2023 Free Agency- A Look Ahead

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As of the writing of this, there are currently 100+ players set to be unrestricted free agents next summer. Now that will undoubtedly change with extensions and the like, but I was wondering who the most intriguing free agent next summer is, be it UFAs, RFAs, or players with POs. This is the list of next summer's free agents, and I bolded the TOs of 1st round rookies with options that will be exercised/declined before the season starts. Let me know who you think is the most intriguing or who has the most to prove at this point, etc.

UFA- Unrestricted Free Agent- 100/258
RFA- Restricted Free Agent- 59/258
TO- Team Option- 78/258
PO- Player Option- 21/258
ETO- Early Termination Option- 0/258

BOSTON CELTICS: 4
Al Horford (Center) (UFA)
Danilo Gallinari (Power Forward) (PO)
Grant Williams (Power Forward) (RFA)
Payton Pritchard (Point Guard) (TO)

BROOKLYN NETS: 8
Day’Ron Sharpe (Center) (TO)
Kessler Edwards (Small Forward) (TO)
T. J. Warren (Small Forward) (UFA)
Seth Curry (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
Cameron Thomas (Shooting Guard) (TO)
Alondes Williams (Shooting Guard) (RFA)
Kyrie Irving (Point Guard) (UFA)
Edmond Sumner (Point Guard) (UFA)

NEW YORK KNICKS: 10
Jericho Sims (Center) (RFA)
Taj Gibson (Power Forward) (UFA)
Obi Toppin (Power Forward) (TO)
Feron Hunt (Small Forward) (RFA)
R. J. Barrett (Shooting Guard) (RFA)
Quentin Grimes (Shooting Guard) (TO)
Cam Reddish (Shooting Guard) (RFA)
Miles McBride (Point Guard) (TO)
Immanuel Quickley (Point Guard) (TO)
Derrick Rose (Point Guard) (TO)

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS: 10
Georges Niang (Power Forward) (UFA)
Paul Reed (Power Forward) (RFA)
Danuel House Jr. (Small Forward) (PO)
Charlie Brown Jr. (Shooting Guard) (RFA)
Julian Champagnie (Shooting Guard) (RFA)
Isaiah Joe (Shooting Guard) (RFA)
Shake Milton (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
Jaden Springer (Shooting Guard) (TO)
Matisse Thybulle (Shooting Guard) (RFA)
Tyrese Maxey (Point Guard) (TO)

TORONTO RAPTORS: 8
Precious Achiuwa (Power Forward) (TO)
Scottie Barnes (Small Forward) (TO)
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (Small Forward) (UFA)
Otto Porter Jr. (Small Forward) (PO)
Gary Trent Jr. (Shooting Guard) (PO)
Dalano Banton (Point Guard) (RFA)
Malachi Flynn (Point Guard) (TO)
Fred VanVleet (Point Guard) (PO)

CHICAGO BULLS: 9
Tony Bradley (Center) (UFA)
Andre Drummond (Center) (PO)
Nikola Vucevic (Center) (UFA)
Derrick Jones Jr. (Small Forward) (PO)
Patrick Williams (Small Forward) (TO)
Javonte Green (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
Ayo Dosunmu (Point Guard) (RFA)
Goran Dragic (Point Guard) (UFA)
Coby White (Point Guard) (RFA)

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS: 11
Robin Lopez (Center) (UFA)
Evan Mobley (Center) (TO)
Kevin Love (Power Forward) (UFA)
Isaiah Mobley (Power Forward) (RFA)
Lamar Stevens (Power Forward) (TO)
Dean Wade (Power Forward) (UFA)
Isaac Okoro (Small Forward) (TO)
Dylan Windler (Small Forward) (RFA)
Caris LeVert (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
R. J. Nembhard (Point Guard) (RFA)
Raul Neto (Point Guard) (UFA)

