2024 Free Agency Tracker


Estimated Spending Power:

This is subject to change due to trades/salary-clearing maneuvers, but here is a projection of where each team currently sits

*In most cases, this is a guide for capacity to spend on external free agents (not relevant to retaining players)*

Enough cap space for a max contract (or more): Utah

More cap space than the NTMLE, but not enough for a max: Detroit

Access to the full non-taxpayer mid-level exception: Toronto, Brooklyn, Cleveland, Houston, Memphis

Access to the room exception: Orlando, Oklahoma City, San Antonio

Less cap space than the NTMLE: Philadelphia, Charlotte

Under the tax but unlikely/unable to use full NTMLE: Indiana, Atlanta, Portland, Sacramento

Hard-capped at the first apron: Chicago, Washington, Dallas, New Orleans, LA Clippers, Golden State

Access to the taxpayer mid-level exception: Miami, Denver

Hard-capped at the second apron: New York

Over the second apron (limited to minimum-contract signings): Boston, Milwaukee, Minnesota, Phoenix, Los Angeles Lakers


AVAILABLE FREE AGENTS:

Point Guard:

All-NBA: None

All-Star: None

Fringe All-Star: None

Priority Starter: None

Quality Starter: None

High-End Reserve: Tyus Jones

Quality Reserve: Kyle Lowry, Spencer Dinwiddie, Markelle Fultz

Rotational Reserve: Dennis Smith Jr., Cameron Payne, Patty Mills, Patrick Beverley 

Roster Depth: Jordan McLaughlin, Malachi Flynn, Kira Lewis Jr., Jeff Dowtin Jr., Isaiah Thomas


Shooting Guard:

All-NBA: None

All-Star: None

Fringe All-Star: None

Priority Starter: None

Quality Starter: None

High-End Reserve: None

Quality Reserve: Gary Trent Jr., Lonnie Walker IV, Isaac Okoro (restricted), Luke Kennard, Malik Beasley

Rotational Reserve: Lester Quinones, Cedi Osman, Justin Holiday

Roster Depth: Talen Horton-Tucker, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, Da’Quan Jeffries


Small Forward:

All-NBA: None

All-Star: None

Fringe All-Star: DeMar DeRozan

Priority Starter: Miles Bridges

Quality Starter: Simone Fontecchio (restricted), Caleb Martin

High-End Reserve: None

Quality Reserve: Saddiq Bey, Gordon Hayward

Rotational Reserve: Josh Okogie, Troy Brown Jr., Kessler Edwards, Javonte Green, Wesley Matthews, Oshae Brissett, Doug McDermott, T.J. Warren, Reggie Bullock

Roster Depth: Brandon Boston Jr., Lamar Stevens, Chuma Okeke


Power Forward:

All-NBA: None

All-Star: None

Fringe All-Star: None

Priority Starter: None

Quality Starter: None

High-End Reserve: None

Quality Reserve: Haywood Highsmith, Precious Achiuwa

Rotational Reserve: Marcus Morris, Robert Covington, Jae Crowder, Kenyon Martin Jr., Sandro Mamukelashvili (restricted), Vlatko Cancar, Chimezie Metu

Roster Depth: Jordan Nwora, Danilo Gallinari, Thaddeus Young, Markieff Morris, Trendon Watford (restricted), Luka Samanic, James Johnson


Center:

All-NBA: None

All-Star: None

Fringe All-Star: None

Priority Starter: None

Quality Starter: None

High-End Reserve: None

Quality Reserve: None

Rotational Reserve: Daniel Theis, Dario Saric, Tristan Thompson, Bismack Biyombo

Roster Depth: Dominick Barlow, Omer Yurtseven, JaVale McGee, Mike Muscala, Taj Gibson, Usman Garuba, Boban Marjanovic, Cody Zeller, Damian Jones, Moses Brown, Thanasis Antetokounmpo


OFFSEASON PRIMERS:

Click the links below for a guide to the offseason for every team

ATLANTIC: Boston / New York / Philadelphia / Toronto / Brooklyn

CENTRAL: Milwaukee / Cleveland / Indiana / Chicago / Detroit

SOUTHEAST: Orlando / Miami / Atlanta / Charlotte / Washington

NORTHWEST: Oklahoma City / Denver / Minnesota / Utah / Portland

SOUTHWEST: Dallas / New Orleans / Houston / Memphis / San Antonio

PACIFIC: LA Clippers / Phoenix / Los Angeles Lakers / Sacramento / Golden State


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