2024 NBA Free Agency

[u/Civrock]

Hornets fans and visitors,

The purpose of this mega thread is for centralized chat and discussion of anything related to the 2024 NBA Free Agency, including fan-proposed trades, rather than numerous self posts or trade machine images/links which really don't need their own threads.

Posts/articles from media or other reputable sources regarding free agency rumors and trades can still be posted as their own threads, this is primarily for Free Agency commentary and trade ideas by fans. If you have a high quality text submission, go for it.

Thank you for your cooperation. Bonk on. 🐝

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🏀 2024 NBA Free Agency 🏀

➡️ June 29

• Last day for a team or player option to be exercised
• Last day for a player to receive a Qualifying Offer

➡️ June 30

• Free agent negotiations can begin with players not on your own team (6 PM ET)

➡️ July 1

• Free agency moratorium (12:01 AM ET)
• First-round selections can sign contracts
• Minimum contracts (2 years or less) can sign
• Restricted free agents can sign an offer sheet
• Third-year and fourth-year rookie options can be exercised
• Two-way contracts can be signed and converted

➡️ July 6

• Free agency begins (12:00 PM ET)
• Teams can officially sign free agents
• Trades can become official
• Rookie-scale and veteran contracts can be extended
• Clock begins on offer sheets signed during the moratorium

➡️ July 13

• Last day to withdraw a Qualifying Offer

[u/YizWasHere]

Ok hear me out on this one...

If we strike out on Miles and the Bulls offer 2 of their own FRPs to offload LaVine, would you guys take it? I think if we sent Bertans we could absorb the rest of the contract into our cap space. He's obviously not a good fit, overpaid, injury prone, and the deal is guaranteed up to 2027, but two of Chicago's picks would be a very nice haul if we're still going to be rebuilding anyways. Idk if they're offering that many, but they seem to be motivated to dump him.

Edit: 2 FRPs is probably unrealistic, some of the teams with space that miss out on PG or Klay might take him for 1 FRP out of desperation. I still think it's worth considering though.

[u/a_moniker → u/YizWasHere]

I would think about it if we didn’t owe the pick to the Spurs. I don’t know if the current team will make the playoffs, but LaVine should make that much more likely, but also wouldn’t really raise our future ceiling. We could easily end up trading a lottery pick in a loaded draft for a mediocre future draft pick and a guaranteed first round exit.

I’d still maybe think about 2 Picks + LaVine, but like you said, I doubt they offer that much. Even then, I’d rather we did a deal like that at the trade deadline, once we’ve got a better idea about whether the team is ready to make the playoffs.

[u/Smitty_Agent89 → u/a_moniker]

Lavine here would kill is on defense. I do not want a player like him here on that contract.