NBA free agency rumors 2017: Tracking the important speculation in one place
Keep track of the latest NBA free agency rumors here.
The NBA season may have ended June 12 when the Warriors won the NBA Finals against the Cavaliers in a quick five games, but the real season is just beginning. The real season is the NBA offseason.
Teams can only officially (“officially”) talk to players they’d like to add to their roster July 1, but the rumors start making their way through the league and onto the Internet long before that date.
Last year’s free agency was centered around whether Kevin Durant would stay with Russell Westbrook or bolt for the Bay Area. This summer, on the other hand, has a wider variety of players that can make moves and create the chaos NBA fans long to see. While Durant is again a free agent, it’s known he plans to re-sign with Golden State, so we can’t expect much drama there.
Things we could see this summer? Gordon Hayward could leave Utah, Blake Griffin could leave the Clippers, and Kyle Lowry could walk away from his best friend DeMar DeRozan and the Toronto Raptors. We’ve already seen Chris Paul, who would have been the big fish on the market, engineer a trade to the Houston Rockets. Plus, don’t forget about Paul George, who is not a free agent, but is almost certain to be traded by the Pacers before he bolts for nothing next summer.
For a list of the Top 50 free agents available, look here.
Here are the latest NBA free agency rumors:
June 29
Blake Griffin and Paul Millsap to meet with Suns
Nuggets interested in Jrue Holiday
Andre Iguodala, Warriors both hinting he may not return to Golden State
Sentiment reportedly growing that Paul Millsap won’t return to Hawks
Clippers targeting Iguodala, Gallinari, Gay, Other Big Wings in Free Agency
June 28
Gordon Hayward to meet with Boston Celtics on Monday
Gordon Hayward also will meet with Utah Jazz on Monday
Bogdan Bogdanovic to sign a three-year, $36 million contract with Kings
Clippers intend to build around Blake Griffin, if they can
Chris Paul traded to Rockets in complex deal. Here’s all the latest
James Harden lobbied for the Rockets to get Chris Paul
June 27
Celtics want Gordon Hayward *and* Paul George, but only together
Knicks reportedly interested in re-signing Derrick Rose
Carmelo Anthony still wants to stay in New York
John Wall wants the Wizards to get Paul George
Before June 26
Dirk Nowitzki opts out to re-sign on new deal with Mavericks
Rockets among those pursuing Paul Millsap
Rockets want to give James Harden a new contract extension
Kyle Lowry shoots down rumors that he has “zero interest” in staying with Raptors
Cavaliers get involved in the Paul George sweepstakes
Paul George tells Pacers he won’t re-sign in 2018
Paul Millsap’s future with the Hawks is far from certain