DETROIT PISTONS: 12
Nerlens Noel (Center) (TO)
Isaiah Stewart (Power Forward) (TO)
Saddiq Bey (Small Forward) (TO)
Braxton Key (Small Forward) (RFA)
Isaiah Livers (Small Forward) (TO)
Buddy Boeheim (Shooting Guard) (RFA)
Alec Burks (Shooting Guard) (TO)
Hamidou Diallo (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
Cade Cunningham (Point Guard) (TO)
Killian Hayes (Point Guard) (TO)
Cory Joseph (Point Guard) (UFA)
Saben Lee (Point Guard) (TO)

INDIANA PACERS: 10
Goga Bitadze (Center) (RFA)
Isaiah Jackson (Center) (TO)
Myles Turner (Center) (UFA)
Malik Fitts (Power Forward) (RFA)
Juwan Morgan (Power Forward) (UFA)
Oshae Brissett (Small Forward) (UFA)
Aaron Nesmith (Small Forward) (TO)
Chris Duarte (Shooting Guard) (TO)
Nik Stauskas (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
Tyrese Haliburton (Point Guard) (TO)

MILWAUKEE BUCKS: 10
Serge Ibaka (Center) (UFA)
Brook Lopez (Center) (UFA)
Sandro Mamukelashvili (Power Forward) (RFA)
Thanasis Antetokounmpo (Small Forward) (UFA)
Joe Ingles (Small Forward) (UFA)
Khris Middleton (Small Forward) (PO)
Pat Connaughton (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
Wesley Matthews (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
A. J. Green (Point Guard) (RFA)
George Hill (Point Guard) (UFA)

ATLANTA HAWKS: 8
Jalen Johnson (Power Forward) (TO)
Onyeka Okongwu (Power Forward) (TO)
Maurice Harkless (Small Forward) (UFA)
Justin Holiday (Small Forward) (UFA)
De’Andre Hunter (Small Forward) (RFA)
Bogdan Bogdanovic (Shooting Guard) (PO)
Chaundee Brown (Shooting Guard) (RFA)
Aaron Holiday (Point Guard) (UFA)

CHARLOTTE HORNETS: 9
Kai Jones (Center) (TO)
Nick Richards (Center) (RFA)
Jalen McDaniels (Power Forward) (UFA)
Mason Plumlee (Power Forward) (UFA)
P. J. Washington Jr. (Power Forward) (RFA)
Kelly Oubre Jr. (Small Forward) (UFA)
James Bouknight (Shooting Guard) (TO)
Bryce McGowans (Shooting Guard) (RFA)
LaMelo Ball (Point Guard) (TO)

MIAMI HEAT: 7
Omer Yurtseven (Center) (UFA)
Tyler Herro (Shooting Guard) (RFA)
Mychal Mulder (Shooting Guard) (RFA)
Victor Oladipo (Shooting Guard) (PO)
Max Strus (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
Javonte Smart (Point Guard) (RFA)
Gabe Vincent (Point Guard) (UFA)

ORLANDO MAGIC: 8
Moritz Wagner (Center) (UFA)
Chuma Okeke (Power Forward) (TO)
Franz Wagner (Small Forward) (TO)
Terrence Ross (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
Jalen Suggs (Shooting Guard) (TO)
Cole Anthony (Point Guard) (TO)
Devin Cannady (Point Guard) (TO)
R. J. Hampton (Point Guard) (TO)

WASHINGTON WIZARDS: 8
Vernon Carey Jr. (Center) (TO)
Rui Hachimura (Power Forward) (RFA)
Kyle Kuzma (Power Forward) (PO)
Kristaps Porzingis (Power Forward) (PO)
Deni Avdija (Small Forward) (TO)
Will Barton (Small Forward) (UFA)
Corey Kispert (Small Forward) (TO)
Jordan Schakel (Small Forward) (RFA)

