Most of this year’s top NBA free agents came off the board several days ago, but the No. 1 player in this year’s class, Kawhi Leonard, continued to weigh his options on Wednesday. Based on how quickly the first wave of free agency moved on Sunday, it may feel like Leonard’s decision is dragging on forever, but the timetable isn’t particularly out of the ordinary when compared to other notable free agencies in recent years.
In 2017, Gordon Hayward chose the Celtics on July 4. Kevin Durant announced his move to the Warriors on July 4 in 2016. In 2014, LeBron James didn’t confirm his return to the Cavaliers until July 11.
While we continue to wait on Leonard, we were able to remove a few more names from the list of 2019’s available NBA free agents, and a couple more trades were reported on Wednesday.
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Listed below are July 3’s notable contract and trade agreements. For the most part, 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 deals sometime after the July moratorium ends on Saturday.
Here are Wednesday’s noteworthy contract agreements:
- Darius Miller, Pelicans agree to two-year, $14.5MM contract.
- Jake Layman, Timberwolves agree to three-year, $11.5MM contract (sign-and-trade).
- Markieff Morris, Pistons agree to two-year, $7.4MM contract.
- Boban Marjanovic, Mavericks agree to two-year, $7MM contract.
- T.J. McConnell, Pacers agree to two-year, $7MM contract.
- Raul Neto, Sixers agree to one-year, minimum-salary contract.
Here are Wednesday’s trade agreements:
- Hawks to acquire Chandler Parsons from the Grizzlies in exchange for Miles Plumlee and Solomon Hill.
- Grizzlies to acquire Josh Jackson, De’Anthony Melton, and second-round picks from the Suns for Kyle Korver and Jevon Carter.
- Timberwolves to acquire Jake Layman via sign-and-trade from the Trail Blazers.
Here are a couple of Wednesday’s other news items worth mentioning:
- DeMarcus Cousins changes agents.
- Warriors withdraw Quinn Cook‘s qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent.
Previously:
- NBA 2019 Free Agency: Day 1 Recap
- NBA 2019 Free Agency: Day 2 Recap
- NBA 2019 Free Agency: Day 3 Recap
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