Officially, NBA free agency begins at 6 p.m. ET on June 30. Unofficially, decisions with league-shaking impacts have already been made. Here's what you need to know.
Teams stay busy on Day 2
After a flurry of moves during the first six hours of NBA free agency, teams were quickly back on the phones Friday with more moves and contract agreements.
Here is the latest:
- Gobert on the move: The Timberwolves swung for the fences, giving up five players and four first-round picks to acquire Gobert and add him to their core of Towns, Edwards and Russell. Minnesota will no doubt be a tough team to play next season, with Gobert helping shelter Towns on defence, but that's a hefty price to pay. Did Danny Ainge strike again?
- Raptors add a shooter: The Raptors reportedly agreed to a two-year contract (with a player option) with small forward Otto Porter Jr., who just helped the Warriors win the NBA title. Porter is a well-travelled vet who averaged 8.2 points per game last season while shooting 39.8 per cent for his career from three. He fits the Raptors' template as a solid defender from the wing and should be one of the first players off the bench next season. Plus his wife is from Toronto.
- Zion gets big-ticket from Pelicans: Zion Williamson has only played 85 NBA games since going first overall in the 2019 draft — and he missed all of last season with a foot injury — but the Pelicans still reportedly feel comfortable rewarding him with a rookie max contract extension. The deal could pay Williamson as much as $231 million and expires after the 2027-28 campaign.
- Zach LaVine re-upping with Bulls: Zach LaVine will be staying with the team he's had the most success with. LaVine, who was an all-star in each of the past two seasons, will reportedly sign a four-year, $215-million max contract with the Bulls.
- Celtics make big splash with Brogdon trade: Fresh off an appearance in the NBA Finals, the Boston Celtics are making a big move by acquiring star guard Malcolm Brogdon in a trade with the Indiana Pacers. In return, the Celtics are sending five depth players and a 2023 first-round pick to Indiana. Brogdon has struggled with injuries over his career but has averaged around 20 points per game in each of the past two seasons, along with 5.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists.
- Other notable moves: John Wall finalized his contract with the Clippers | The Trail Blazers are adding Gary Payton II and retaining Jusuf Nurkic | The Hawks are trading Kevin Huerter to the Kings | Ricky Rubio is returning to the Cavaliers | Kevon Looney re-ups in the Bay, Donte Divincenzo joins him

After the floodgates opened
As soon as 6 p.m. ET hit, frenetic activity set in, shifting the NBA landscape in ways big and small.
Starry names stay put
• Nikola Jokic, the two-time league MVP, reportedly agreed to a five-year, $264 million supermax contract extension with the Denver Nuggets. When signed, it will be the richest deal in NBA history. As reported by Adrian Wojnarowski, the deal will total $303 million over six years.
• Ja Morant agreed to a five-year, $193 million designated rookie maximum extension that could become worth $231 million.
• Washington Wizards all-star Bradley Beal has reportedly agreed to a five-year, $251 million maximum contract extension. Yesterday, Beal declined his player option for next season but elected to stay in D.C. on a lucrative deal instead of test the open market in pursuit of joining a team closer to contention.
• Devin Booker, one of the most prolific young scorers in modern NBA history, and the Phoenix Suns are finalizing a four-year, $224 million supermax contract extension that he’s set to sign as soon as next week and will bring the total value of his contract to six years and $295 million. The deal comes at a moment of particular intrigue for the Suns, who were named as one of Kevin Durant's preferred teams to be traded to earlier on Thursday.
• Karl-Anthony Towns will be getting the supermax contract from the Minnesota Timberwolves after reportedly agreeing to a four-year, $224 million supermax extension that will have him earn $295 million over the next six seasons.
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The Raptors make moves
• The Toronto Raptors and Chris Boucher reportedly agreed to a three-year, $35.25M deal, ensuring the valuable — if at times inconsistent — piece of the team's rotation will stay in the fold for the foreseeable future. According to Sportsnet's Michael Grange, the specifics of how the deal is paid out year by year are still being worked out and Toronto would have to keep the total to under $11 million to ensure they can use the full MLE this year.
