Even though Kevin Durant was the big star of the night with his transfer request, the franchises hosted a completely crazy first evening of “free agency”. Much crazier than last season with record contract extensions, but also unexpected transfers. In total, there are nearly 50 signatures in some six hours, for an amount of several billion dollars!
Here is the report, team by team. The extensions are in bold. We did not include the “team option”, nor the “player option”.
THE FIVE BIGGEST CONTRACTS
Nikola Jokic : 264 million dollars / 5 years
Bradley Beal : 251 million / 5 years
Karl Anthony Towns : 224 million / 4 years
Devin Booker : 224 million / 4 years
Ja Morant : between 193 and 231 million / 4 years
| ARRIVALS/EXTENSION | DEPARTURES | |
|---|---|---|
| ATLANTA | Dejounte Murray (Spurs) | Danilo Gallinari (Spurs), Kevin Knox (Pistons) |
| BOSTON | ||
| BROOKLYN | Patty Mills, Nic ClaxtonRoyce O’Neale (Jazz) | Kessler Edwards, Andre Drummond (Bulls) |
| CHARLOTTE | ||
| CHICAGO | Andre Drummond (Nets) | Troy Brown Jr. (Lakers) |
| CLEVELAND | ||
| DALLAS | JaVale McGee (Suns) | Jalen Brunson (Knicks) |
| DENVER | Nikola Jokic, davon reedDeAndre Jordan (Sixers) | |
| DETROIT | Marvin Bagley IIIKevin Knox (Hawks) | |
| GOLDEN STATE | Juan Toscano-Anderson (Lakers), Gary Payton II (Blazers) | |
| HOUSTON | Jae’Sean Tate | Trevelin Queen (Sixers) |
| INDIANA | ||
| THE CLIPPERS | Ivica Zubac, Nicholas Batum, Amir Coffey | Isaiah Hartenstein (Knicks) |
| THE LAKERS | Lonnie Walker IV (Spurs), Juan Toscano-Anderson (Lakers), Troy Brown Jr. (Bulls), Damian Jones (Kings) | Malik Monk (Kings) |
| MEMPHIS | Tyus Jones, Ja Morant | Kyle Anderson (Wolves) |
| MIAMI | Victor Oladipo, Dewayne Dedmon | PJ Tucker (Sixers) |
| MILWAUKEE | Bobby Portis, Wes Matthews, Jevon CarterJoe Ingles (Blazers) | |
| MINNESOTA | Kyle Anderson (Grizzlies) Karl Anthony Towns | |
| NEW ORLEANS | ||
| NEW YORK | Jalen Brunson (Mavericks), Isaiah Hartenstein (Clippers) | |
| OKAY | Lu Dort, Mike Muscala | |
| ORLANDO | Mo Bamba, Gary Harris | |
| PHILADELPHIA | PJ Tucker (Heat), Danuel House (Jazz), Trevelin Queen (Rockets) | DeAndre Jordan (Nuggets) |
| PHOENIX | Devin Booker | Ja Vale McGee (Mavericks) |
| PORTLAND | Gary Payton II (Warriors), Anfernee Simons | Joe Ingles (Bucks) |
| SACRAMENTO | Malik Monk (Lakers) | Damian Jones (Lakers) |
| SAN ANTONIO | Dejounte Murray (Hawks), Lonnie Walker IV (Lakers), Danilo Gallinari | |
| TORONTO | chris butcher, Thaddeus Young | – |
| UTAH | Royce O’Neale (Nets), Danuel House (Sixers) | |
| WASHINGTON | Bradley Beal, Anthony Gill |