2023-07-01 06:31:32
The NBA market for free agents was opened and the millions did not take a minute to rain. At midnight from Friday to Saturday in Spain, free agency was officially inaugurated in the best league in the world andIn the first six hours, more than 2 billion dollars were distributed. In total, 43 players signed a new contract or an extension with their current franchise, agreements that will begin to be signed as of July 6 in some cases. Fred VanVleet and Kyrie Irving they took the largest sum per year, Straw Grant got the maximum guaranteed and Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers were the main protagonists.
The Lakers arrived as the team with the most free agents at the event, with eleven players pending a renewal or looking for a new destination. At the end of the night, only the Japanese Rui Hachimura ($51 million for 3 years) He had managed to continue in the squad of some Lakers who looked for names in the market: Heat point guard Gabe Vincent ($33 for 3 years) and Taurean Prince ($4.5 million for 1 year) They were two surprise names, two life insurance. In addition, they also chose Cam Reddish ($4.6 million, two years) as the main bet. along the way they lost Dennis Schroeder, who headed for the Toronto Raptors, and Troy Brownwhich did the reverse path of Prince and will play in Minnesota next year.
The second great protagonist was Phoenix. The Suns, with the contracts of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal y DeAndre Ayton, they had space only to sign minimal contracts, and they went to work to find names. The first night they got Yuta Watanabe, Chimezie Metu, Drew Eubanks and Keita Bates-Diopin addition to renewing Damion Lee y Josh Okogie. On the franchise roster right now there are four contracts over $30 million, Cam Payne charging just over six million and another nine players with a minimum of veteran, without a middle point. This is the reality of some Suns who bet everything on Bradley Beal.
The big name among franchise-switching players is Fred VanVleet. The point guard, after his entire career in Toronto, has decided to change scenery and head to Houston. The reason is none other than almost $130 million spread over the next three seasons. The Rockets are betting on VanVleet as a seasoned veteran to lead one of the most interesting young projects, which still has Usman Garubadespite being on the market, and that he has a new coach in the figure of Making Udoka. Houston still has room to sign another player, being Dillon Brooks the main candidate to occupy that position.
The rest of the night was just as eventful, with big names revamping with their current franchise like Kyrie Irving with Dallas ($126 million for three years), Khris Middleton in Milwaukee ($102 million for 3 years) or Draymond Green and the Warriors ($100 million for four years). But there were also highly overpaid contracts, just with the goal of keeping their players. Straw Grant with Portland ($160 million for five), Kyle Kuzma and Los Wizards ($102 million for 4) or Cam Johnson making 27 million a year in Brooklyn ($108 for 4). The person who got a contract that a year ago would not even have dreamed of was Bruce Brown, who signed for $45 million and two seasons in a Pacers who bet everything on the champion with Denver.
In addition to those already mentioned, these are other players who signed with the same team on the first night of NBA free agency.
Free agents renewing
Jakob Poeltl, Toronto 80×4
Caris LeVert, Cleveland 32×2
Herb Jones, New Orleans 53.5×4
Coby White, Chicago 40×3
Tre Jones, San Antonio 20×2
Trey Lyles, Sacramento 16×2
Reggie Jackson, Denver 10,3×2
Not all will return to the same franchise as last year. Here are some prominent names of players who have signed for a new team for the upcoming season.
new signings
Joe Ingles, Orlando (vía Milwaukee) 22×2
Georges Niang, Cleveland (via Philadelphia) 26×3
Jevon Carter, Chicago (via Milwaukee) 20×2
Shake Milton, Minnesota (via Philadelphia) 10×2
Seth Curry, Dallas (via Brooklyn) 9,2×2
Derrick Rose, Memphis (via New York) 6,5×2
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