It has been nearly two months since the NBA completed its 2018 draft, and about a month and a half since the free agent period opened. All summer long, we’ve been tracking player movement across the league, relaying word of every free agent signing, trade, and all sorts of other transactions.
We don’t want to let any roster moves slip through the cracks, so today we’re taking a closer look at exactly how the NBA’s 30 teams have added players to their respective roster this offseason. Let’s dive in…
Free agents:
Our 2018 NBA free agent tracker keeps tabs on every signing that has taken place since July 1, including NBA free agents heading overseas for the 2018/19 season. So far, every NBA team has completed at least two free agent signings, and some clubs have finalized many more deals than that, particularly once training camp contracts are taken into consideration.
Currently, our tracker accounts for 138 NBA free agent contract agreements, though that number figures to increase in the coming weeks as teams finalize their training camp rosters.
Trades:
Our 2018 offseason trade tracker features every single deal completed so far this offseason, starting with the draft-night blockbuster that landed Luka Doncic in Dallas and Trae Young in Atlanta.
While many of this summer’s trades have been minor moves or have been motivated by cap or tax considerations, we’ve seen several significant trades completed too — the Kawhi Leonard/DeMar DeRozan mega-deal between the Raptors and Spurs definitely fits that bill.
Since the 2017/18 NBA season ended, teams have completed a total of 28 trades.
Draft picks:
While 60 players were selected during the 2018 draft, not all 60 will play in the NBA this coming season. Still, so far, only a handful have made plans to play overseas, and all 30 first-rounders have signed their NBA rookie contracts.
As our tracker of draft pick signings shows, four second-round picks will play in international leagues and four remain unsigned. Of the remaining second-rounders, 18 have signed standard NBA contracts and four have inked two-way deals.
Two-way contracts:
Speaking of two-way contracts, we’re tracking all of 2018/19’s right here, and the list already looks much different than 2017/18’s group of two-way players. While a few holdovers are still on their old two-way contracts, there has been plenty of turnover in the two-way ranks.
So far this offseason, 33 players have signed two-way contracts with new teams, three more have agreed to two-way deals but have yet to finalize them, and three others signed new two-way contracts with their old teams.
Draft-and-stash signings:
The introduction of the two-way contract has made it easier for NBA teams to avoid stashing drafted prospects overseas for a year or two, which is perhaps one reason why the number of draft-and-stash signings this year is smaller than usual. So far, only two draft-and-stash players – Jonah Bolden (Sixers) and Isaiah Hartenstein (Rockets) – have signed NBA contracts, as our breakdown shows.
Waiver claims:
Finally, two players have been claimed off waivers during the 2018/19 league year, per our tracker. Those players are Thomas Bryant, claimed from the Lakers by the Wizards, and Antonius Cleveland, claimed from the Hawks by the Bulls.