2022 NBA Free Agency Primer

The NBA’s 2022 free agency period officially begins on Thursday at 5:00 pm central time

At that point, we can expect news of contract agreements to start pouring in, continuing well into the night.

By our count, a staggering 56 free agents agreed to deals on day one of free agency in 2021

— we’ll see if that number is matched later today.

Here are a few links to prepare for you one of the most exciting days on the NBA calendar

Bradley Beal, Zach LaVine, James Harden, and Deandre Ayton

lead the way on our list of the summer’s best available players.

2022 Free Agents By Team Want the full breakdown of players available this summer? Take your pick from these two lists.

Key Offseason Dates/Deadlines A breakdown of the important dates to watch beyond today.

Minimum Salary Projections For 2022/23 Mid-Level, Bi-Annual Exception Projections For 2022/23 Our projections are based on a salary cap of $123,655,000

We should find out in a matter of hours what the exact cap for 2022/23 will look like.

Team Option Decisions For 2022/23 The deadline for these decisions was on Wednesday, so they’re all in now.

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