DENVER NUGGETS: 8
DeAndre Jordan (Center) (UFA)
Jeff Green (Power Forward) (UFA)
Zeke Nnaji (Power Forward) (TO)
Bruce Brown Jr. (Shooting Guard) (PO)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
Bones Hyland (Shooting Guard) (TO)
Collin Gillespie (Point Guard) (RFA)
Ish Smith (Point Guard) (UFA)

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES: 6
Naz Reid (Center) (UFA)
Jaden McDaniels (Power Forward) (TO)
Anthony Edwards (Shooting Guard) (TO)
Bryn Forbes (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
Jaylen Nowell (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
D’Angelo Russell (Point Guard) (UFA)

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER: 12
Derrick Favors (Center) (UFA)
Mike Muscala (Center) (UFA)
JaMychal Green (Power Forward) (UFA)
Aleksej Pokusevski (Power Forward) (TO)
Darius Bazley (Small Forward) (RFA)
Eugene Omoruyi (Small Forward) (RFA)
Kenrich Williams (Small Forward) (UFA)
Lindy Waters III (Shooting Guard) (RFA)
Josh Giddey (Point Guard) (TO)
Ty Jerome (Point Guard) (RFA)
Theo Maledon (Point Guard) (TO)
Tre Mann (Point Guard) (TO)

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS: 7
Drew Eubanks (Power Forward) (UFA)
Jerami Grant (Power Forward) (UFA)
Josh Hart (Small Forward) (PO)
Nassir Little (Small Forward) (RFA)
Justise Winslow (Small Forward) (UFA)
Keon Johnson (Shooting Guard) (TO)
Brandon Williams (Point Guard) (RFA)

UTAH JAZZ: 10
Udoka Azubuike (Center) (TO)
Bojan Bogdanovic (Small Forward) (UFA)
Leandro Bolmaro (Small Forward) (TO)
Rudy Gay (Small Forward) (PO)
Xavier Sneed (Small Forward) (RFA)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker (Shooting Guard) (RFA)
Malik Beasley (Shooting Guard) (TO)
Patrick Beverley (Point Guard) (UFA)
Jared Butler (Point Guard) (RFA)
Jordan Clarkson (Point Guard) (PO)

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS: 8
James Wiseman (Center) (TO)
Draymond Green (Power Forward) (PO)
Jonathan Kuminga (Small Forward) (TO)
Andrew Wiggins (Small Forward) (UFA)
Donte DiVincenzo (Shooting Guard) (PO)
Moses Moody (Shooting Guard) (TO)
Jordan Poole (Shooting Guard) (RFA)
Lester Quinones (Shooting Guard) (RFA)

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS: 1
Reggie Jackson (Point Guard) (UFA)

LOS ANGELES LAKERS: 13
Thomas Bryant (Center) (UFA)
Damian Jones (Center) (PO)
Wenyen Gabriel (Power Forward) (UFA)
Troy Brown Jr. (Small Forward) (UFA)
LeBron James (Small Forward) (UFA)
Stanley Johnson (Small Forward) (UFA)
Juan Toscano-Anderson (Small Forward) (UFA)
Talen Horton-Tucker (Shooting Guard) (PO)
Kendrick Nunn (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
Austin Reaves (Shooting Guard) (RFA)
Lonnie Walker IV (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
Scotty Pippen Jr. (Point Guard) (RFA)
Russell Westbrook (Point Guard) (UFA)

PHOENIX SUNS: 8
Bismack Biyombo (Center) (UFA)
Jock Landale (Center) (RFA)
Dario Saric (Power Forward) (UFA)
Torrey Craig (Small Forward) (UFA)
Jae Crowder (Small Forward) (UFA)
Cameron Johnson (Small Forward) (RFA)
Damion Lee (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
Josh Okogie (Shooting Guard) (UFA)

