NBA Free Agency: When Does NBA Free Agency Start?
NBA Free Agency: When Does NBA Free Agency Start?
Some people assume the drama ends when the NBA Championship is over. Those people would be dead wrong. If anything, the drama is only beginning as the NBA Draft just took place last night, and now the focus shifts to NBA Free Agency.
This is it, the time of year where every fan base has hope before the games take place. This is where the real roster-building takes place in order to get your favorite NBA team closer to a title.
So when does this magical time of the year officially get started? Here's everything you need to know about NBA Free Agency.
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NBA Free Agency
When Does NBA Free Agency Start?
Date: Thursday, June 30*
Time: 6:00 pm EST*
*The NBA has yet to officially announce the start time but in years past this is when the league opens free agency*
What is the salary cap for the 2022-2023 Season?
- Salary Cap: $122 million
- Luxury tax: $149 million
The NBA salary cap is expected to rise $10 million with the luxury tax going up by $12 million. This past year the cap was $112.4 million and the luxury-tax line was $136.6 million.
Top NBA Free Agents
| Rank | Player | POS | Team | AAV (Average Annual Value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach LaVine | SG | CHI | $19.5 million |
| 2 | Miles Bridges | SF | CHA | $4.07 million |
| 3 | DeAndre Ayton | C | PHX | $10.09 million |
| 4 | Jusuf Nurkic | C | POR | 12 million |
| 5 | Collin Sexton | PG | CLE | 5.04 million |
| 6 | Carmelo Anthony | PF | LAL | $2.64 million |
| 7 | Andre Drummond | C | BKN | $2.4 million |
| 8 | T.J. Warren | SF | IND | $11.75 million |
| 9 | Montrezl Harrell. | PF | CHA | $9.489 million |
| 10 | Dennis Schröder | PG | HOU | $5.89 million |
| 11 | Serge Ibaka | C | MIL | $9.48 million |
| 12 | Kyle Anderson | SF | MEM | $9.28 million |
| 13 | Marvin Bagley III | PF | DET | $9.03 million |
| 14 | Mo Bamba | C | ORL | $6.02 million |
| 15 | Ricky Rubio | PG | IND | $17 million |
| 16 | Lonnie Walker IV | SG | SAS | $3.11 million |
| 17 | Jeremy Lamb | SG | SAC | $10.5 million |
| 18 | Joe Ingles | SF | POR | $13.03 million |
| 19 | Thaddeus Young | PF | TOR | $14.54 million |
| 20 | Gary Harris | SG | ORL | $21 million |
| 21 | Blake Griffin | PF | BKN | $2.64 million |
| 22 | Derrick Jones Jr. | CHI | SF | $9.48 million |
| 23 | Kevin Knox | SF | ATL | $4.63 million |
| 24 | Taurean Prince | PF | MIN | $12.62 million |
| 25 | Andre Iguodala | SF | GSW | $15 million |