It was a very busy first day of NBA free agency on Friday. By our count, a total of 39 free agents have agreed to new deals since the negotiating period officially began at 5:00 pm CT, while two more players agreed to maximum-salary extensions.
There was some action on the trade market too, with one deal officially finalized on Friday and three more agreed upon.
Listed below are all the free agent agreements, contract extensions, trades, and other notable news items from the first day of free agency.
Free agent agreements
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 agreements sometime after the moratorium ends on July 6.
Note: Some of these salary figures may include options, incentives, or non-guaranteed money.
Jerami Grant, Trail Blazers agree to five-year, $160MM contract.- Fred VanVleet, Rockets agree to three-year, $128.5MM contract (maximum salary)
- Kyrie Irving, Mavericks agree to three-year, $126MM contract.
- Cameron Johnson, Nets agree to four-year, $108MM contract.
- Khris Middleton, Bucks agree to three-year, $102MM contract.
- Kyle Kuzma, Wizards agree to four-year, $102MM contract.
- Draymond Green, Warriors agree to four-year, $100MM contract.
- Jakob Poeltl, Raptors agree to four-year, $80MM contract.
- Herbert Jones, Pelicans agree to four-year, $53.8MM contract.
- Rui Hachimura, Lakers agree to three-year, $51MM contract.
- Bruce Brown, Pacers agree to two-year, $45MM contract.
- Coby White, Bulls agree to three-year, $33MM contract.
- Gabe Vincent, Lakers agree to three-year, $33MM contract.
- Caris LeVert, Cavaliers agree to two-year, $32MM contract.
- Georges Niang, Cavaliers agree to three-year, $26MM contract.
- Dennis Schröder, Raptors agree to two-year, $25.4MM contract.
- Joe Ingles, Magic agree to two-year, $22MM contract.
- Tre Jones, Spurs agree to two-year, $20MM contract.
- Jevon Carter, Bulls agree to three-year, $19MM contract.
- Trey Lyles, Kings agree to two-year, $16MM contract.
- Julian Champagnie, Spurs agree to four-year, $12MM contract.
- Reggie Jackson, Nuggets agree to two-year, $10.25MM contract.
- Shake Milton, Timberwolves agree to two-year, $10MM contract.
- Seth Curry, Mavericks agree to two-year, $9.3MM contract.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Timberwolves agree to two-year, $9MM contract.
- Troy Brown, Timberwolves agree to two-year, $8MM contract.
- Kevin Love, Heat agree to two-year, $7.6MM contract.
- Taurean Prince, Lakers agree to one-year, $4.5MM contract.
- Keita Bates-Diop, Suns agree to two-year, minimum-salary contract.
- Oshae Brissett, Celtics agree to two-year, minimum-salary contract.
- Cam Reddish, Lakers agree to two-year, minimum-salary contract.
- Derrick Rose, Grizzlies agree to two-year, minimum-salary contract.
- Josh Richardson, Heat agree to two-year, minimum-salary contract.
- Drew Eubanks, Suns agree to two-year, minimum-salary contract.
- Chimezie Metu, Suns agree to one-year, minimum-salary contract.
- Yuta Watanabe, Suns agree to one-year, minimum-salary contract.
- Damion Lee, Suns agree to two-year contract.
- DeAndre Jordan, Nuggets agree to contract.
- Josh Okogie, Suns agree to contract.
Contract extensions
Tyrese Haliburton, Pacers agree to five-year, maximum-salary rookie scale extension with Rose Rule language.- Desmond Bane, Grizzlies agree to five-year, maximum-salary rookie scale extension.
- Kristaps Porzingis, Celtics expected to finalize two-year, $60MM extension.
Trades
- Nets agree to trade Joe Harris and two future second-round picks to Pistons in exchange for cash.
- Wizards agree to trade Monte Morris to Pistons in exchange for a 2027 second-round pick.
- Heat agree to trade Victor Oladipo and draft compensation to the Thunder for a return that’s TBD.
- Pistons trade draft rights to Balsa Koprivica to Clippers in exchange for cash.
- Pacers nearing agreement to trade Chris Duarte to Kings for draft compensation.
Other notable headlines
- Clippers are James Harden‘s preferred destination as trade talks with Sixers begin.
- Sixers not expected to pursue rookie scale extension with Tyrese Maxey.
- Gary Trent Jr., Raptors nearing multiyear extension.
- Jordan Clarkson, Jazz engaged in extension discussions.
- Magic guarantee 2023/24 salaries for Markelle Fultz, Gary Harris.
- Trail Blazers waive Trendon Watford.
The first seven players on our list of this year’s top 50 free agents came off the board on Friday night, but there are still plenty of recognizable names on the market, including D’Angelo Russell, Miles Bridges, P.J. Washington, Austin Reaves, Brook Lopez, Max Strus, and Dillon Brooks.
The full list of available free agents can be found right here.
If the Pistons were willing to give up one of their stashes for cash, why didn’t they just include it in the deal for Harris?
Got more cash than they gave
So much for the perpetual lie that Reinsdorf would actually spend money to put a team on the floor that would pass the Luxury Tax. The Big move was spend 6 million on another guy who plays defense and can’t shoot to join the other 5 they have that can’t shoot. The Reinsdorf’s are pathetic. Sell the Bulls to somebody who cares.
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