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Since we first published this list, a few big names have signed deals (Austin Reaves, Trae Young, Isaiah Hartenstein), yet the biggest names are still on the board. Here is our updated list of the 15 top free agents still on the market one day before the official start of free agency (June 30 at 6 p.m. ET).
There’s a lot of sympathy around the NBA for Jalen Duren among players and agents — they all despise restricted free agency and how powerless it can leave a player. Duren is in that spot now, and while there have been reports of him looking for a sign-and-trade somewhere, the most another team could give him is four years, $177 million, a deal the Pistons would just match. Other teams know that and are not going to tie up their money for 48 hours waiting for that to play out. Reportedly, Duren is seeking something more like five years at $200+ million (more than $40 million per season on average), while the Pistons want to stay in the mid-$30 million-per-season range (say, five years, $180 million, or $36 million per year average). The expectation around the league is that the sides will find a middle ground (maybe in four years), and a deal will get done. There is no way Detroit lets him leave.
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This is another case where there’s no question Harden will be back next season in Cleveland, the only questions are the years and the money on his new deal. As noted here previously, there is zero chance Harden gets traded from the Clippers to Cleveland without a handshake agreement for an extension already in place. The question is the number the sides land on with the new deal. Harden will decline his $42.3 million player option and sign a deal with a lower per-season number but a higher total.
When free agency starts on June 30, LeBron James will be a free agent. The latest reports say there has been little contact between the Lakers and LeBron’s camp (led by agent Rich Paul) as the team has been focused on upgrading the roster at the five and on the wing. As it has been from the start, the question around LeBron’s next team always comes back to the money. Golden State can offer up the mid-level…
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