One of the wildest days in NBA history – or at least in the history of NBA offseasons – has come to a close.
As expected, a number of free agents decided not to waste any time reaching contract agreements when the free agent period officially got underway on Sunday night (or even a little earlier). The result was an action-packed day that saw more than half of our top 50 free agents of 2019 come off the board.
These deals aren’t yet official, so the reported terms could change — or agreements could fall through altogether. Generally speaking though, teams and players are on track to finalize these contract agreements sometime after the July moratorium ends on Friday.
Here are today’s free agent agreements:
- Klay Thompson, Warriors agree to five-year, maximum-salary contract ($189.9MM).
- Tobias Harris, Sixers agree to five-year, $180MM contract.
- Khris Middleton, Bucks agree to five-year, $178MM contract.
- Kevin Durant, Nets agree to four-year contract worth slightly less than the max (sign-and-trade).
- Kristaps Porzingis, Mavericks agree to five-year, maximum-salary contract ($158.3MM).
- Jimmy Butler, Heat agree to four-year, maximum-salary contract ($140.8MM; sign-and-trade).
- Kemba Walker, Celtics agree to four-year, maximum-salary contract ($140.8MM; sign-and-trade).
- Kyrie Irving, Nets agree to four-year contract worth slightly less than the max.
- D’Angelo Russell, Warriors agree to four-year, maximum-salary contract ($117.3MM; sign-and-trade)
- Nikola Vucevic, Magic agree to four-year, $100MM contract.
- Al Horford, Sixers agree to four-year, $97MM contract (plus incentives).
- Harrison Barnes, Kings agree to four-year, $85MM contract.
- Malcolm Brogdon, Pacers agree to four-year, $85MM contract (sign-and-trade).
- Bojan Bogdanovic, Jazz agree to four-year, $73MM contract.
- Julius Randle, Knicks agree to three-year, $63MM contract.
- Terry Rozier, Hornets agree to three-year, $58MM contract (sign-and-trade).
- Terrence Ross, Magic agree to four-year, $54MM contract.
- Brook Lopez, Bucks agree to four-year, $52MM contract.
- Ricky Rubio, Suns agree to three-year, $51MM contract.
- Jonas Valanciunas, Grizzlies agree to three-year, $45MM contract.
- Dewayne Dedmon, Kings agree to three-year, $41MM contract.
- Thaddeus Young, Bulls agree to three-year, $41MM contract.
- DeAndre Jordan, Nets agree to four-year, $40MM contract.
- Patrick Beverley, Clippers agree to three-year, $40MM contract.
- Cory Joseph, Kings agree to three-year, $37MM contract.
- Rudy Gay, Spurs agree to two-year, $32MM contract.
- Jeremy Lamb, Pacers agree to three-year, $31.5MM contract.
- Bobby Portis, Knicks agree to two-year, $31MM contract.
- Al-Farouq Aminu, Magic agree to three-year, $29MM contract.
- George Hill, Bucks agree to three-year, $29MM contract.
- J.J. Redick, Pelicans agree to two-year, $26.5MM contract.
- Thomas Bryant, Wizards agree to three-year, $25MM contract.
- Trevor Ariza, Kings agree to two-year, $25MM contract.
- Reggie Bullock, Knicks agree to two-year, $21MM contract.
- Taj Gibson, Knicks agree to two-year, $20MM contract.
- Derrick Rose, Pistons agree to two-year, $15MM contract.
- DeMarre Carroll, Spurs agree to two-year, $13MM contract.
- Rodney Hood, Trail Blazers agree to two-year, $11.7MM contract.
- Danuel House, Rockets agree to three-year, $11.1MM contract.
- Mike Scott, Sixers agree to two-year, $9.8MM contract.
- Ed Davis, Jazz agree to two-year, $9.8MM contract.
- Robin Lopez, Bucks agree to two-year, $9.8MM contract.
- Garrett Temple, Nets agree to two-year, $9.8MM contract.
