Virtually all the large names in NBA free company are off the board, however DeMar DeRozan nonetheless lingers. The Chicago Bulls star is the perfect participant left on the open market on the point of his thirty fifth birthday, and there doesn’t appear to be an apparent match for him on the market. With the Bulls seemingly able to decide to a rebuild, DeRozan is on the market for the taking as a veteran wing who can nonetheless carry out at a close to All-Star degree.
There’s already been a lot motion in free company. Paul George signed with the 76ers, Isaiah Hartenstein joined the Thunder, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope inked a cope with the Magic initially of the free company interval. Even second tier free brokers like Naji Marshall (Mavericks), Derrick Jones Jr. (Clippers), Tobias Harris (Pistons), and Jonas Valanciunas (Wizards) have discovered new houses. When Klay Thompson agreed to a three-year cope with the Dallas Mavericks, one other large title in free company got here off the board.
Whereas the headline stars of this 12 months’s free company class are virtually all gone, there are nonetheless some good values available. Who’s nonetheless left on the NBA free agent market? Glad you requested. Listed below are the 11 finest gamers nonetheless unsigned in 2024 NBA free company proper now. Additionally learn our immediate grades for NBA free company, and take a look at our stay NBA free company tracker.
This listing has been up to date following the Warriors’ sign-and-trade for Buddy Hield, the Pistons’ signing of Malik Beasley, the 76ers’ signing of Caleb Martin, and the Hornets’ re-signing of Miles Bridges.
9. Saddiq Bey
Bey tore his ACL on March 11 and might be sidelined for the whole season. It’s terrible luck for a participant who might have seen a pleasant payday on the open market this summer season. The 25-year-old wing has all the time been a superb shooter, however his outdoors shot largely deserted him final season with the Hawks, making solely 31 % of his threes. It’d make sense for a group to signal him to an affordable multi-year deal so he can rehab his knee and see if he can get again to his pre-injury ranges within the 2025-26 season.
8. Kyle Lowry
Lowry can nonetheless be efficient at 38 years outdated even when his play is quickly declining. The veteran level guard someplace performed practically half-hour per sport for the Philadelphia 76ers of their first spherical collection in opposition to the New York Knicks. He hit 39 % of his threes on the season between Miami and Philadelphia, and continues to be an irritant on protection. Lowry shall be a pleasant buy-low veteran addition for a group chasing a hoop.
7. Markelle Fultz
The previous No. 1 total decide has nonetheless by no means discovered his damaged leap shot, however he’s had some good seasons as a downhill guard who can compete defensively. Sadly, Fultz had a horrible 12 months for the Magic simply earlier than coming into free company, and now probably gained’t have a lot of a market regardless of being solely 26 years outdated. Fultz wants to determine a solution to begin ending on the rim once more if he’s going to avoid wasting his NBA profession. He can nonetheless be a stable playmaker, however his passing doesn’t hit the identical with out the specter of his personal scoring.
6. Haywood Highsmith
Highsmith is without doubt one of the nice profitable tales of the Warmth’s growth program, going from a DII school program (Wheeling) to an eventual playoff contributor for the Warmth a couple of years later. Now 27 years outdated, Highsmith is a ahead who brings toughness, defensive versatility, and spot-up capturing. He knocked down a career-best 39.6 % of his threes final 12 months for the Warmth. He lacks supreme dimension at 6’5, however Highsmith simply is aware of play.
5. Spencer Dinwiddie
Dinwiddie’s three-point shot and rim ending fell off a cliff this previous 12 months in stops with Brooklyn and the Lakers, however which may make him a superb purchase low candidate for a contender. The 31-year-old is an enormous guard with pull-up capturing capability and a few playmaking ability, however he failed to attain effectively from any a part of the ground final season that wasn’t the free throw line. Guards who shoot underneath 40 % from the sphere aren’t going to have an enormous market, however there’s nonetheless some worth in Dinwiddie’s foul baiting and capturing.
4. Lonnie Walker IV
Walker is a microwave scorer who can his personal offense in a pinch. The 25-year-old guard can get sizzling as a quantity three-point shooter, and can be an athletic finisher in transition. He’s had sufficient good video games over the 12 months — together with a couple of within the playoffs for the Lakers — that it looks like an even bigger breakout is feasible with a extra sizable position. The 6’4 guard is the perfect pure scorer left available on the market after DeRozan.
3. Gary Trent Jr.
Trent can actually shoot it from deep. He hit 39.3 % of his three-pointers on 6.4 makes an attempt per sport with the Toronto Raptors final season. He’s respectable defensively at producing steals, however has a foul behavior of discovering himself out of place on that finish. Trent is type of a one-trick pony, however each group wants capturing. Stil solely 25 years outdated, Trent will discover a dwelling someplace ultimately even when he doesn’t get the massive payday he was in search of.
2. Isaac Okoro
Okoro developed slowly as the previous No. 5 total decide within the 2020 NBA Draft, however he confirmed actual enchancment in his fourth professional season with the Cleveland Cavaliers final 12 months. The 6’5 wing is a tenacious backcourt defender fast sufficient to stay with speedy guards and powerful sufficient to deal with larger assignments. The gaping gap in Okoro’s sport has all the time been his leap shot, however final season he hit 39 % of his threes on low quantity. Okoro must preserve upping his quantity from three as a result of groups nonetheless refuse to protect him from the skin, however his point-of-attack protection is so helpful that he ought to land a pleasant deal from Cleveland ultimately.
1. Tyus Jones
Jones is a traditional level guard who persistently posts a excessive help charge and a low turnover charge. He made a serious leap as a shooter final season for a horrible Washington Wizards group by pulling down 41.4 % of the 256 three-pointers he tried. Jones is a smaller guard with out top-end athleticism, and that limits his effectiveness as a driver and defender. Nonetheless solely 28 years outdated, Jones is a stable caretaker level guard who can arrange teammates however gained’t have as a lot of an affect as his numbers would possibly point out.
