This article is part of our NBA Offseason series.
Things are already starting to warm up in the free agent market. Tuesday night, the Knicks cleared cap space to make a near-max offer to Jalen Brunson. It's also still unclear what will happen with Deandre Ayton, Miles Bridges and other big-name players. Below is the full 2022 NBA free agent class.
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Who are the best NBA unrestricted free agents?
- Bradley Beal
- Beal is expected to decline his player option and re-sign with Washington on a five-year, $248 million contract. Whether or not he's really interested in being with the Wizards for the long haul is another question. He's coming off a down season where he averaged 23.2 points after averaging 31.3 points in 2020-21 and 30.5 points in 2019-20.
- Zach LaVine
- LaVine plans to explore free agency. The Bulls can offer him a five-year, $215 million deal – $55 million more than any other team. Only four teams have the cap room to sign LaVine outright, and they are the Pistons, Pacers, Magic and Spurs. Otherwise, a sign-and-trade is necessary. LaVine averaged 24.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists last season.
- Jalen Brunson
- Brunson is expected to sign a four-year, $100-plus million deal with the Knicks. New York cleared cap space Tuesday night by sending Nerlens Noel and Alec Burks to the Pistons. Brunson is coming off a career year where he averaged 16.3 points and 4.8 assists while shooting 50.2 percent from the field and 37.3 percent from deep.
Read more: When does 2022 NBA free agency begin? Which teams have the most cap space?
Who are the best NBA restricted free agents?
- Deandre Ayton
- Ayton and the Suns failed to come to an agreement on an extension last season, and there seems to be tension between the two parties. It seems likely the Suns will let the market dictate Ayton's contract, which is expected to be a max, and then decide whether or not to match. A sign-and-trade is another option to at least get back some assets. Last season, Ayton averaged 17.2 points and 10.2 boards on 63.4 percent shooting.
- Miles Bridges
- Bridges could help the Hornets out by signing a five-year, $139 million deal, which would keep Charlotte below the luxury tax next season. However, it's possible he garners a bigger deal than that in free agency, and that would put the Hornets under some pressure to match and land in a less-than-ideal financial situation. The 24-year-old is coming off a career year where he averaged 20.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists.
- Collin Sexton
- Sexton missed most of last season after tearing his meniscus. Cleveland tendered a qualifying offer to the guard, so the team can match offers from other teams. His market isn't easy to gauge, but in 2020-21, he averaged a nice 24.3 points and 4.4 assists with shooting splits of 48/37/82.
- Anfernee Simons
- Simons played well in the absence of Damian Lillard for much of last season. In Simons' final 27 games, he averaged 23.4 points and 5.8 assists with shooting splits of 46/42/87. The 23-year-old will presumably be pursued by other teams, but it would be surprising if the Blazers let him go considering he could be useful whether or not Portland engages in a rebuild.
Which interesting young players could change teams?
- Thomas Bryant
- Isaiah Hartenstein
- Mitchell Robinson
- Bruce Brown
- Malik Monk
- Tyus Jones
- Mo Bamba (restricted)
- Nicolas Claxton (restricted)
- Marvin Bagley (restricted)
- Donte DiVincenzo (restricted)
- Lonnie Walker (restricted)
Who are some notable free agent centers?
- Andre Drummond
- Jusuf Nurkic
- LaMarcus Aldridge
- Chris Boucher
- DeMarcus Cousins
- Montrezl Harrell
- Kevon Looney
- Hassan Whiteside
- Tristan Thompson
- Dwight Howard
- Paul Millsap
- Serge Ibaka
- DeAndre Jordan
- Drew Eubanks
Who are some notable free agent forwards?
- Carmelo Anthony
- Nicolas Batum
- Blake Griffin
- Joe Ingles
- Markieff Morris
- Thaddeus Young
- P.J. Tucker
- Kyle Anderson
- Danuel House
- Otto Porter
- T.J. Warren
- Andre Iguodala
- Bol Bol (restricted)
- Kevin Knox (restricted)
Who are some notable free agent guards?
- Wesley Matthews
- Avery Bradley
- Gary Harris
- Jeremy Lamb
- Victor Oladipo
- Lou Williams
- Goran Dragic
- Kris Dunn
- Gary Payton
- Rajon Rondo
- Ricky Rubio
- Tomas Satoransky
- Dennis Schroder
- Isaiah Thomas
Who else is an unrestricted free agent?
- Aron Baynes
- Bismack Biyombo
- Willie Cauley-Stein
- Ed Davis
- Dewayne Dedmon
- Gorgui Dieng
- Tacko Fall
- Enes Freedom
- Udonis Haslem
- Damian Jones
- Frank Kaminsky
- Luke Kornet
- Meyers Leonard
- Robin Lopez
- JaVale McGee
- Greg Monroe
- Olivier Sarr
- Jalen Smith
- Cody Zeller
- Trevor Ariza
- Nemanja Bjelica
- Petr Cornelie
- Mamadi Diakite
- Alize Johnson
- James Johnson
- Semi Ojeleye
- KZ Okpala
- Jabari Parker
- Reggie Perry
- Chris Silva
- Justin Anderson
- Kent Bazemore
- DeAndre' Bembry
- Isaac Bonga
- Solomon Hill
- Jaylen Hoard
- Rodney Hood
- Josh Jackson
- Justin Jackson
- Derrick Jones
- Georgios Kalaitzakis
- Louis King
- Jake Layman
- Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot
- Kelan Martin
- Alfonzo McKinnie
- Abdel Nader
- Miye Oni
- Tony Snell
- Lance Stephenson
- Yuta Watanabe
- Jarrett Culver
- P.J. Dozier
- Wayne Ellington
- Bryn Forbes
- Langston Galloway
- Kyle Guy
- Damion Lee
- Rodney McGruder
- Ben McLemore
- E'Twaun Moore
- Jahmi'us Ramsey
- Austin Rivers
- Edmond Sumner
- Denzel Valentine
- Ryan Arcidiacono
- D.J. Augustin
- Jevon Carter
- Michael Carter-Williams
- Darren Collison
- Devon Dotson
- Tim Frazier
- Marcus Garrett
- Brandon Knight
- Raul Neto
- Elfrid Payton
- Justin Robinson
- Zavier Simpson
- Dennis Smith
- Keifer Sykes
- Brad Wanamaker
- Delon Wright