SACRAMENTO KINGS: 8
Alex Len (Center) (UFA)
Neemias Queta (Center) (RFA)
Trey Lyles (Power Forward) (UFA)
Chimezie Metu (Power Forward) (UFA)
Harrison Barnes (Small Forward) (UFA)
Terence Davis (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
Keon Ellis (Shooting Guard) (RFA)
Davion Mitchell (Point Guard) (TO)

DALLAS MAVERICKS: 7
JaVale McGee (Center) (PO)
Dwight Powell (Center) (UFA)
Maxi Kleber (Power Forward) (UFA)
Christian Wood (Power Forward) (UFA)
Josh Green (Shooting Guard) (TO)
Theo Pinson (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
Frank Ntilikina (Point Guard) (UFA)

HOUSTON ROCKETS: 12
Boban Marjanovic (Center) (UFA)
Alperes Sengun (Center) (TO)
Marquese Chriss (Power Forward) (UFA)
Usman Garuba (Power Forward) (TO)
Kenyon Martin Jr. (Small Forward) (TO)
Sterling Brown (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
Josh Christopher (Shooting Guard) (TO)
Jalen Green (Shooting Guard) (TO)
David Nwaba (Shooting Guard) (TO)
Trey Burke (Point Guard) (UFA)
Trevor Hudgins (Point Guard) (RFA)
Kevin Porter Jr. (Point Guard) (RFA)

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES: 10
Steven Adams (Center) (UFA)
Killian Tillie (Center) (RFA)
Xavier Tillman (Center) (TO)
Santi Aldama (Power Forward) (TO)
Brandon Clarke (Power Forward) (RFA)
Kenneth Lofton Jr. (Power Forward) (RFA)
Dillon Brooks (Small Forward) (UFA)
Danny Green (Small Forward) (UFA)
Ziaire Williams (Small Forward) (TO)
Desmond Bane (Shooting Guard) (TO)

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS: 7
Jaxson Hayes (Center) (RFA)
Willy Hernangomez (Center) (TO)
Herbert Jones (Power Forward) (TO)
Larry Nance Jr. (Power Forward) (UFA)
Naji Marshall (Small Forward) (TO)
Trey Murphy III (Small Forward) (TO)
Kira Lewis Jr. (Point Guard) (TO)

SAN ANTONIO SPURS: 10
Gorgui Dieng (Center) (UFA)
Jakob Poeltl (Center) (UFA)
Keita Bates-Diop (Small Forward) (UFA)
Keldon Johnson (Small Forward) (RFA)
Isaiah Roby (Small Forward) (UFA)
Romeo Langford (Shooting Guard) (RFA)
Joshua Primo (Shooting Guard) (TO)
Josh Richardson (Shooting Guard) (UFA)
Devin Vassell (Shooting Guard) (TO)
Tre Jones (Point Guard) (RFA)

[OxAndFox]

The Lakers could just start from scratch pretty much next year. That is a huge amount of players being unrestricted.

[LakersLegacy]

Every Laker not named Davis could be gone

[Richard4444]

Teams usually pick their FRP rookie's options. Even busts like Knox, Frank, and Culver had all his TOs picked.

Only great busts do not have their TOs picked like Luka Samanic, Jerome Robinson, Zhaire Smith, Džanan Musa, Jacob Evans, Omari Spellman, Sekou Doumbouya, Mfiondu Kabengele, etc

Jalen Smith"s TO was not picked for cap reasons.

Even so, I would not be all surprised if Nesmith or Bolmaro would not have their TOs picked.

[Swish1906]

Incredible weak UFA FA class

[LofJ]

Incredible weak UFA FA class

It's a lot better than this summers group.

Middleton, Wiggins, Kyrie, Russell, Trent, Turner, Vucevic, LeVert, Barnes, Bogdanovic, Crowder, Powell, Wood, Caldwell-Pope, Nance, Love, Oubre, Grant, Adams, Richardson, Poeltl, and Lebron James are all either UFAs or are practically guaranteed to opt out and seek new contracts.

