Hoops Rumors’ up-to-date list of 2023 free agents is below. The player’s 2023 age is in parentheses.
These are players who are currently free agents. They finished the 2022/23 season on an NBA roster, appeared in at least 10 games in ’22/23, or appeared in at least one game in ’23/24. A small handful of other notable free agents may also be listed.
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Updated 4-22-24 (7:55pm CT)
Note: This list is no longer being updated.
Unrestricted Free Agents
Point Guards
- Ryan Arcidiacono (29)
- D.J. Augustin (36)
- Michael Carter-Williams (32)
- Kennedy Chandler (21)
- Jalen Crutcher (24)
- Killian Hayes (22)
- George Hill (37)
- Cory Joseph (32)
- Theo Maledon (22)
- Mac McClung (24)
- Markquis Nowell (24)
- Frank Ntilikina (25)
- Kobi Simmons (26)
- Zavier Simpson (26)
- Ish Smith (35)
- John Wall (33)
- Lindell Wigginton (25)
Shooting Guards
- James Bouknight (23)
- Izaiah Brockington (24)
- Armoni Brooks (25)
- Malcolm Cazalon (22)
- Josh Christopher (22)
- Jarrett Culver (24)
- Terence Davis (26)
- Dexter Dennis (24)
- Hamidou Diallo (25)
- Bryn Forbes (30)
- Danny Green (36)
- R.J. Hampton (22)
- Shaquille Harrison (30)
- D’Moi Hodge (25)
- DeJon Jarreau (25)
- Trevor Keels (20)
- Furkan Korkmaz (26)
- Romeo Langford (24)
- Tyrese Martin (24)
- Rodney McGruder (32)
- Jaylen Nowell (24)
- Victor Oladipo (30)
- Theo Pinson (28)
- Joshua Primo (21)
- Jahmi’us Ramsey (22)
- Austin Rivers (31)
- Jay Scrubb (23)
- Dru Smith (26)
- Joe Wieskamp (24)
- Donovan Williams (22)
- Gabe York (30)
Small Forwards
- Timmy Allen (23)
- Kaiser Gates (27)
- Rudy Gay (37)
- Maurice Harkless (30)
- Ron Harper Jr. (23)
- Joe Harris (32)
- Danuel House (30)
- Justin Jackson (28)
- Stanley Johnson (27)
- Louis King (24)
- Kevin Knox (24)
- Jeremy Lamb (31)
- Isaiah Livers (25)
- Maozinha Pereira (23)
- Juan Toscano-Anderson (30)
- Jack White (26)
- Justise Winslow (27)
Power Forwards
- Darius Days (24)
- JaMychal Green (33)
- Matthew Hurt (23)
- Nathan Knight (26)
- KZ Okapala (24)
- Isaiah Roby (25)
- Terry Taylor (24)
- Isaiah Todd (22)
- D.J. Wilson (27)
Centers
- Tony Bradley (25)
- John Butler (21)
- DeMarcus Cousins (33)
- Dewayne Dedmon (34)
- Derrick Favors (32)
- Montrezl Harrell (29)
- Christian Koloko (23)
- Meyers Leonard (31)
- Robin Lopez (35)
- Nathan Mensah (25)
- Nerlens Noel (29)
- Dmytro Skapintsev (25)
Restricted Free Agents
Note: All of 2023’s restricted free agents have come off the board. You can view the details using our free agent tracker.
Player Options
Note: All of this year’s player option decisions have been made. They can be found here.
Team Options
Note: All of this year’s team option decisions have been made. They can be found here.
Contract information from Basketball Insiders and Spotrac was used in the creation of this post.
Jokic to mavs in 2023 lol
Jokic and Doncic, that would be a passing magic show. Surgical.
A lot of old timers coming up including James. I wonder if he retires or plays until 41 years old. This list isn’t the best I seen, but it definitely raises eyebrows. There are definitely a dozen I’d take to add to the Rockets, Zion (if declined) would be number 1 on this list and number 12 would be Draymond Green. Only one I’d pass on would be LBJ because of the Harden era still rest uneasy with me. LBJ would want the same treatment harden got and LBJ has gotten his wish with Lakers and Cavs. And Green being my list guy, I am not sure he has a lot left in the tank and he be only a defensive player. If Zion doesn’t sign, Green would be the next available big man I would take.
Luke: What’s Mo Bamba status , according to the 2023 free agent list?
He’s under contract for 2023/24, but it’s a non-guaranteed salary, so if the Lakers don’t want to keep him at that $10.3MM price, they could waive him and make him a free agent.
Ok thanks. So would he be under your “team option” list, or not necessarily?
He’s on our 2024 FA list, since we don’t consider guys with non-guaranteed salaries to be pending free agents until they’re waived.
Even though a non-guaranteed salary sort of functions like a team option, it’s technically a different thing (ie. a team declining an option would retain some form of Bird rights on the player, whereas waiving someone on a non-guaranteed contract means forfeiting those Bird rights).
Ok appreciate the explanation.
@LukeAdams Donovan Williams signed with the Warriors but he is on this list still. Just heads up no disrespect.
Got him, thanks.
Luke: Other than their 6.8m trade exception (via Obi trade), what other exceptions do the NYK have?
They still have:
– Their bi-annual exception, worth $4,516,000. It could be used to sign a player for up to two years, though if they use it this season, they wouldn’t have it available next season.
– A very small portion of their mid-level exception ($755,000). It’s basically useless for now, but could theoretically be used near the end of the season (when the prorated minimum salary is way lower) to sign someone to a three- or four-year contract.
@Luke: Thank you. So if NYK let’s say do a trade with CHI or MIN (god forbid), can the trade exception be used as a “buffer”, so that equal salaries don’t necessarily have to match up?
No, it can’t be combined with another player or exception — it can only be used to take on a player (or multiple players) whose salary fits into the exception (with an extra $250K in wiggle room). So for any player whose salary is higher than about $7.05MM, that exception is of no use.
So could they conceivably make (2) separate trades with the same team, one which will accommodate matching salaries,and the other trade to fit a player(s) into the trade exception amount?
Yes, or they could even do that in a single trade. For instance, if they were making a deal with the Spurs, they could use Evan Fournier’s $18.8MM salary to match Keldon Johnson’s $20MM cap hit, then use the TPE to take on Cedi Osman ($6.7MM) as part of the same transaction.
(This is just an example based on salaries — I don’t think Keldon Johnson is available.)
Aha! Awesome thank you Luke!
Good day Luke: Do 2-way players on playoff teams receive monies? If so how is it broken down as it relates to playoff rounds and Finals? Are they awarded rings?
They should get rings (that decision is ultimately up to the team), but I don’t believe they’re entitled to part of the playoff pool money. I previously discussed this subject in the comment section of this post: link to hoopsrumors.com
Ok thanks Luke I will review
Luke: read your article re post buyout signings. Interesting to say the least.
Ques: If the knicks traded for Looney from GS, to make trade monies work, could the knicks subsequently buy him out, and trade him back to GS? If yes or no, what’s the criteria for doing that transaction? Or is their another feasible way it could be done?
Not sure what you mean exactly. Buying him out would mean waiving him and making him a free agent, so he wouldn’t be tradable at that point.
If Looney were traded from the Warriors to the Knicks, then waived, he wouldn’t be permitted to re-sign with Golden State during the current league year. If he were traded from the Warriors to the Knicks, he could theoretically be traded back to Golden State, though I’m not sure why that sequence of events would be necessary.
If he were traded from the Warriors to the Knicks, then traded to a third team by New York, THEN waived, he would be allowed to re-sign with Golden State (but not New York).
Not sure if this answers your question.