HANG TIME NEW JERSEY — Free agency began at midnight ET on Tuesday night. When the season ended, there were 46 free agents set to be restricted free agents, where their teams could match any offer they received.
But in order for a player to be a restricted free agent on Wednesday, his team needed to extend him a qualifying offer by Tuesday. If signed by the player, that qualifying offer is a binding, one-year contract (like with Greg Monroe last year).
If the player signs an offer sheet from another team, his current team has three days to match it. If he doesn’t, he can also sign a new contract with his current team.
26 of the 46 potential restricted free agents received qualifying offers. The other 20 did not. Here’s a rundown…
Restricted
The following players received qualifying offers and are restricted free agents.
- Pero Antic – Atlanta
- Will Barton – Denver
- Patrick Beverley – Houston
- Jimmy Butler – Chicago
- Nick Calathes – Memphis
- Norris Cole – New Orleans
- Jae Crowder – Boston
- Matthew Dellavedova – Cleveland
- Draymond Green – Golden State
- Tobias Harris – Orlando
- Robbie Hummel – Minnesota
- Joe Ingles – Utah
- Reggie Jackson – Detroit
- Cory Joseph – San Antonio
- Enes Kanter – Oklahoma City
- Brandon Knight – Phoenix
- Ognjen Kuzmic – Golden State
- Kawhi Leonard – San Antonio
- K.J. McDaniels – Houston
- Khris Middleton – Milwaukee
- Kyle O’Quinn – Orlando
- Iman Shumpert – Cleveland
- Kyle Singler – Oklahoma City
- Mirza Teletovic – Brooklyn
- Tristan Thompson – Cleveland
- Jeff Withey – New Orleans
Note 1: Antic has agreed to a contract with Turkish team Fenerbahce, according to his agent. Even though he’s left the league, the Hawks can retain the right to match a deal should he ever return.
Note 2: The Raptors also extended a qualifying offer to Nando de Colo, who played with CSKA Moscow last year, so that they can match a deal should he ever return to the league.
Unrestricted
The following players did not receive qualifying offers and are unrestricted free agents.
- Quincy Acy – New York
- Aron Baynes – San Antonio
- Bismack Biyombo – Charlotte
- Vander Blue – L.A. Lakers
- Ian Clark – Denver
- Chris Copeland – Indiana
- Gigi Datome – Boston
- Joel Freeland – Portland
- Justin Hamilton – Minnesota
- Justin Holiday – Golden State
- Bernard James – Dallas
- Jerome Jordan – Brooklyn
- Arinze Onuaku – Minnesota
- Glenn Robinson III – Philadelphia
- Alexey Shved – New York
- Henry Sims – Philadelphia
- Jeff Taylor – Charlotte
- Travis Wear – New York
- Shayne Whittington – Indiana
- Derrick Williams – Sacramento