• Thaddeus Young, whose veteran presence was seen as a stabilizing force for the team, has reportedly reached an agreement with the Raptors on a two-year, $16 million deal with the addition of performance incentives. Shortly after news of the signing broke, Young tweeted "Blessings ...#WeTheNorth let's go" in what appeared to be confirmation of the deal.
A big deal for a Canadian
• Lu Dort, the Montreal native who has emerged as one of the NBA's most formidable defenders, reached an agreement with the Oklahoma City Thunder on a five-year, $87.5 million deal. Prior to the agreement, the Thunder declined their team option on Dort, allowing both sides to negotiate an arrangement that carried longer term.
With the East in flux, the Bucks double down
The Milwaukee Bucks, surveying an Eastern Conference that may soon feature neither Kyrie Irving nor Kevin Durant, spent the opening day of free agency bringing players back into the fold.
• Perhaps most notably, the Bucks inked Bobby Portis to a four-year, $49 million contract, bringing the forward back after he declined his player option to open up different negotiating possibilities.
• Milwaukee further bolstered the depth at the end of its bench by agreeing to a one-year deal with Wesley Matthews, a veteran of 13 seasons.
• The Bucks and Jevon Carter, the 26-year-old guard who suited up in 20 games for the team last season after a stint with Brooklyn, also reportedly agreed to a two-year deal that will extend his stay in Wisconsin.
The Nuggets spend big on Jokic, then proceed with caution
The most significant agreement the Nuggets reached on Wednesday ensured that perhaps the most important player in the franchise's history will stay in Denver, coming to terms with Nikola Jokic on what will be the most lucrative deal ever in the NBA. After that, they spent cautiously.
• DeAndre Jordan, who at one time was an elemental part of the Lob City era Clippers teams, agreed to a deal with the Nuggets, continuing a journeyman twilight to his career that has seen him play for six organizations. Terms of their agreement were not immediately known, though coming off a season in which he played just 16 games for the 76ers, a figure near the league minimum is to be expected.
• Davon Reed, who spent 48 games with the Nuggets last season, agreed to a two-year deal with the team, indicating he may have found a home in the NBA after struggling to stick in brief stints with the Phoenix Suns and Indiana Pacers.
The Clippers fortify their depth
• The Los Angles Clippers, in a bid to solidify the supporting cast around Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, re-signed Nic Batum to a two-year deal. A 14-year veteran, Batum has spent the last two seasons with the Clippers, helping the franchise reach the Western Conference Finals for the first time in its history in 2020-21.
• In another depth move, the Clippers and Amir Coffey agreed to a three-year, $11 million deal, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Embiid may want KD. But on Day 1, the 76ers had other plans
The news that Kevin Durant wanted out of Brooklyn destabilized the NBA mere hours before its landscape was already set to be re-made in free agency. Joel Embiid, eyeing the chaos, reportedly made it clear to management that he wants them to "exhaust every option" in trying to acquire Durant, according to Jason Dumas of Bleacher Report.
Though the extent of Durant's interest in heading to Philadelphia is not known, the prospect of reuniting with James Harden — again — alongside Embiid would pair three MVP-calibre talents together, vaulting the 76ers to the top of the Eastern Conference hierarchy.
Instead of that big swing though, the 76ers started by making quieter moves.
• PJ Tucker, the longtime NBA veteran who built a career on tenacious defence and endless determination, is finalizing a three-year, $33.2 million fully guaranteed deal with Philadelphia.
• Danuel House, who split time between the Jazz, Knicks and Rockets last season as a rotation player, has agreed to a two-year, $8.5M deal with the 76ers, Wojnarowski reported.
As the spectre of Durant looms, Miami runs it back
After evaluating a run that saw them come within one win of the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat spent the first day of free agency ensuring as many pieces of that group as possible would return — though the spectre of Durant's availability will loom large in South Beach over the coming days.
Along with the Suns, the Heat were among the teams Durant is believed to have on his list of preferred destinations, though it remains to be seen if their combination of young talent is enough to make a deal come to fruition. According to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report, the starting point in Durant negotiations is predictably massive, with Bam Adebayo being the player the Nets would target in return.
