However, there will still be some signatures (or sign-and-trades) each summer that qualify for a game change. This year, the festivities begin on June 30 at 6 p.m. ET, so the following 40 players will be able to formally negotiate with candidate teams (provided that the few player / team selections listed here are not exercised):
The biggest names in the free agency
Eight years after his career, 27-year-old LaVine is coming from his first appearance in the playoffs. To get there, the Bulls made several win-now moves: the trade for Nikola Vucevic in the 2021 deadline, following the acquisitions of DeMar DeRozan, Lonzo Ball and Alex Caruso a few months later. They had the best record in the Eastern Region in the middle of the regular season and their subsequent slippage can be attributed to injuries. If he stays in Chicago, he could sign a maximum contract of five agreements worth $ 212 million. Would he really leave now? For a moment, it seemed that the answer was a resounding perhaps! was unbound at the end-of-season press conference and NBC Sports Chicago cited the Lakers, Blazers, Mavericks and Hawks as possible destinations, according to gossipers in the draft. Since then, however, such speculation has waned, and the Bulls’ GM, Marc Eversley, said after the draft that they were “ready to do whatever it takes to get Zach back in the fold.” A departure would be a surprise. Harden has a $ 47.4 million player option. If he chooses, he will be entitled to sign an extension worth up to $ 223 million for four years. If released, he could, in theory, re-sign with the 76ers for up to $ 270 million over five years. However, given that it will be 33 before the start of next season and coming from a confusing, uneven season, this kind of offer is unlikely. Neither Harden nor the Sixers have much incentive to end their partnership, so they should be able to enter into a short-term, non-maximum agreement that gives him some security and gives both sides some flexibility – he will want to capitalize if returns to his pre-injury form and the team will want to protect themselves if they do not. He could even, as Marc Stein noted, refuse his choice in order to receive a pay cut in 2022-23 and give the front office more immediate financial flexibility. Bridges said he likes being in Charlotte and general manager Mitch Kupchak said the team intends to keep him in the long run. He is coming from a year of career and is ready to sign a much more lucrative contract than the four-year extension of the $ 60 million that was on the table for the 2021-22 season. But are the Hornets willing to maximize him and pay him an initial salary of $ 30.5 million? That may be more or less the case, and The Athletic said they would be reluctant to match a maximum bid sheet. The loss of a domestic, flexible, 23-year-old forward would be disastrous for Charlotte and, according to the Bleacher Report, the Pistons and Pacers will probably try to chase him. Ayton turns 24 in July and is in exactly the same position as the Bridges, and it is no secret that he wanted a maximum overtime last off-season. If the Suns take him off now, it will cost them $ 177 million in five years. If they do not, and will not accept less, then they should play the card game or try to find a sign-and-trade. He has come a long way as a defender and as a threatening arm in the last two seasons, but he has evolved in an environment tailored to his particular skills. Neither a good guy nor a dominant protective hoop, Ayton is an interesting free agent because it is difficult to distinguish how much he means to Phoenix and how much Phoenix means to him. (Recent reports from The Athletic indicate that Ayton is likely to leave and that Atlanta is one of the teams interested in acquiring him.) Branson was selected 32 places after Aiton in the 2018 draft, but they may end up signing for similar money. In 61 regular-season games as a starter, Branson averaged 17.5 points with 58.7 percent true shots, 4.1 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 33.3 minutes. This suggests that he could thrive with both increased minutes and increased use, and the playoffs proved it – without Luka Doncic by his side, he led the Mavericks to two wins against the Utah Jazz, scoring a total of 72 points in 27-on-27s. – 47 shots. Dallas would have liked to have offered Branson the $ 55.5 million four-year extension he had the right to sign before it started – according to Marc Stein, the front office thought at the end of the season that it could to keep him on a four-year contract worth $ 85-88 million. The Mavs can pay him more than anyone else and are the only team that can offer him a five-year contract, but, on Tuesday, both Stein and ESPN reported that Brunson is officially going to New York for more than $ 100 million. . Beal could be the most interesting free agent this summer, but it still seems like there is nothing to discuss here. All indications are that he will be exempt from the $ 36.4 million he owes next season and will re-sign with the Wizards for five years and $ 248 million. Beal, who turns 29 on June 28, has been the subject of commercial speculation for years, but has firmly said he would rather win in Washington than anywhere else. He may even announce on his birthday that he intends to stay.
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