NBA Free Agency: Recap of the first night’s deals struck
With the clock striking midnight EST time, and even before then, NBA Free Agency finally got its start. The deals rushed out like firewroks.
The Blazers were relatively quite with the start of NBA Free Agency, as expected. The team is still facing the consequences of paying out a ton of money to re-sign players last offseason.
While Portland can only sit on its hands, other teams are making moves.
The Northwest Division got even tougher with the Paul George trade, and that bombshell only started the night.
Lets get into some of the developments post-George as players entered verbal agreements on deals.
Wheeling and dealing
Jeff Teague signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves on a three-year deal:
Jeff Teague has agreed to a three-year, $57M deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, league sources tell The Vertical. 3rd-year player option.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 1, 2017
Former Blazer Patty Mills got a well-deserved, plump sum from the Spurs:
Free agent Patty Mills has agreed to a 4-year, $50M deal to stay with San Antonio, league sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/K9ZzMOnDzR
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2017
Bulls forward Cristiano Felicio re-upped on a four-year deal:
Chicago RFA Cristiano Felicio has agreed to a four-year, $32 million deal to re-sign with the Bulls, league sources tell The Vertical.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 1, 2017
Tony Snell, a player once traded straight-up for Michael Carter-Williams, got his payday from Milwaukee:
Sources: Tony Snell has agreed to 4-year, $46M deal -- $44M guaranteed -- to return to Milwaukee. Player option... https://t.co/2KNELDMrdS
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2017
Shaun Livingston re-upped with Golden State:
Golden State, Shaun Livingston reach agreement on 3-years, $24 million, league sources tell ESPN.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 1, 2017
Steph Curry signed a Supermax with the Warriors:
Stephen Curry has agreed to a 5-year, $201M deal with Golden State, agent Jeff Austin of Octagon tells ESPN. No... https://t.co/v8sOh909y7
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2017
David West is coming back to Golden State, too:
David West, per source, to re-sign for one year—will be his last—with the Warriors.
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) July 1, 2017
Nene signed a deal with Houston, then backed out:
At the moment, free agent center Nene is not interested in re-signing to a three-year, $10 million deal with the Rockets. Market back open. https://t.co/ndRx4oqBgz
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) July 1, 2017
Otto Porter and the Wizards are awkwardly waiting on someone to make the first move:
Told Wizards' meeting with Otto Porter is over. Does not appear they reached agreement tonight. WAS has repeatedly vowed to match any offer.
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) July 1, 2017
And Gordon Hayward courting has begun:
Udonis Haslem and Hassan Whiteside among Heat players at today's full-court press with Gordon Hayward in Miami.
— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) July 1, 2017
This doesn’t begin to cover the rumors, either.
Andre Iguodala is a busy man, as he met with the Spurs when NBA Free Agency started. They didn’t reach a deal though, and now the Rockets are reportedly interested.
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The Lakers aren’t being quiet even though they lost out on Paul George, having made several calls in the night to free agents.
J.J. Reddick has interest around the league, and is reportedly fielding multiple offers at the moment.
The Kings aren’t going to be silent, as they have targeted multiple big-nam free agents to play in that new arena.
Stay tuned to RCP for a recap of deals as they circulate.