If Miami is unable to land Durant, the Heat are reportedly interested in Jae Crowder as well, according to Miami Herald reporter Barry Jackson.
Until the Durant situation crystallizes, the Heat elected to run it back.
• Free agent guard Victor Oladipo will reportedly return to the Miami Heat for at least one more year, with the sides coming to terms on a deal worth $11 million for the season.
• Dewayne Dedmon has agreed to a two-year, $9 million deal to return to the Miami Heat, Charania reported.
A dice roll in Portland, a steady choice in Memphis
• The Portland Trail Blazers and Anfernee Simons, the 23-year-old who assumed a role in the starting lineup while Damian Lillard was sidelined this season, agreed on a four-year, $100 million contract. However, it remains to be seen if the duo can share a court together effectively. Lineups that featured Lillard and Simons — without the since-traded CJ McCollum — were outscored by 1.4 points per 100 possessions during the 2020-21 campaign.
• Tyus Jones, one of the key members of the Grizzlies' bench whose steady hand with the ball created key moments of rest for Ja Morant, is returning to Memphis Grizzlies on a two-year, $30 million deal.
In Los Angeles, a starless opening night
In the twilight of LeBron James' shining NBA career, the Los Angeles Lakers have often struggled to field a team that will lessen his nightly workload — or give him a realistic chance at a final championship run.
And while rumours of Kyrie Irving's reported insistence on heading west will swirl until the precise moment they cease or come true, the first day of free agency for Los Angeles did not inspire confidence that next season's team will be meaningfully different from this year.
In part, that was to be expected. Russell Westbrook, the captivating guard whose inefficiency on offence doomed countless Lakers' possession last season, opted into his contract, leaving Los Angeles with little in the way of available salary to chase stars with. Instead, they sought youth.
• Lonnie Walker IV, shortly after the San Antonio Spurs rescinded his qualifying offer, agreed to a one-year deal worth $6.5 million, using Los Angeles' taxpayer midlevel exception. With a downhill game suited for getting into the paint and creating offence, Walker joins the Lakers' backcourt alongside Westbrook, Talen Horton-Tucker, and Kendrick Nunn.
• Juan Toscano-Anderson, the undrafted 29-year-old who won the NBA championship for the Golden State Warriors last season, and the Lakers reached an agreement on a one-year deal.
• Damian Jones, who at age 27 averaged 8.1 points per game for the Kings last season, agreed to a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, Wojnarowski reported. He had previously played in L.A. during the 2020-21 season, signing a pair of 10-day deals while the Lakers navigated injury trouble. His new deal has a player option.
• Troy Brown Jr., a switchable wing defender with the Bulls last season, signed a one-year deal with L.A., according to ESPN.
The Knicks land their wildcard
• Jalen Brunson, the talented forward who emerged as one of free agency's big wild cards after his name was connected to the New York Knicks for days, decided to pursue a deal with the team after all, agreeing to a four-year, $104 million deal. Reports over how much of a chance the Dallas Mavericks, his former team varied.
• Isaiah Hartenstein has agreed to a two-year, $16 million-plus deal with the New York Knicks, according to Charania.
The Mavericks start to move on from Brunson
• JaVale McGee has agreed to a three-year, $20.1 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks, with a player option for the third season. McGee, a 14-year NBA veteran who played in Dallas before, most recently appeared in 74 games in the 2021-22 season for the Phoenix Suns, averaging 9.2 points and 6.7 rebounds in 15.8 minutes of action per game.
With Durant on his way out, Brooklyn pivots
• After Brooklyn Nets guard Patty Mills declined his $6.2-million player option to become a free agent, he will return to the Brooklyn Nets on a two-year, $14.5 million deal.
• Nic Claxton, the former Nets draft pick who is coming off his best season in Brooklyn, agreed to a two-year, $20 million deal. Though his role in Brooklyn's future may not be set in stone, with every player on the roster believed to be available in trade, his impact off the bench was notable, averaging 8.7 points and 5.6 rebounds in 47 regular-season games last year.
