nba free agency trades

NBA free agency is in full swing and we are only in the first couple hours.

With deals being made left and right here is a rundown of who went where and for how much!

Kawhi Leonard agrees to sign with the LA Clippers | 4 years, $142M Max Contract

Kawhi Leonard will leave the north and head to the Los Angeles Clippers to play alongside newly acquired Paul George and Sweet Lou Williams.

Oklahoma City Thunder trades Paul George to the Clippers

OKC will get future draft picks, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Danilo Galllinari.

Kevin Durant to the Brooklyn Nets | 4 years, $141M

Even with his Achilles injury, KD was still the center of attention during free agency. Durant will sign a 4-year, $164M deal with the Nets. All signs are leading towards him uniting with Kyrie Irving, but first, he needs to get healthy.

Kemba Walker agrees to sign with the Boston Celtics | 4 years, $141M

Celtics knew that Kyrie Irving had no intentions to stick after a chaotic season. Kemba Walker had some great statistical years in Charlotte, maybe he is what the young Boston team needs to return to glory.

D’Angelo Russell to Warriors on sign-and-trade deal | 4 years, $117M max contract

Golden State and Brooklyn have agreed on a sign-and-trade deal to send Russell to Golden State on a max contract.

Damian Lillard extends contract with the Portland Blazers | 6 years, $258M

Portland wants to keep their clutch shooter for as long as they can, hence the 6-year deal.

Brook Lopez to re-sign with Milwaukee Bucks | 4 years, $52M

Brook Lopez had a very solid year with the Bucks, which is a team that got very close to the Finals, figures they would want to keep a lot of their players around.

Andre Iguodala to the Memphis Grizzlies for Draft Picks

Golden State is trading Andre Iguodala to the Memphis Grizzlies. Warriors are dishing out a 2024 protected first-round pick in the 2024 (protected 1-4), 2025 (protected 1) and 2026 unprotected

Jonas Valanciunas agrees to re-sign with Memphis Grizzlies | 3 years, $45M

After Marc Gasol left for Toronto, the Memphis Grizzlies needed a big man to fill his role. During Valanciunas time in Memphis, he happened to impressed the team and they ultimately decided to keep him for the upcoming season.

Khris Middleton agrees to re-sign with Bucks | 5 years, $178M

The Bucks clearly felt that they let the season get away from them in the home stretch. No surprise that they want to keep All-Star Khris Middleton in the fold while they make another push for the Finals next season.

Kristaps Porzingis agrees to re-sign with Dallas Mavericks | 5 years, $158M

The Luka and Kristaps era in Dallas is well underway and the unicorn cashed in.

Harrison Barnes agrees to sign with Sacramento Kings | 4 years, $85M

As the Mavs move on from Harrison Barnes, maybe he can help another young up and coming franchise leave their stamp in the wild west.

Derrick Rose agrees to sign with the Detroit Pistons | 2 years, $15M

After a solid offensive year, free agent D. Rose is heading to Detroit for hopefully another productive year.

Al-Farouq Aminu agrees to sign with the Orlando Magic | 3 years, $29M

Orlando has been moving silently through the league, taking advantage of great deals on solid role players.

Terrence Ross agrees to re-sign with the Orlando Magic | 4 years, $54M

Terrence Ross has been a reliable player for the Magic, enough to sign him to a 4-year deal.

Garrett Temple agrees to sign with the Brooklyn Nets for | 2 years, $10M

The Nets came out the gate swinging, grabbing Temple for 10 million, 2 years is a steal.

Rudy Gay agrees to re-sign with the San Antonio Spurs for | 2 years, $32M

Rudy Gay will stick it out with the Spurs for another 2 years.

Jimmy Butler to Miami Heat in Sign-and-Trade | 4 years, $142M maximum contract

After years of waiting to get his max contract, Jimmy Buckets finally got the deal he was asking for.

Tobias Harris agrees to re-sign with Philidelphia 76ers | 5 years, $180M

Tobias Harris has been a solid player since he came into the league and the Sixers really like what he brought to the team last season.

Al Horford agrees to sign with Philadelphia 76ers | 4 years, $109M

This move came out of left field. We heard of many locations for the aging big man but Philly was not in the conversation. Horford can be the “adult” in the room since Bulter has departed.

DeAndre Jordan agrees to sign with Brooklyn Nets | 4 years, $40M

Jordan is leaving the congested New York City for the slightly less congested Brooklyn. DeAndre is just another player to join the look Nets.

Notable Moves:

Danuel House agrees to re-sign with Rockets for three years, $11.1M

Terry Rozier agrees to sign with Hornets for three years, $58M

Dewayne Dedmon agrees to sign with Kings for three years, $41M

Bojan Bogdanovic agrees to sign with Jazz for four years, $73M

Rodney Hood agrees to re-sign with Trail Blazers for two years, $16M

Trevor Ariza agrees to sign with Kings for two years, $25M

Jeremy Lamb agrees to sign with Pacers for three years, $31.5M

Ricky Rubio agrees to sign with Suns for three years, $51M

Malcolm Brogdon agrees to sign with Pacers for four years, $85M

Thomas Bryant agrees to re-sign with Wizards for three years, $25M

Mike Scott agrees to re-sign with 76ers for two years, $9.8M 

DeMarre Carroll agrees to sign with Spurs for two years, $13M 

Julius Randle agrees to sign with Knicks for three years, $63M 

Taj Gibson has agreed to sign with the New York Knicks for two-years, $20M

Bobby Portis to Knicks on two-year, $31M deal

Patrick Beverley to stay with the Clippers in three-year, $40M deal

Seth Curry Signs four-year $32 Million Deal With Dallas

Jeremy Lamb agrees to sign with Pacers for three years, $31.5M

Ricky Rubio agrees to sign with Suns for three years, $51M

Enes Kanter agrees to two-year, $10M deal with Celtics

Richaun Holmes agrees to two-year, $10M deal with Kings

Wesley Matthews agrees to one-year deal with Bucks

Frank Kaminsky agrees to two-year, $10M deal with Suns

Kevon Looney agrees to three-year, $15M deal with Warriors 

Isaiah Thomas agrees to one-year deal with Washington Wizards 

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