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/Cubelar]

Tobias for 2/52. I would offer miles a 2/60 or like a 3/85. 

[u/Alkazard → u/Cubelar]

There's already talk that the cap is basically set at 25m/year, and with Detroit now out of the running there's no real competition. 

Hope we don't massively under offer and jade him out of returning because the market is drying up

[u/a_moniker → u/Alkazard]

Doesn’t Detroit still have space? They’d still be the only threat tho

[u/Cubelar → u/Alkazard]

They'll explore s&t if he gets lowballed

[u/buzzcitybonehead → u/Cubelar]

Which imo is best case scenario. With where we are, I’d rather have 2 role players on tradable contracts to pick up picks later. Either a bargain contract or S&T set us up nicely.

Last year PJ’s negotiations pushed late into the FA cycle and we ended up with a beautiful $14 mil/year contract that got us a damn-near unprotected pick. If other suitors are out, Miles at 4 yrs/$100 mil or some role players on 2-3 year deals in the $8-18 mil range gives us more fodder for trades. Even if we show signs of being ready to make a splash in a year or two, we’d have nice trade flexibility.

[u/Cubelar → u/buzzcitybonehead]

The good role players are quickly getting scooped, I'm not sure there's enough of those available to pivot to that. We'd likely just take bad comtracts for assets if Miles walks. PJ was a restricted free agent which is why they could hardball. At this point a 2 or 3 year deal with higher aav suits both hornets and miles.

[u/a_moniker → u/Cubelar]

Hayward Highsmith and Goga Bitazde would both be good pickups. They could get one of those guys with or without Miles tho, if they waive Bertans