[lonzo_pelota]

So essentially Klutch Sports is going to be extra busy draining the leagues salary caps next summer is what your saying.

[Godymas]

wonder who is going to get the bigger deal, Russell WB or Kyrie Irving

[Jadoogar]

The rookies with team options will almost certainly be picked up. Every first round pick has their option picked up (except the Jalen Smith, shout out to the Suns' cheap owner).

I think it's fair to just exclude them from this list.

[Richard4444]

Incredible weak UFA FA class

It's a lot better than this summers group.

Middleton, Wiggins, Kyrie, Russell, Trent, Turner, Vucevic, LeVert, Barnes, Bogdanovic, Crowder, Powell, Wood, Caldwell-Pope, Nance, Love, Oubre, Grant, Adams, Richardson, Poeltl, and Lebron James are all either UFAs or are practically guaranteed to opt out and seek new contracts.

I would not be surprised if half of these guys get extensions before the end of next season.

[BlazersBroncos]

Hope OKC makes a play for Wiggins and slides Josh to PF (On defense) - this looks really nice:

G - Shia Gilgeous-Alexander / Tre Mann
G - Jalen Williams / Tre Mann
F - Andrew Wiggins / Kenrich Williams / O Dieng
F - Josh Giddey / Jaylin Williams
C - Chet Holmgren / Jeremiah Robinson-Earl

[Swish1906]

So essentially Klutch Sports is going to be extra busy draining the leagues salary caps next summer is what your saying.

2025 comes the next gigantic cap spike, guess we see a lot of 2+1 deals

[BK_2020]

So essentially Klutch Sports is going to be extra busy draining the leagues salary caps next summer is what your saying.

2025 comes the next gigantic cap spike, guess we see a lot of 2+1 deals

2025 is also when Tatum, Ingram, Simmons, AD, Mitchell, and Murray are potentially free agents, not to mention intriguing roleplayers like OG, old Gobert, Lonzo, Aaron Gordon, Derrick White, Isaac, Markkanen and a bunch of old superstars. It's gonna be hype.

[Richard4444]

So essentially Klutch Sports is going to be extra busy draining the leagues salary caps next summer is what your saying.

2025 comes the next gigantic cap spike, guess we see a lot of 2+1 deals

2025 is also when Tatum, Ingram, Simmons, AD, Mitchell, and Murray are potentially free agents, not to mention intriguing roleplayers like OG, old Gobert, Lonzo, Aaron Gordon, Derrick White, Isaac, Markkanen and a bunch of old superstars. It's gonna be hype.

Lately, the majority of the stars would rather get extensions and then maybe force a trade to the team of their choice than test FA market.

[BK_2020]

2025 comes the next gigantic cap spike, guess we see a lot of 2+1 deals

2025 is also when Tatum, Ingram, Simmons, AD, Mitchell, and Murray are potentially free agents, not to mention intriguing roleplayers like OG, old Gobert, Lonzo, Aaron Gordon, Derrick White, Isaac, Markkanen and a bunch of old superstars. It's gonna be hype.

Lately, the majority of the stars would rather get extensions and then maybe force a trade to the team of their choice than test FA market.

Not when a large cap spike is expected. There's good chance a lot of stars not eligible for the supermax would choose free agency.

[DreamTeam09]

What on earth does GSW do. Wiggins UFA and Poole RFA...

They might get 25+ each.

Would love Wiggins in Toronto or Dallas

[Tor_Raps]

Hope OKC makes a play for Wiggins and slides Josh to PF (On defense) - this looks really nice:

G - Shia Gilgeous-Alexander / Tre Mann
G - Jalen Williams / Tre Mann
F - Andrew Wiggins / Kenrich Williams / O Dieng
F - Josh Giddey / Jaylin Williams
C - Chet Holmgren / Jeremiah Robinson-Earl

You seem to be missing the player OKC just gave 87.5M lol.