2010 NBA Free Agents – The Complete List:
July of 2010 will be epic. The ramifications will be felt far and wide; the outcome of "The Summer of LeBron" could completely rearrange the current landscape of the NBA as we know it… (Or most of the marquee players could stay put?)
The entire free agent crop has been examined and dissected in a number of ways. Today we'll breakdown the 2010 class position-by-position, listing each player and his free agent status:
Point Guards:
Raymond Felton (Unrestricted)
Luke Ridnour (Unrestricted)
Steve Blake (Unrestricted)
Chris Duhon (Unrestricted)
Kyle Lowry (Restricted)
T.J. Ford (player option for '10-'11 - owed 8.5 million)
J.J. Barea (Team Option - $1.8 million)
Nate Robinson (Unrestricted)
Mario Chalmers (Team Option)
Shaun Livingston (Unrestricted)
Sergio Rodriquez (Knicks can make QO – likely Unrestricted)
Earl Watson (Unrestricted)
Keyon Dooling (Team Option)
Jordan Farmar (Restricted)
Will Bynum (Restricted)
Derek Fisher (Unrestricted)
Mardy Collins (Restricted)
Sebastian Telfair (Player Option)
Marcus Williams (Restricted)
Speedy Claxton (Unrestricted)
Anthony Carter (Unrestricted)
Rafer Alston (Unrestricted)
Antonio Daniels (Unrestricted)
Acie Law (Unrestricted)
Travis Diener (Unrestricted)
Jannero Pargo (Unrestricted)
Chris Quinn (Unrestricted)
Roko Ukic (Player Option)
Mike James (Unrestricted)
Kevin Ollie (Unrestricted)
Jason Hart (Unrestricted)
Javaris Crittenton (Unrestricted)
Jason Williams (Unrestricted)
Sundiata Gaines (Unrestricted)
Carlos Arroyo (Unrestricted)
Bobby Brown (Unrestricted)
Jamal Tinsley (Unrestricted)
Lester Hudson (Unrestricted)
Royal Ivey (Unrestricted)
Earl Boykins (Unrestricted)
Patrick Mils (Restricted)
Anthony Johnson (Unrestricted)
Chucky Atkins (Unrestricted)
Shooting Guards:
Dwayne Wade (Player Option - owed 17.0 million in 10/11)
Joe Johnson (Unrestricted)
Ray Allen (Unrestricted):
Kyle Korver (Unrestricted)
John Salmons (ETO - owed $5.8 million)
Roger Mason (Unrestricted)
J.J. Redick (Restricted)
Peja Stojakovic (ETO - owed $15.3 million)
Raja Bell (Unrestricted)
Michael Redd (ETO - owed $18.3 million in 10/11)
Anthony Morrow (Restricted)
C.J. Watson (Restricted)
Randy Foye (Restricted – If Wiz pick up $4.8 million Qualifying Offer)
Ronnie Brewer (Restricted)
Shannon Brown (PO – owed $2.2 million in 10/11)
Mo Evans (Player Option)
Luther Head (Unrestricted)
Damien Wilkins (Unrestricted)
Willie Green (ETO)
Sasha Pavlovic (Unrestricted)
Allen Iverson (Unrestricted)
Larry Hughes (Unrestricted)
Keith Bogans (Unrestricted)
Devin Brown (Unrestricted)
Quentin Richardson (Unrestricted)
Eddie House (Unrestricted)
Jason Kapono (Player Option)
Tony Allen (Unrestricted)
Jerry Stackhouse (Unrestricted)
DeShawn Stevenson (Player Option)
Ronald Murray (Unrestricted)
Michael Finley (Unrestricted)
Marquis Daniels (Team Option)
Trenton Hassell (Unrestricted)
Jarvis Hayes (Unrestricted)
Small Forwards:
LeBron James (Player Option - owed 17.2 million in 10/11)
Paul Pierce (ETO - owed $21.5 million in 10/11)
Rudy Gay (Restricted)
Tracy McGrady (Unrestricted)
Josh Howard (Wiz have a Team Option at $11.8 million in 10/11)
Richard Jefferson (ETO – owed $15 million)
Mike Miller (Unrestricted)
Travis Outlaw (Unrestricted)
Josh Childress (Restricted)
Grant Hill (PO - owed $3.3 million in 10/11)
Rasual Butler (Unrestricted)
Chris Douglas-Roberts (Team Option)
Craig Smith (Unrestricted)
Matt Barnes (Player Option)
Wes Mathews (Restricted)
Dorell Wright (Unrestricted)
Antoine Wright (Unrestricted)
Jawad Williams (Restricted)
Matt Harpring (Unrestricted)
Stephen Graham (Unrestricted)
Linas Kleiza (Restricted)
Jared Jeffries (ETO)
Quinton Ross (Player Option)
Ime Udoka (Unrestricted)
James Singleton (Unrestricted)
Bobby Simmons (Unrestricted)
Rodney Carney (Unrestricted)
Sonny Weems (Team Option)
Alando Tucker (Unrestricted)
Desmond Mason (Unrestricted)
Dominic McGuire (Restricted)
Devean George (Unrestricted)
Bill Walker (Team Option)
Vladimir Radmanovic (ETO)
Adam Morrison (Restricted)
James Jones (Team Option)
Taylor Griffin (Unrestricted)
Marcus Landry (Unrestricted)
Brian Scalabrine (Unrestricted)
J.R. Giddens (Unrestricted)
Yakhouba Diawara (Unrestricted)
Power Forwards:
Chris Bosh (Player Option - owed 17.1 million in 10/11)
