2021 NBA Free Agent Stock Watch Series

Over the course of the 2020/21 NBA league year, we’re keeping an eye on 2021’s free-agents-to-be, monitoring their value and assessing how their play on the court will impact upcoming contract negotiations. Each of these looks at potential 2021 free agents focuses on a specific division, as we zero in on a handful of players from those few clubs.

Each installment in our Free Agent Stock Watch series looking ahead to the 2021 offseason is linked below, along with an outline of which players we discuss in each piece.

We’ll continue to update this page – which can be found under the “Hoops Rumors Features” sidebar of our desktop page, or in the “Features” section of our mobile site – as we add new entries over the coming weeks and months.


Eastern Conference

Playoffs

  • June 17
    • Lou Williams (Hawks) ⬆️
    • Jeff Green (Nets) ⬆️
    • Reggie Jackson (Clippers) ⬆️
    • Mike Conley (Jazz) ⬇️
  • June 11
    • Andre Drummond (Lakers) ⬇️
    • Serge Ibaka (Clippers) ⬇️
    • Langston Galloway (Suns) ⬇️
    • Tim Hardaway Jr. (Mavericks) ⬆️
  • June 5
    • Elfrid Payton (Knicks) ⬇️
    • Evan Fournier (Celtics) ⬇️
    • Duncan Robinson (Heat) ⬆️
    • Alex Len (Wizards) ⬇️

Atlantic

  • April 16
    • Blake Griffin (Nets) ⬇️
    • Dwight Howard (Sixers) ⬇️
    • Reggie Bullock (Knicks) ⬆️
    • Gary Trent Jr. (Raptors) ⬆️
  • March 12
    • Bruce Brown (Nets) ⬆️
    • Nerlens Noel (Knicks) ⬆️
    • Aron Baynes (Raptors) ⬇️
    • Jeff Teague (Celtics) ⬇️
      • Note: Teague has since been traded to the Magic and waived.
  • January 22
    • Chris Boucher (Raptors) ⬆️
    • Dennis Smith Jr. (Knicks) ⬇️
      • Note: Smith has since been traded to the Pistons.
    • Furkan Korkmaz (Sixers) ⬇️
    • Daniel Theis (Celtics) ⬆️
      • Note: Theis has since been traded to the Bulls.

Central

  • April 23
    • Frank Jackson (Pistons) ⬆️
    • Denzel Valentine (Bulls) ⬇️
    • Doug McDermott (Pacers) ⬆️
    • Bryn Forbes (Bucks) ⬆️
  • March 5
    • T.J. McConnell (Pacers) ⬆️
    • Saben Lee (Pistons) ⬆️
    • Jarrett Allen (Cavaliers) ⬆️
    • Thaddeus Young (Bulls) ⬆️
  • January 29

    • Wayne Ellington (Pistons) ⬆️
    • Andre Drummond (Cavaliers) ⬆️
      • Note: Drummond has since been bought out.
    • Tomas Satoransky (Bulls) ⬇️
    • Bobby Portis (Bucks) ⬆️

Southeast

  • May 7
    • Nemanja Bjelica (Heat) ⬇️
    • Daniel Gafford (Wizards) ⬆️
    • John Collins (Hawks) ⬆️
    • James Ennis (Magic) ⬇️
  • March 19
    • Moritz Wagner (Wizards) ⬇️
      • Note: Wagner has since been traded to the Celtics.
    • Kris Dunn (Hawks) ⬇️
    • Duncan Robinson (Heat) ⬆️
    • Devonte’ Graham (Hornets) ⬇️
  • February 5
    • Malik Monk (Hornets) ⬆️
    • Tony Snell (Hawks) ⬇️
    • Kendrick Nunn (Heat) ⬇️
    • Ish Smith (Wizards) ⬇️

Western Conference

Northwest

  • May 14
    • Norman Powell (Trail Blazers) ⬆️
    • Georges Niang (Jazz) ⬆️
    • Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (Thunder) ⬇️
    • Austin Rivers (Nuggets) ⬆️
  • March 26
    • Mike Conley (Jazz) ⬆️
    • JaMychal Green (Nuggets) ⬇️
    • Kenrich Williams (Thunder) ⬆️
    • Harry Giles (Trail Blazers) ⬇️
  • February 19
    • Hamidou Diallo (Thunder) ⬆️
      • Note: Diallo has since been traded to the Pistons.
    • Naz Reid (Timberwolves) ⬆️
    • Gary Trent Jr. (Trail Blazers) ⬆️
      • Note: Trent has since been traded to the Raptors.
    • Will Barton (Nuggets) ⬇️

Pacific

  • May 28
    • Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) ⬆️
    • Cameron Payne (Suns) ⬆️
    • Alex Caruso (Lakers) ⬆️
    • Hassan Whiteside (Kings) ⬇️
  • April 9
    • Nicolas Batum (Clippers) ⬆️
    • Andre Drummond (Lakers) ⬆️
    • Damion Lee (Warriors) ⬇️
    • Frank Kaminsky (Suns) ⬇️
  • February 27
    • Kelly Oubre (Warriors) ⬆️
    • Markieff Morris (Lakers) ⬇️
    • Langston Galloway (Suns) ⬇️
    • Jabari Parker (Kings) ⬇️
      • Note: Parker has since been waived.

Southwest

  • May 21
    • DeMar DeRozan (Spurs) ⬇️
    • Lonzo Ball (Pelicans) ⬆️
    • Josh Richardson (Mavericks) ⬇️
    • Kelly Olynyk (Rockets) ⬆️
  • April 2
    • Justise Winslow (Grizzlies) ⬇️
    • Gorgui Dieng (Spurs) ⬆️
    • Boban Marjanovic (Mavericks) ⬇️
    • Avery Bradley (Rockets) ⬇️
  • February 12
    • Lonzo Ball (Pelicans) ⬆️
    • Trey Lyles (Spurs) ⬇️
    • Tim Hardaway Jr. (Mavericks) ⬆️
    • DeMarcus Cousins (Rockets) ⬇️
      • Note: Cousins has since been waived.
View Comments (1)