Sacramento continues its long march toward future success
• Malik Monk, coming off a season in which he averaged just under 14 points per game with the Lakers, is reportedly finalizing a two-year, $19 million deal with the Sacramento Kings.
The Pistons keep their rebuild in motion
• Marvin Bagley III, the restricted free agent who was the second overall pick from the 2018 NBA Draft, reached an agreement with the Detroit Pistons on a three-year, $37 million deal. After failing to gain traction with the Kings, the team that drafted him, Bagley III found new life in Detroit, averaging 14.6 points and 6.8 rebounds in 18 games with the Pistons last season.
• The Detroit Pistons and Kemba Walker are reportedly finalizing a buyout agreement just days after he was acquired in a trade with the New York Knicks, allowing the veteran guard to enter free agency when he clears waivers. Read more.
In Houston, an under-the-radar retention
• The Houston Rockets and Jae'Sean Tate came to an agreement on a three-year contract worth $22.1 million, a meaningful raise over the $1.8 million he was slated to earn prior to the team declining his option. The forward appeared in 78 games for the Rockets last season, starting in all but one of them, and averaged 11.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists.
The Wizards bring back Beal, then bring in a new backcourt partner
• The Washington Wizards and Delon Wright, the former Toronto Raptors draft pick, agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal that will see him partner up with incumbent all-star guard Bradley Beal in D.C.'s backcourt.
The Timberwolves take it slow
• The Minnesota Timberwolves agreed to a deal with Kyle Anderson, the forward who earned the nickname Slow Mo for the unorthodox cadence at which he plays the game — at times to his benefit, allowing him to disrupt opposing players' rhythms, and at times to his detriment. The agreement is a two-year, $18 million deal.
Talking to a couple of agents with free agents and the sense is that market has slowed to a crawl until KD (and Kyrie, to a lesser extent) situation gets sorted out. Too many things in play, teams don't want to commit and miss an opportunity, even tangential to main event.
— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) July 1, 2022

The Raptors could trade for Kevin Durant. That doesn't mean they will.
In the wake of Kevin Durant requesting a trade out of Brooklyn, and the Nets reportedly working with him to facilitate a deal, many were quick to muse about the possibility of the Toronto Raptors once again cashing in their assets to bring a disgruntled all-world talent north of the border.
The reasons why it is enticing to consider are plain to see. Rarely, if ever, has a player of Durant's calibre become available via trade. Adding him to the Raptors core that would remain after a trade would likely vault Toronto into the upper tier of contenders in the Eastern Conference. That is the gravity of Durant's on-court impact.
Perhaps the closest parallel to a player with his transformative power becoming available was when Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs reached the point of no return. Masai Ujiri, the architect of the Raptors roster, pounced at the opportunity — even knowing the cost would be a beloved star, DeMar DeRozan; even knowing there was no guarantee the Leonard partnership would last more than a year.
The end result of that calculated risk now hangs from the rafters in Scotiabank Arena.
And the Raptors are among the teams best-positioned to field an alluring offer to the Nets, who have said that — despite Durant's reported preferences of joining the Phoenix Suns or Miami Heat — they will pursue the best available deal. Any combination of Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, Fred VanVleet and Gary Trent Jr. would make a compelling foundation for a trade. If the Raptors were open to moving prized rookie Scottie Barnes, designing offers that could trump that poses a significant challenge.
Still, the calculus for bringing Leonard to Toronto is different from adding Durant — in the cost it would take to pull off, and in the Eastern Conference landscape the Raptors would have to navigate.
Leonard was dealing with a chronic injury that added immense uncertainty to how much he could play, reducing the Spurs' leverage in trade talks. While Durant had to overcome a debilitating Achilles injury he suffered against the Raptors in the 2019 Final, his on-court performances since his return have indicated that he has not lost a meaningful step. In any negotiation, the Nets figure to be able to ask for significantly more in return.
Decimating the Raptors' core and depth — even for a once in a generation star like Durant — carries with it potentially devastating risks should his injury issues resurface or if, in his age 34 season, some of the magic he can create starts to dim.
