have had a heliocentric offense that centers around their […]

The Los Angeles Lakers NBA free agency period was quite fruitful for the team. General manager Rob Pelinka retained several key players, signed some new ones, and generally made the team a little bit stronger than last season when the Lakers made it to the Western Conference Finals. Now, with NBA free agency winding down […]

The Phoenix Suns 2022-23 NBA season came to an end at the hands of Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and the NBA champion Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets eliminated Phoenix in six games in the Western Conference Semifinals. Granted, the Suns gave the Nuggets a real run for their money, as they were the only team in […]

The San Antonio Spurs may be done maneuvering this offseason. And if so, then what a truly fruitful offseason it was for them. The Spurs spent the entirety of the 2022-23 season being terrible, and yet they now have one of the brightest outlooks in the league thanks to the addition of generational prospect Victor […]

The Denver Nuggets, fresh off winning the 2023 NBA championship, should remain one of the favorites to win the title next season. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray remain arguably the league’s deadliest duo, and flanking those three will be the exceptional supporting cast of Aaron Gordon, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Michael Porter Jr. However, as one […]

It’s easy to forget nowadays that the Milwaukee Bucks finished the 2022-23 regular season with the best record in the NBA, winning 56 games as they stood out as one of the favorites to win the championship. And a huge part of the Bucks’ regular season dominance was the play of Brook Lopez, a legitimate […]

After nearly a week since free agency started, the Golden State Warriors still have some bargain-bin free agents they can target to bolster their championship roster. After immediately taking care of business and signing Draymond Green to a long-term contract the moment free agency opened, the Warriors have been relatively quiet since. So far, Golden […]

The Miami Heat lost a couple of key guys in NBA free agency. However, they’ve also added a few pieces to make sure that they are able to put forth a formidable side in 2023-24. One of their offseason additions comes in the form of Josh Richardson, who returns to Miami after a four-year hiatus. […]

With the Boston Celtics extending a qualifying offer to him, Grant Williams entered free agency as a restricted free agent this offseason. However, Boston still had the option of executing a sign-and-trade involving Williams and that is exactly what they have decided to do. According to multiple reports, Williams and the Celtics have agreed to […]

The New York Knicks have been relatively quiet during the first week of 2023 NBA free agency. With all of the best free agents off the board, Donte DiVincenzo will be the Knicks’ one significant signing during the offseason. That doesn’t mean there are no more players in free agency who New York should target. […]

Drafted first overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2020, Anthony Edwards was destined to be a star. A highly talented scorer who can jump over just about anyone in the league, Edwards has already made a name for himself through three seasons. Heading into Year 4, he definitely doesn’t have to worry about what his […]

In a matter of hours after NBA free agency opened, the Houston Rockets gave Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks a combined $210 million. These moves were designed to change the culture of the franchise and make the team better on the court. The only thing that should worry Rockets fans is that Brooks and VanVleet […]

There were a lot of question marks surrounding Tyrese Haliburton when he first entered the NBA. Drafted 12th overall in 2020 by the Sacramento Kings, nobody knew if Haliburton would be a point guard, a shooting guard, a primary scorer, all of the above or none of the above. He very quickly left his imprint […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got most of their offseason work done early. The 2023 NBA free agency period officially opened on Friday at 3 p.m. PT. By Saturday afternoon, the Lakers had agreed to contracts with Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura, D’Angelo Russell, Gabe Vincent, Taurean Prince, Cam Reddish, and Jaxson Hayes (they signed Colin Castleton […]

The Dallas Mavericks are prepared to sign Portland Trail Blazers swingman Matisse Thybulle to an offer sheet, according to Bleacher Report and TNT’s Chris Haynes. Portland Trail Blazers RFA Matisse Thybulle intends to sign an offer sheet with the Dallas Mavericks, league sources tell @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport. pic.twitter.com/Zbhl2Za55o — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 5, 2023 Traded […]

As the Utah Jazz continue to tinker with their roster, 24-year-old guard Collin Sexton has found himself headlining multiple trade rumors just a season after being part of the trade package that the Cleveland Cavaliers sent Utah in exchange for Donovan Mitchell. A presumed starter entering the 2022-23 season, the Jazz opted to bring Sexton […]

Christian Wood, arguably the best remaining available free agent in the NBA, took to Twitter to question why he is receiving hate from fans as he looks for a new team. The center spent last season with the Dallas Mavericks and is an unrestricted free agent this summer, though there hasn’t been much buzz about […]