Who Is All Free Agents In The NBA?
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We’re keeping track of all the free agents in the NBA this offseason. Check back here for updates on who is signing where.
Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named NBA Rookie of the Year after being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. Irving played college basketball for Duke before joining the Cavaliers in 2011.
Cleveland Cavaliers
Kyrie Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected first overall in the 2011 NBA draft by the Cavaliers, winning the Rookie of the Year Award during his first season.
A five-time NBA All-Star and former All-Star Game MVP, he won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016. He has also played for the United States national team, with which he won gold at the 2014 FIBA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Boston Celtics
Kyrie Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named NBA Rookie of the Year after being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. Irving achieved success early in his career, winning the 2012 NBA All-Star Game MVP and being named the All-Star Game MVP in 2014. He has also played for the United States national team, winning gold medals at both FIBA World Cups and leading Team USA to victory at the 2016 Olympics.
Brooklyn Nets
Kyrie Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. A six-time NBA All-Star, he won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016.
Kemba Walker
Kemba Walker is an unrestricted free agent this offseason and one of the best point guards in the NBA. Walker is a five-time NBA All-Star and was named an All-Star starter in 2019. He has career averages of 19.8 points, 5.5 assists, and 3.8 rebounds per game.
Charlotte Hornets
Kemba Walker is a professional basketball player who plays for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted by the Hornets with the ninth overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. Walker is a two-time All-Star and was named an All-NBA Third Team player in 2019. He was also named the NBA’s Most Improved Player in 2015.
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of the league’s original eight teams, the franchise plays its home games at TD Garden, which they share with the National Hockey League (NHL)’sBoston Bruins. The Celtics are one of the most successful teams in NBA history; they have won an NBA-record 17 championships, which accounts for 24.6 percent of all NBA championships since the league’s founding.
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league’s Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home games at the American Airlines Center, which it shares with the National Hockey League’s Dallas Stars.
Jimmy Butler
Jimmy Butler is one of the best free agents on the market this offseason. The five-time All-Star has averaged 21.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game over his eight-year NBA career. Butler is a two-way player that can help a team on both ends of the court.
Philadelphia 76ers
Jimmy Butler III (born September 14, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing one year of college basketball for Tyler Junior College, he transferred to Marquette University. He was drafted with the 30th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. Butler emerged as a star during his tenure with the Bulls, becoming a four-time NBA All-Star and being named to the All-NBA Teams in 2015 and 2016. He was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2017 and spent one and a half seasons there before being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in 2018.
Butler is known for his tenacious defense, earning NBA All-Defensive Team honors in 2015 and 2016. On offense, he is a capable shooter and scorer, although his biggest strength is driving to the basket where he frequently finishes with powerful dunks.
Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets:
-Jimmy Butler
-Trevor Ariza
-P.J. Tucker
-Eric Gordon
-Gerald Green
Miami Heat
Jimmy Butler signed with the Miami Heat in July of 2019. He is a shooting guard and small forward who stands 6 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 233 pounds. Butler was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 2011 and spent his first six seasons with the team. He was then traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, where he spent one season, before being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Klay Thompson
Klay Thompson is one of the best shooting guards in the NBA. He is a member of the “golden state warriors”. Klay Thompson was born in Los Angeles, California, on February 8, 1990, to parents Mychel Thompson and Julie Thompson. His parents were both professional basketball players, and his older brother, Mychel, played basketball at Pepperdine University.
Golden State Warriors
Klay Alexander Thompson (born February 8, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The son of former NBA player Mychal Thompson, he played college basketball for three seasons with the Washington State Cougars, where he was a two-time first-team all-conference selection in the Pac-10. He was selected in the first round of the 2011 NBA draft by Golden State with the 11th overall pick, and helped the Warriors win the NBA Championship in his rookie season.
In 2014–15, Thompson was named an NBA All-Star for the first time and was a member of Golden State’s starting lineup as they won their fourth NBA title in franchise history. The following season, he helped lead them to an NBA record 73 wins as well as an unblemished 16–1 record in the playoffs en route to his second consecutive Finals appearance, where they lost to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games. In 2016–17, he set an NBA record for three-pointers in a season with 276. Thompson has also been named to two All-NBA Teams and two All-Defensive Teams.
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division. The Clippers play their home games at Staples Center, an arena they share with fellow NBA team the Los Angeles Lakers, as well as the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).
The franchise was founded in 1970 as the Buffalo Braves, one of three expansion teams to join the NBA that year. The Braves moved from Buffalo, New York to San Diego, California in 1978 and became known as the San Diego Clippers. In 1984, The Clippers moved to Los Angeles. Through much of its history, the franchise failed to see significant regular season or playoff success; it was frequently seen as an also-ran in light of more successful franchises such as crosstown rival Lakers. Since 1994 though, when then-owner Donald Sterling bought the team, they enjoyed steady progress earning playoffs appearances thirteen times in 25 seasons from 1990–2015 and reaching the Conference semi-finals three times since 2006. They also managed to win their first division title since 1976–77 season with nine wins in ten division games afternoons during 2012–13 season en route to clinching their first playoff appearance since 2006 and ultimately winning 23 games that postseason which is a franchise record for a single playoff
Brooklyn Nets
The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Barclays Center. They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City; the other is the New York Knicks. The club was established in 1967 as a charter franchise of the NBA’s rival league, the American Basketball Association (ABA). They played their home games at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum from 1972 to 1977.
The Nets were deduced in 2012 when the team relocated to Barclays Center, and were renamed to Brooklyn Nets. During this time, majority owner Mikhail Prokhorov hires general manager Billy King and coach Avery Johnson. Since then, they have made five playoff appearances, including three trips to the NBA Finals in 2002, 2003, and 2004.
Al Horford
Al Horford is a Dominican professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Florida, and was the starting center on the Florida Gators team that won back-to-back NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007. He was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks with the third overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft, and he has also played for the Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, and Oklahoma City Thunder.
Boston Celtics
Al Horford is a professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Dominican Republic national team. Horford was born in Puerto Plico, but he moved to Michigan at age 14 to attend high school. He played college basketball for the University of Florida, and he was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks with the third overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft.
Horford spent nine seasons with the Hawks, where he was a four-time NBA All-Star and helped the team to eight playoff appearances, including four consecutive trips to the Eastern Conference Finals. He signed with the Celtics in 2016, and he has since been named an All-Star three more times. During his time with Boston, Horford has helped lead the team to two Eastern Conference Championships and one NBA Finals appearance.
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division and play at Wells Fargo Center. Founded in 1946 and originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA, and one of only eight to survive the league’s first decade.
The 76ers have had a long history of success, winning three NBA Championships, with their first coming as the Syracuse Nationals in 1955. The second title came in 1967, when the 76ers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals, which were then just known as the NBA Playoffs. Their third title came in 1983, when they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers again in seven games during that year’s NBA Finals.
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home games at the Toyota Center, located in downtown Houston. The Rockets have won two NBA championships and four Western Conference titles. The team was established as the San Diego Rockets, an expansion team originally based in San Diego, in 1967. In 1971, the Rockets moved to Houston.