The Eastern Conference is a different place, too. No longer is the singular mountain to summit the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers. Instead, there's the Milwaukee Bucks and their own uniquely dominant star, the surging Boston Celtics fresh of an NBA Finals run, a Miami Heat team that is built to win now and in the future.
For all the indelible four-bounce moments the all-in Leonard move brought to Toronto along with that championship, it remains to be seen if Ujiri and his management group believe this moment is the right moment to swing for the fences again.


Jalen Brunson, after days of rumours that he would be leaving Texas and heading to Manhattan, is reportedly poised to go through with the move and sign a four-year, $110 million deal with the New York Knicks.
The Knicks opened up more than $30 million in cap space to make the free-agent splash, having targeted the emergent impact-maker who averaged career highs with 16.3 points and 4.8 assists per game for the Dallas Mavericks last season. Brunson elevated his game in the playoffs for the Mavericks, averaging 21.6 points, including a career-high 41-point performance in the first round against Utah.
The Mavericks, according to Shams Charanis of The Athletic, never got a chance to make an offer.

Zach Lowe wants Sean Marks calling Masai Ujiri about KD immediately pic.twitter.com/VY553Mgb9H
— Vivek Jacob (@vivekmjacob) June 30, 2022

'Mammoth' contract extensions on the horizon
Several of the league's starriest players are expected to verbally agree to "mammoth" contract extensions shortly after free agency opens, according to NBA insider Marc Stein, including Nikola Jokic, Devin Booker, Karl-Anthony Towns and Ja Morant.
Figures for the deals were not released, and contracts can only be officially agreed to after 12:01 a.m. ET on July 1, six hours after the free agency period begins.
For the Phoenix Suns and Booker, the prospect of an agreement carries added significance after Kevin Durant requested a trade out of Brooklyn and named Phoenix as one of his preferred destinations.
It is also expected, Stein noted, that Bradley Beal will not be leaving Washington after declining his player option. Instead, the star guard will sign a five-year deal worth an estimated $250 million — choosing financial stability over the allure of chasing a winning situation on the open market.

Once again, Kevin Durant changes the NBA landscape
Kevin Durant, the former league MVP who remains one of the most singularly impactful players in the NBA, has reportedly requested to be traded by the Nets, signalling an end to an era of basketball in Brooklyn that was marked by off-court drama more often than on-court excellence.
Durant, according to reports from ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic's Shams Charania, made the request earlier on Thursday, reaching out directly to team owner Joe Tsai.
The decision immediately transforms the NBA landscape mere hours ahead of free agency beginning. Rarely does a player of Durant's calibre — an undisputed all-time great coming off a season in which he averaged 29.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists over 55 games — become available. The list of teams interested in pursuing him is still developing, and with four years remaining on his $194.22 million contract, there will be no shortage of teams willing to cash in their assets to pull off a trade.
The Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat are two of the teams Durant has on his wishlist, Wojnarowski reported, though Brooklyn intends to agree to a trade that nets them the best possible deal. A Durant trade may also not be where Brooklyn's off-season stops.
The entire Nets roster is available in trade discussions, Wojnarowski said, including the likes of Ben Simmons and Kyrie Irving. Within that lies possibility — but also yet another layer of complexity to a year that has never been simple for Brooklyn.
Mere days before Durant's choice, Irving opted into a $36.9-million player option for the 2022-23 season after a standoff with management that saw him pursue sign-and-trade scenarios with other teams. None of those came to pass, though opting it does not eliminate the possibility of him being traded and it remains to be seen how the fallout from Durant wanting out could re-calibrate his market and desires.
The Dallas Mavericks are expected to be among the teams heavily pursuing Irving, according to NBA reporter Evan Massey, especially if they lose Jalen Brunson to the New York Knicks. NBA insider Marc Stein poured water on the possibility, though, saying that someone with knowledge of the team's thinking "strongly dismissed" the idea of Dallas pursuing Irving.
If one or both of Durant and Irving leaves Brooklyn, it will end a three-year run for the duo that never lived up to its initial championship aspirations, marred by injuries and Irving's unwillingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 — which severely restricted the extent to which he was able to play during the pandemic. Throughout those three years, the Nets played 247 games. Irving and Durant suited up together for only 58 of them.