- Nicolo Melli, Pelicans agree to two-year, $4MM contract.
- Mario Hezonja, Trail Blazers agree to two-year, minimum-salary contract.
- Gerald Green, Rockets agree to one-year, minimum-salary contract.
- Mike Muscala, Thunder agree to contract (terms unknown).
Here are the trades (or trade structures) tentatively agreed upon today:
Warriors, Nets to swap Kevin Durant, D’Angelo Russell in double sign-and-trade. Warriors would also receive Shabazz Napier, Treveon Graham.- Celtics, Hornets to swap Kemba Walker, Terry Rozier in double sign-and-trade.
- Heat, Sixers to swap Jimmy Butler, Josh Richardson in sign-and-trade deal; third team still required.
- Pacers to acquire Malcolm Brogdon in sign-and-trade from Bucks for draft picks.
- Grizzlies to acquire Andre Iguodala, 2024 first-round pick from Warriors.
- Pelicans nearing deal to acquire Derrick Favors from Jazz for draft pick(s).
Here are the contract extensions agreed upon today:
- Damian Lillard, Trail Blazers agree to four-year, super-max extension (starts in 2021/22; projected value of $196MM).
- Jamal Murray, Nuggets agree to five-year, maximum-salary extension (starts in 2020/21; projected value of $169.7MM).
- Dwight Powell, Mavericks agree to three-year, $33MM extension (starts in 2020/21).
Photos courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
And Melo is sitting on the banana boat all alone
well if sign melo a plan c for alot of teams.
I think there’s a spot for him in Ice Cube’s Big3.
I’m thinking that every team has finally realized that signing Melo never ends well.
been hearing all week about how sign and trades are rare and then we have 6 in one day… will 2019 be remembered as the year of the S&T?
They seem like afterthoughts, but are huge.
Everyone wants that trade exception
I was just thinking the same thing!
the lakers plan? not working!
Lakers are def signing Kawhi . It’s clear.
Excellent recap
Warriors really messed up. I didn’t know kd was a sign a trade. What a stupid move. They trade iggy and kd in the same day and only signed klay Thompson which is a good thing and now they are stuck with d’angelo Russell. Head scratcher moves.
The Lakers lost Russell and Randall a couple of years ago. Where the hell else would he go
Jesus, people like you are the reason I read comments. I always try to think that people like you are being sarcastic but I truly don’t think you are.
Knicks thought that they would “Knick” their way into big free agents. Nets decided to “work” their way to them. How do the Knicks go forward with this structure in the front office? How embarrassing.
By work do you mean mortgage?
What did Nets mortgage?? Russell?? anyone would want Kyrie over Russell. KI is better. Signing KD, Kyrie, DJ, and Temple while losing DLo, RHJ, and DeMarre Carroll is hardly mortgaging.
KD is injured…mortgage.
Understood, but granted that one of the Nets’ affiliated doctors performed the surgery, I think the Nets are confident in the future recovery of KD. I admit I was skeptical once he suffered this injury, but that may have been what helped the Nets get him. A KD at 80% is better than 95% of the rest of the players on NBA rosters. With over 500 players including 2-way contract players, that puts KD in the top 25 even if he’s not the dominant player he was.
Kings made two questionable moves in signing Dedmon and Ariza. Joseph and Barnes fit well but Dedmon can’t function in an up and down, space oriented offense. Ariza just takes minutes away from literally anyone else. He was a negative player last year. I don’t see the purpose of adding him.
if I was a kings fan I went into this offseason thinking ok we are about to get legit and after these moves …. idk I don’t see it working out well they really shat the bed this offseason IMO.
this was helpful, thanks.. i hope you do this each day!
Warriors screwed fakers by grabbing dlo. Their front court looks weak. Steve Kerr will show he can coach.
Why cant MLB free agency work this quickly?
Draft pick compensation. Same as the NFL. There are two FA periods for NFL. MLB draft is in June so that screws like a dozen players each year.
Porzingis-Dallas????