Day 3 of the free agency period has passed by, and it is safe to say that a lot of teams are waiting and watching to see what happens with Kevin Durant and, to a lesser extent Kyrie Irving. Durant’s trade request just before free agency has led to many teams having to change how they tackle this period which would explain the lack of activity today as compared to yesterday, which saw Zach LaVine sign the max and Zion Williamson agreeing to a designated rookie extension.
We saw another rookie from Zion’s draft put pen to paper on a designated rookie extension today and the team with the best record in the league last season also made some moves with perhaps an eye on Kevin Durant.
Day 1 Notable Contract Extensions
Nikola Jokic – 5-year deal, $270M (Denver Nuggets)
Karl-Anthony Towns – 4-year deal, $224M (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Devin Booker – 4-year deal, $224M (Phoenix Suns)
Ja Morant – 5-year deal, $193M – $231M (Memphis Grizzlies)
Bradley Beal – 5-year deal, $250M (Washington Wizards)
Victor Oladipo – 1-year deal, $11 million (Miami Heat)
Luguentz Dort – 5-year, $87M (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Amir Coffey – 3-year deal, $11M (LA Clippers)
Bobby Portis – 4-year deal, $49M (Milwaukee Bucks)
Mohamed Bamba – 2-year deal, $21M (Orlando Magic)
Anfernee Simons – 4-year deal, $100M (Portland Trail Blazers)
Dewayne Dedmon – 2-year deal, $9M (Miami Heat)
Chris Boucher – 3-year deal, $35M (Toronto Raptors)
Thaddeus Young – 2-year deal, $16M (Toronto Raptors)
Tyus Jones – 2-year deal, $30M (Memphis Grizzlies)
Nicolas Batum – 2-year deal, $22M (LA Clippers)
Jae’Sean Tate – 3-year deal, $22M (Houston Rockets)
Patty Mills – 2-year deal, $14.5M (Brooklyn Nets)
Nicolas Claxton – 2-year deal, $20M (Brooklyn Nets)
Marvin Bagley III – 3-year deal, $37M (Detroit Pistons)
Gary Harris – 2-year deal, $26M (Orlando Magic)
Jevon Carter – 2-year deal, salary not disclosed (Milwaukee Bucks)
Anthony Gill – 2-year deal, salary not disclosed (Washington Wizards)
Free Agency Signings
Jalen Brunson – 4-year deal, $104M (New York Knicks)
Gary Payton II – 3-year deal, $28M (Portland Trail Blazers)
Malik Monk – 2-year deal, $19M (Sacramento Kings)
PJ Tucker – 3-year deal, $33M (Philadelphia 76ers)
Andre Drummond – 2-year deal, $6.6M (Chicago Bulls)
Isiah Hartenstein – 2-year deal, $16M (New York Knicks)
Kyle Anderson – 2-year deal, $18 million (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Danuel House – 2-year deal, $8.5M (Philadelphia 76ers)
JaVale McGee – 3-year deal, $20M (Dallas Mavericks)
Lonnie Walker IV – 1-year deal, $6.5M (Los Angeles Lakers)
Troy Brown – 1-year deal, $1.8M (Los Angeles Lakers)
Juan Tuscano-Anderson – 1-year deal, $1.8M (Los Angeles Lakers)
Kevin Knox – 2-year deal, $6M (Detroit Pistons)
Delon Wright – 2-year deal, $16M (Washington Wizards)
DeAndre Jordan – 1-year deal, $1.8M (Denver Nuggets)
Wesley Matthews – 1-year deal, $1.8M (Milwaukee Bucks)
Damian Jones – 2-year deal, salary not disclosed (Los Angeles Lakers)
Joe Ingles – length not disclosed, salary not disclosed (Milwaukee Bucks)
Day 2 Notable Contract Extensions
Zach LaVine – 5-year deal, $215M (Chicago Bulls)
Zion Williamson – 5-year deal, $193M – $231M (New Orleans Pelicans)
Jusuf Nurkic – 4-year deal, $70M (Portland Trail Blazers)
Mitchell Robinson – 4-year deal, $60M (New York Knicks)
Kevon Looney – 3-year deal, $25.5M (Golden State Warriors)
Jalen Smith – 2-year deal, $9.6M (Indiana Pacers)
Derrick Jones Jr – 2-year deal, $6.6M (Chicago Bulls)
Luke Kornet – 2-year deal, veteran minimum (Boston Celtics)
Bol Bol – 2-year deal, undisclosed (Orlando Magic)
Theo Pinson – 1-year deal, veteran minimum (Dallas Mavericks)
Drew Eubanks – 1-year deal, undisclosed (Portland Trail Blazers)
Free Agency Signings
Ricky Rubio – 3-year deal, $18.4M (Cleveland Cavaliers)
John Wall – 2-year deal, $13.2M (Los Angeles Clippers)
Bruce Brown – 2-year deal, over $13M (Denver Nuggets)
Donte DiVincenzo – 2-year deal, $9.3M (Golden State Warriors)
Otto Porter Jr – 2-year deal, undisclosed (Toronto Raptors)
Bryn Forbes – 1-year deal, veteran minimum (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Robin Lopez – 1-year deal, veteran minimum (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Raul Neto – 1-year deal, veteran minimum (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Damion Lee – 1-year deal, veteran minimum (Phoenix Suns)
Aaron Holiday – 1-year deal, veteran minimum (Atlanta Hawks)
Day 3 Notable Contract Extensions
Darius Garland – 5-year deal, $193M – $231M (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Cody Martin – 4-year deal, $32M (Charlotte Hornets)
Bismack Biyombo – undisclosed (Phoenix Suns)
Free Agency Signings
Josh Okogie – 1-year deal, undisclosed (Phoenix Suns)
Eugene Omoruyi – 2-way contract (Oklahoma City Thunder)
A largely uneventful day with the exception of the Garland contract. His teammate Collin Sexton is still waiting for his deal but he is unlikely to get one anywhere near the ballpark of Garland. James Harden and Deandre Ayton are two of the biggest names yet to be signed and with their two teams the Sixers and the Suns being interested in Kevin Durant, we might have to wait a few more days for updates on their end.
Someone who is unlikely to get paid here is Miles Bridges after his domestic violence charge and the Hornets are expected to pull the qualifying offer which makes him an unrestricted free agent, but we doubt anyone touches him at the moment. We now wait for some news on Durant, which might speed things up for the rest of the league.
