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#NBA Free Market Open Day#

Free Player Open Day! 🏀

NBA free agent market has officially opened! From 7 a.m. on July 1, teams can begin negotiations and reach agreements with players who are currently not in the contract.

Due to the new rules, the team can negotiate a contract renewal with their team's free agents in advance after the finals, some contract renewal transactions have been basically finalized:

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The contract renewal has been finalized as follows:

• 💰 Irving and the Mavericks: 3 years $119 million

• 💰 Harden and the Clippers: 2 years $81.5 million

• 💰 Reed and the Timberwolves: 5 years $125 million

• 💰 Randall and the Timberwolves: 3 years $100 million

• 💰 Van Vreet and the Rockets: 2 years $50 million

• 💰 Portis and the Bucks: 3 years $44 million

• 💰 Mitchell and the Heat: 2 years $24 million

• 💰 Merrill and the Cavaliers: 4 years $38 million

• 💰 Jerryn Williams and the Thunder: 3 years $24 million

• 💰 Ajay Mitchell and the Thunder: 3 years $9 million

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🏆 Key players who are still signable in the free agent market (no specific order):

• Myers Turner

• Kumingga (restricted)

• Gidey (restricted)

• Aldama (restricted)

• Cam Thomas (restricted)

• Grimes (restricted)

• Alexander-Walker

• Finney-Smith

• Ayton

• Lopez

• LeVer

• Brogdon

• Yabussele

• Schroeder

• Ty Jerome

• Westbrook

• Capela

• Batum

• Looney

• Gary Payton II

• Mo Wagner

• Bruce Brown

• Horford

• Duncan Robinson

• Cornet

• Gary Trent

• Tyers Jones

• Russell

• Kennard

• Dinwiddie

• Hardaway

• Melton

• Mann(restricted)

• Prince

• Laravia

• Boucher

• Trey Jones

• Achouva

• Coffey

• Ben Simmons

• Gary Harris

• Eric Gordon

• Sharp

• Zaire Williams

• Exam

• White

• Boston

• Jabary Walker

• Lowry

• Watford

* Restricted free agent: The original team has the "match right" to choose whether to match the contracts given by other teams and decide whether to leave the player.

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📝 Focus on extension of rookie contracts

In addition to free markets, another offseason key is to provide early contract renewals for players who are about to enter the final year of their rookie contracts. This year involves rookies in the 2022 class.

Among them, Jabary Smith has reached a five-year, $122 million contract renewal agreement with the Rockets.

The next 2022 rookies worth paying attention to include:

• Ben Keiro

• Homgren

• Jaylen Williams

• Braun

• Daniels

• Sharp

• Kessler

• Durham

• Ethan

• Murray

• Ivey

• Mathering

• Watson

• Sohan