The age of the NBA super team appears to be over for now. After the Denver Nuggets captured the 2023 title, the league has seen five different teams win the championship in the last five years, the longest stretch of new blood at the top of the NBA since six different teams won it all between 1980-1975. In a league that feels totally wide open, championships can really be won or lost in free agency. These are the stakes as players hit the open market starting June 30.
The Nuggets made a key signing to help them win the championship last summer when they reached an agreement with free agent guard Bruce Brown. Denver also swung a critical trade by landing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope from the Wizards for Monte Morris and Will Barton. The 2024 champion could be determined by the team that makes the smartest offseason moves, and there’s a fascinating class of free agents ready to be dissected.
This year’s free agent crop features a strong group of big-name veterans at the top of the list, and also has plenty of young players with future upside available. James Harden, Kyrie Irving, Draymond Green, and Khris Middleton are all set to hit the open market, but each is expected to remain with their club. Be sure to check out our list of the top-75 free agents in the league this summer. Fred VanVleet and Kyle Kuzma could be among the biggest names to change teams.
We’ll be keeping track of every NBA free agency signing in 2023 with this post.
Day one signings and trades
The Nets are trading Joe Harris to the Pistons for two future second round picks, per Woj
The Pacers are nearing a trade of guard Chris Duarte to the Sacramento Kings for draft compensation, per Shams
Warriors and Draymond Green agree to four-year, $100 million contract, per Shams
Trey Lyles, Kings reach agreement to return to Sacramento, per Chris Haynes
Suns, Drew Eubanks agree to two-year deal, per Shams
Kyle Kuzma signs four-year, $102 million contract with Washington Wizards, per Woj
Lakers, Taurean Prince agree to deal, per Shams
Coby White signs three-year, $33 million deal with the Chicago Bulls, per Shams
Deandre Jordan, Denver Nuggets agree to deal, per Chris Haynes
Keita Bates-Diop agrees to two-year, $5 million deal with Suns, per Woj
Josh Okogie, Phoenix Suns agree to deal, per Chris Haynes
Damion Lee and Phoenix Suns agree to two-year deal, per Woj
Bruce Brown, Pacers agree to two-year, $45 million deal, per Woj and Malika Andrews
Blazers, Jerami Grant agree to five-year, $160 million deal, per Shams
Boston Celtics, Kristaps Porzingis to agree to two-year, $60 million extension, per Chris Haynes
Troy Brown, Minnesota Timberwolves agree to deal, per Woj
Reggie Jackson, Denver Nuggets agree to two-year, $10.25 million deal, per Shams
Caris LeVert, Cavs agree to two-year, $32 million contract, per Woj
Jevon Carter, Chicago Bulls agree to three-year, $20 million contract, per Woj
Nickeil Alexander-Walker agrees to two-year deal with Minnesota Timberwolves, per Jon Krawczynski
Chimezie Metu, Phoenix Suns agree to one-year deal, per Woj
Max Strus, Cleveland Cavaliers agree to four-year, $64 million deal, per Evan Massey
George Niang, Cleveland Cavaliers agree to three-year, $26 million deal, per Woj
Kyrie Irving has agreed to a three-year, $126 million deal to return to the Mavericks, per Shams.
Khris Middleton, Milwaukee Bucks agree to three-year, $102 million deal, per Woj
Joe Ingles, Orlando Magic agree to deal, per Chris Haynes
Jakob Poeltl, Toronto Raptors agree to four-year, $80 million deal, per Woj
Cam Johnson has agreed on a four-year, $108 million deal to stay with the Brooklyn Nets, per Woj
Tre Jones, San Antonio Spurs agree to two-year, $20 million deal, per Woj
Gabe Vincent, Los Angeles Lakers agree to three-year, $33 million deal, per Shams
Joe Ingles, a free agent forward, has agreed on a two-year, $22 million contract with the Orlando Magic, per Woj
Yuta Watanabe agreed to a deal with the Phoenix Suns, per Shams
Shake Milton, Minnesota Timberwolves agree to two-year, $10 million deal, per Woj
Herb Jones, New Orleans Pelicans agree to four-year, $54 million deal, per Woj and Andrew Lopez
Josh Richardson has agreed on a two-year deal with the Heat, per Shams
Cam Reddish, Lakers agree to a deal, per LA Times’ Brad Turner
Rui Hachimura, Lakers agree to a three-year, $51 million deal, per Shams
Julian Champagnie and the San Antonio Spurs agree to deal, per Woj
Fred VanVleet has agreed on a three-year, $130 million contract with the Houston Rockets, per Woj
Dennis Schroder has agreed to a two-year, $26M deal with Toronto, per Woj
Oshae Brisett has agreed to a two-year deal with the Boston Celtics, per Woj
Seth Curry agrees to a two-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks, per Woj
Derrick Rose, Memphis Grizzles agree to multi-year deal, per Shams
Gary Trent Jr., Toronto Raptors “working on” a multi-year extension, per Chris Haynes
Washington is trading Monte Morris to the Detroit Pistons, per Shams. According to Woj, the deal is for a second-round pick, and the Wizards will create a $9.8M Traded Player Exception
Miami is trading Victor Oladipo and draft compensation to the Oklahoma City Thunder to absorb his expiring $9.45 million contract, per Woj.
Desmond Bane agrees to five-year, $207 million max extension with the Memphis Grizzlies, per Woj.
‘Pre-agency’ signings
Harrison Barnes, Kings agree to three-year. $54.6 million extension, per Woj
James Harden opts into $36.5 million option, asks to be traded from Sixers, per Woj
Nikola Vucevic, Chicago Bulls agree to three-year, $60 million extension, per Shams
Naz Reid, Minnesota Timberwolves agree to three-year, $45 million extension, per Woj
Kings pick up Kessler Edwards’ $1.9 million team option, per Woj
Talen Horton-Tucker picks up $11 million option with Jazz, per Windy
Pistons pick up Alec Burks $10.5 million, per Woj
Suns pick up Ish Wainwright’s $1.9 million team option, per Woj
Victor Oladipo picks up $9.4 million option with Heat, per Woj
Rudy Gay picks up $6.4 million option with Hawks, per Woj
Jazz acquire John Collins from Hawks for Rudy Gay
Warriors trade Jordan Poole to Wizards for Chris Paul
Celtics, Grizzlies, Wizards finalize trade that sends Kristaps Porzingis and first round pick to Boston, Marcus Smart to Memphis, and Tyus Jones to Washington.
Suns acquire Bradley Beal from Wizards for second round picks, swaps
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