However, within the last 40 hours, 40 of the players from our 2022 Top 50 Free Agents list have been off the market, ending up in contract deals with teams around the league. [RELATED: 2022 NBA Free Agent Tracker] While these are just tentative deals and could still fall through, that usually doesn’t happen more than once or twice in a given offseason, so it’s safe to write off these deals for now and assume these free agents are out. of the dashboard. So who does that leave? As of Saturday morning, here are the top free agents from our top 50 list (which was last updated Tuesday) who have yet to agree to new deals: Four of our top nine free agents remain on the board, but there are a few caveats worth considering here. Harden, for example, is widely expected to stay with the Sixers — it’s just a matter of the two sides figuring out how many years and how many dollars he’ll get. The two sides are reportedly meeting this weekend to negotiate his new contract. Bridges’ contributions on the field made him one of our top free agents this offseason when we released our original list, but if we were to upgrade the available players today, he’d fall off the charts. After being arrested on felony domestic violence charges, Bridges was formally charged Friday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department ( story via ESPN ), and his NBA future is very much up in the air. Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer wrote Friday that a long-term deal for Bridges, which appeared to be formal just days ago, now seems highly unlikely. Emiliano Carchia of Sportando ( Twitter link ) has sources who believe the Hornets will pull their $7.9MM offer to Bridges, making him an unrestricted free agent. The 24-year-old is toxic right now and for good reason. Of the other eight players listed above, four are restricted free agents, which will reduce their leverage to negotiate favorable multi-year terms, at least to some extent. However, Ayton, in particular, still looks like a good bet to land a lucrative long-term deal. His situation may be tied to the Kevin Durant trade market — if the Suns can acquire Durant, Ayton could be a key part of the outgoing package in a sign-and-trade, either to Brooklyn or a third team . The Jazz and Pacers are among the teams that have been linked to the former No. 1 overall pick. It remains unclear which teams could try to force the Cavaliers’ hand on Sexton. According to Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor ( Twitter link ), Cleveland still has about $15 million in breathing room under the luxury tax threshold. It’s possible the club could bring Sexton back and stay out of the tax if no rival cap suitors are ready to chase the 23-year-old guard. Harrell has his own legal issues to deal with, though the marijuana charges he faces will likely be viewed by teams as less troubling than Bridges’ charges. Warren, meanwhile, is a bit of a wildcard. On value alone, he would have ranked much higher on our original list, but the fact that he essentially missed two entire seasons due to injuries made me wary of putting him too high – it seems that his long layoff might give potential and suitors a break. . The following undrafted free agents were noted in the honorable mention section of the top 50 list and are not yet discussed:

LaMarcus Aldridge, F/C, Nets Carmelo Anthony, F, Lakers Bismack Biyombo, C, Suns Avery Bradley, J, Lakers Thomas Bryant, C, Wizards Facundo Campazzo, G, Nuggets DeMarcus Cousins, C, Nuggets Goran Dragic, C, Nets Dwight Howard, C, Lakers Serge Ibaka, F/C, Bucks Jeremy Lamb, G/F, Kings Markieff Morris, F, Heat Austin Rivers, G, Nuggets Tristan Thompson, C, Bulls Hassan Whiteside, C, Jazz

Here are the full free agent lists by position/type and by team.