Amar'e Stoudemire (Early Termination Option - owed 17.7 million in 10/11)
Dirk Nowitzki (ETO - owed $21.5 million in 10/11)
Carlos Boozer (Unrestricted)
David Lee (Unrestricted)
Udonis Haslem (Unrestricted)
Tyrus Thomas (Restricted)
Al Harrington (Unrestricted)
Drew Gooden (Unrestricted)
Hakim Warrick (Unrestricted)
Leon Powe (Team Option)
Kenyon Martin (ETO - owed $16.5 million in 10/11)
Joe Alexander (Unrestricted)
Darius Songaila (ETO)
Joe Smith (Unrestricted)
Anthony Tolliver (Unrestricted)
Oleksiy Pecherov (Unrestricted)
Chuck Hayes (Team Option)
Shelden Williams (Unrestricted)
Jonas Jerebko (Team Option)
Kurt Thomas (Unrestricted)
Matt Bonner (Unrestricted)
Kris Humphries (Player Option)
Juwan Howard (Unrestricted)
Sean May (Unrestricted)
Chris Wilcox (Player Option)
Shavlik Randolph (Unrestricted)
Jonathan Bender (Unrestricted)
Kenny Thomas (Unrestricted)
Ike Diogu (Unrestricted)
Brian Cook (Unrestricted)
Josh Boone (Restricted)
Sean Marks (Unrestricted)
Paul Davis (Unrestricted)
Joey Dorsey (Unrestricted)
Josh Powell (Unrestricted)
Nathan Jawai (Team Option)
Tim Thomas (Unrestricted)
Brian Cardinal (Unrestricted)
Mark Madsen (Unrestricted)
Centers:
Yao Ming (ETO - owed 17.7 million in 10/11)
Brandan Haywood (Unrestricted)
Luis Scola (Restricted)
Channing Frye (PO - owed $2.1 million in 10/11 – likely Unrestricted)
Louis Amundson (Unrestricted)
Tyson Chandler (ETO - owed $12.8 million in 10/11)
Amir Johnson (Unrestricted)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Unrestricted)
Jermaine O'Neal (Unrestricted)
Shaquille O'Neal (Unrestricted)
Brad Miller (Unrestricted)
Rasho Nesterovic (Unrestricted)
Ben Wallace (Unrestricted)
Fabricio Oberto (Unrestricted)
Johan Petro (Unrestricted)
Hilton Armstrong (Restricted)
Ian Mahinmi (Unrestricted)
Kwame Brown (Unrestricted)
Tony Battie (Unrestricted)
Sean Williams (Unrestricted)
Theo Ratliff (Unrestricted)
Etan Thomas (Unrestricted)
Joel Przybilla (ETO)
Nazr Mohammed (ETO)
Kyrylo Fesenko (Restricted)
Joel Anthony (Player Option)
Earl Barron (Unrestricted)
Mikki Moore (Unrestricted)
Adonal Foyle (Unrestricted)
Primo Brezec (Unrestricted)
Adonal Foyle (Unrestricted)
Jarron Collins (Unrestricted)
Jamaal Magloire (Unrestricted)
Patrick O'Bryant (Unrestricted)
Mark Blount (Unrestricted)
Pops Mensah-Bonsu (Restricted)
Aaron Gray (Unrestricted)
Steven Hunter (Unrestricted)
DJ Mbenga (Unrestricted)
Darko Milicic (Unrestricted)
Jerome James (Unrestricted)
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And now that we have listed the players that will populate the open market, let's take a quick look at the teams that will have the most money to play with this summer.
This following data is based on the salary cap being set at $56.1 million. (It also assumes the most likely scenarios for each organization – i.e. Eddy Curry won't opt out of the final year of his deal which pays him a whooping $11.3 million; and the Knicks will exercise Bill Walker's $854k team option.)
New York Knicks - $18.6 million in projected 2010 salary commitments
Maximum Possible Cap Space: $37.5 Million (Keep in mind that each of these teams will have to account for a certain number of minimum salary cap holds, thus they won't be able to spread the total cap space amount amongst just a few select players.)
New Jersey Nets - $25.9 million in projected 2010 salary commitments
Maximum Possible Cap Space: $30.2 Million
Miami HEAT - $30.7 million in projected 2010 salary commitments
Maximum Possible Cap Space: $25.4 Million
Chicago Bulls - $31.9 million in projected 2010 salary commitments
Maximum Possible Cap Space: $24.2 Million
Sacramento Kings - $33.2 million in projected 2010 salary commitments
Maximum Possible Cap Space: $22.9 Million
Los Angeles Clippers - $33.5 million in projected 2010 salary commitments
Maximum Possible Cap Space: $22.6 Million
Minnesota Timberwolves - $35 million in projected 2010 salary commitments
Maximum Possible Cap Space: $21.1 Million
Oklahoma City Thunder - $40.2 million in projected 2010 salary commitments
Maximum Possible Cap Space: $15.9 Million
Washington Wizards - $41 million in projected 2010 salary commitments
Maximum Possible Cap Space: $15.1 Million
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