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NBA FREE AGENCY FINALLY STARTED AS TOP FREE AGENTS IN THE MARKET ARE DECIDING WHETHER TO STAY PUT OR CHANGE ADDRESSES THIS SUMMER. NBA TEAMS ARE ALSO TRYING TO LAND BIG NAMES IN ORDER TO COMPETE WITH THE ELITE TEAMS NEXT SEASON.
HERE ARE 12 BIG NAME FREE AGENTS THAT ARE IN THE MARKET:
LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE, PF - PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT) - ALDRIDGE IS EXPECTED TO LEAVE THA BLAZERS. LAKERS, SPURS, AND ROCKETS ARE SHOWING INTEREST ON THE ALL STAR.
JIMMY BUTLER, SF - CHICAGO BULLS (RESTRICTED FREE AGENT) - BUTLER IS REPORTEDLY SHOWING INTEREST ON SIGNING WITH THE LAKERS.
DEANDRE JORDAN, CENTER - LA CLIPPERS (UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT) - THE MAVERICKS AND BUCKS ARE SHOWING INTEREST ON LANDING DEFENSIVE STALWART JORDAN.
LEBRON JAMES, SF - CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT) - JAMES OPT OUT OF CONTRACT, BUT DEFINITELY WANTS TO STAY WITH THE CAVS.
KAWHI LEONARD, SF - SAN ANTONIO SPURS (RESTRICTED FREE AGENT) - LEONARD IS EXPECTED TO SIGN WITH THE SPURS AND BECOME THE NEW FACE OF THE FRANCHISE.
DWAYNE WADE, SG - MIAMI HEAT (UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT) - WADE OPT OUT OF CONTRACT. PAT RILEY WANTS WADE BACK.
KEVIN LOVE, PF - CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT) - LOVE TO OPT OUT OF CONTRACT, BUT INTERESTED TO COME BACK AND PLAY FOR THE CAVS.
MARC GASOL, CENTER - MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES (UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT) - GASOL IS NOT INTERESTED WITH OTHER OFFERS SUCH AS WHAT THE LAKERS ARE PITCHING. GASOL WANTS TO RE-SIGN THE GRIT-AND-GRIND GRIZZLIES.
TIM DUNCAN, CENTER - SAN ANTONIO SPURS (UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT) - DUNCAN IS GOING NOWHERE.
MONTA ELLIS, SG - DALLAS MAVERICKS (UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT) - ELLIS IS OPTING OUT OF ITS CONTRACT AND MAY NOT BE WEARING MAVERICKS JERSEY NEXT SEASON.
GORAN DRAGIC, PG - MIAMI HEAT (UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT) - DRAGIC IS REPORTEDLY SIGNING WITH THE MIAMI HEAT FOR A MULTI-YEAR DEAL.
RAJON RONDO, PG - DALLAS MAVERICKS (UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT) - HAVING A FORGETFUL SEASON LAST YEAR WITH THE MAVS; RONDO IS STILL ONE OF THE SOUGHT AFTER POINT GUARDS IN THE FREE AGENCY.
UNDER NBA SALARY CAP:
*UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT IS FREE TO SIGN WITH ANY TEAM.
*RESTRICTED FREE AGENT IS SUBJECT TO HIS CURRENT TEAM'S RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL, MEANING THAT THE PLAYER CAN BE SIGNED TO AN OFFER SHEET BY ANOTHER TEAM, BUT HIS CURRENT CLUB RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MATCH THE OFFER AND KEEP THE PLAYER.
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