It also remains to be seen what happens with Ben Simmons, who joined the Nets in a mid-season blockbuster trade but, while grappling with his mental health and lingering back issues, never played.

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving had no contact with the franchise after Irving opted into his deal on Monday, and a sense of inevitability existed that Durant would eventually ask for a trade, sources tell ESPN. It happened today.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2022

Phoenix and Miami are among two of the teams that Kevin Durant has on his wish list, sources tell ESPN, but the Nets plan to move Durant where they can get the best possible deal. With four years on his contract, there's no shortage of teams willing to unload assets for Durant.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2022

Get caught up on what happened in the lead up to free agency day
June 29
• Leaving the Nets: Patty Mills declined his $6.2 million player-option, choosing free agency over a Brooklyn team that has often been mired in internal strife.
• The Hawks soar, the Spurs tank: The Atlanta Hawks are acquiring Dejounte Murray from the San Antonio Spurs for Danilo Gallinari and a package of draft picks, infusing their backcourt with another talented young guard to pair with Trae Young.
• DiVencenzo enters free agency: The Sacramento Kings are declining to offer Donte DiVincenzo a qualifying offer, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported, allowing the forward to hit the open market after averaging 10.3 points in 25 games with the Kings last season.
• The James Harden Question: James Harden, the mercurial star brought into Philadelphia to chase championships with Joel Embiid, declined his $47.3 million option and will become a free agent. However, it's possible he chooses to negotiate a new long-term deal with the 76ers that would give the team roster-building flexibility.
• Opting for new deals may be a trend: Bobby Portis informed the Milwaukee Bucks he would be declining his $4.6-million player option for next season, making him a free agent, though the Bucks retain his early Bird rights and can re-sign him to a new deal starting at up to $11 million.
• Beal's Choice: Bradley Beal declined his $36.4 million option with the Washington Wizards and will become a free agent, making him one of the most sought after players available in this class. However, if he chooses to stay in D.C., he would be eligible for a five-year extension instead of the four-year deal available to him elsewhere.
• A trade to announce: The Denver Nuggets agreed to send Will Barton and Monte Morris to the Washington Wizards for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith, marking the latest move by Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth aimed at reshaping the lineup around Nikola Jokic, the two-time league MVP.
June 28
• Westbrook chooses purple, gold, and a lucrative salary: Russell Westbrook is planning to exercise his $47.1 million option to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, extending a partnership marred by missed expectations in its first season.
June 27
• John Wall moves on: The Houston Rockets and John Wall have reached a buyout agreement, shaving $6.5 million off his $47.4 million salary, and allowing him to enter free agency where he is expected to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers.
• Kyrie Irving stays, for now: Kyrie Irving is reportedly opting into his $36.5 million option to remain with the Brooklyn Nets for next season, though it remains to be seen if the apparently imminent departure of Kevin Durant forces Irving — or the Nets — to re-evaluate their partnership.

A lot happened on Day 1. Here's what you need to know.
• The Durant Era nears its end: Kevin Durant, the former MVP who remains one of the most singularly impactful players in the NBA, has reportedly requested a trade out of Brooklyn. The Nets are said to be working with him to find his next home.
• A Maverick heads to Broadway: Jalen Brunson will be headed to the New York Knicks after all, as he and the team are closing in on a four-year, $110 million deal. The Dallas Mavericks, his former club, may have never had the chance to make him an offer.
• Other stars choose to return: Nikola Jokic, Bradley Beal and Devin Booker all opted to reach lucrative long-term deals with their existing teams instead of testing the open market. Read more about Jokic's deal with Denver, Beal's deal with Washington, Towns' deal with Minnesota, and Booker's deal with Phoenix.
• What the Raptors did: Toronto made a pair of moves aimed at securing key rotation pieces. Chris Boucher reportedly agreed to a three-year deal, ensuring the valuable — if at times inconsistent — piece of the team's rotation will stay in the fold for the foreseeable future. Then, Thaddeus Young, whose veteran presence was seen as a stabilizing force for the team, reportedly reached an agreement on a two-year, $16 million deal.
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