Projecting the starting salary for every NBA free agent
The
2019 NBA free-agent class is being billed as one of the most talent-rich groups of players the league has ever seen.
It's easy to project max contracts for All-NBA players such as
Kevin Durant and
Kawhi Leonard, but how much money are the approximately 200 available free agents in this loaded class expected to command?
Here are complete lists, broken down by position, that take a look at the salary range for each free agent along with likely role -- ranging from an All-NBA player in
Kyrie Irving to a rotation player in
Austin Rivers.
One important note: These projections are for starting salaries
if a player signs a long-term deal. We certainly will see players sign one-year deals for significantly more money than they're projected for here, as JJ Redikk did when he agreed to a $23 million contract with the
Philadelphia 76ers in 2017.
Point guards
Player Team Age FA Type Starting salary
Kyrie Irving BOS 27 All-NBA $32.7 million
Kemba Walker CHA 29 All-NBA $32.7 million
D'Angelo Russell (restricted) BKN 23 All-Star $22-24 million
Ricky Rubio UTA 28 Starter $12-14 million
Patrick Beverley LAC 30 Starter $12-14 million
Terry Rozier (restricted) BOS 25 Starter $10-12 million
Tyus Jones (restricted) MIN 23 Starter $8-10 million
Emmanuel Mudiay NYK 23 Starter $8-10 million
Tomas Satoransky (restricted) WAS 27 Starter $8-10 million
Elfrid Payton NOP 25 Starter $6-8 million
Derrick Rose MIN 30 Key reserve $6-8 million
Delon Wright (restricted) MEM 27 Key reserve $6-8 million
Cory Joseph IND 27 Key reserve $6-8 million
Ish Smith DET 30 Key reserve $6-8 million
Seth Curry POR 28 Key reserve $5-7 million
Rajon Rondo LAL 33 Key reserve $4-6 million
George Hill MIL 33 Key reserve $4-6 million
Isaiah Thomas DEN 30 Key reserve $4-6 million
T.J. McConnell PHI 27 Key reserve $4-6 million
Trey Burke DAL 26 Rotation A $4-6 million
Austin Rivers HOU 26 Rotation A $4-6 million
Quinn Cook GSW 26 Rotation A Minimum
Jerryd Bayless MIN 30 Rotation A Minimum
Raymond Felton OKC 35 Rotation A Minimum
Michael Carter-Williams ORL 27 Rotation A Minimum
Jeremy Lin TOR 30 Rotation A Minimum
Ryan Arcidiacono (restricted) CHI 25 Rotation B Minimum
Devin Harris DAL 36 Rotation B Minimum
J.J. Barea DAL 35 Rotation B Minimum
Jose Calderon DET 37 Rotation B Minimum
Shelvin Mack CHA 29 Rotation B Minimum
Tim Frazier MIL 28 Rotation B Minimum
Theo Pinson (restricted) BKN 23 Development Minimum
Brandon Goodwin DEN 23 Development
Kalin Lucas DET 30 Development
Isaiah Whitehead DET 24 Development
Trevon Duval HOU 20 Development
Joe Chealey CHA 23 Development
Jonathan Gibson BOS 31 Development
Jawun Evans OKC 22 Development
PJ Dozier BOS 22 Development
Naz Long UTA 25 Development
Chasson Randle WAS 26 Development
Shooting guards
Player Team Age FA Type Starting salary
Klay Thompson GSW 29 All-Star $32.7 million
Jimmy Butler PHI 29 All-Star $32.7 million
Malcolm Brogdon (restricted) MIL 26 Top starter $18-20 million
JJ Redikk PHI 35 Top starter $12-14 million
Danny Green TOR 32 Starter $10-12 million
Jeremy Lamb CHA 27 Starter $10-12 million
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope LAL 26 Key reserve $6-8 million
Wayne Ellington DET 31 Key reserve $6-8 million
Reggie Bullock LAL 28 Key reserve $6-8 million
Justin Holiday MEM 30 Key reserve $4-6 million
Wesley Matthews IND 32 Key reserve $4-6 million
Garrett Temple LAC 33 Key reserve $4-6 million
Alec Burks SAC 27 Rotation A $4-6 million
Rodney McGruder (restricted) LAC 27 Rotation A $4-6 million
Iman Shumpert HOU 29 Rotation A $4-6 million
Lance Stephenson LAL 28 Rotation A Minimum
Jamal Crawford PHX 39 Rotation A Minimum
Vince Carter ATL 42 Rotation B Minimum
Nik Stauskas CLE 25 Rotation B Minimum
Ian Clark NOP 28 Rotation B Minimum
Jerian Grant ORL 26 Rotation B Minimum
Troy Daniels PHX 27 Rotation B Minimum
Tyler Dorsey MEM 23 Rotation B Minimum
Jodie Meeks TOR 31 Rotation B Minimum
Patrick McCaw TOR 23 Rotation B Minimum
Jimmer Fredette PHX 30 Rotation B
Small forwards
Player Team Age FA Type Starting salary
Kevin Durant GSW 28 Franchise $38.1 million
Kawhi Leonard TOR 30 Franchise $32.7 million
Khris Middleton MIL 27 All-Star $30-32.7 million
Bojan Bogdanovic IND 30 Top starter $18-20 million
Harrison Barnes SAC 27 Top starter $18-20 million
Kelly Oubre Jr. (restricted) PHX 23 Starter $12-14 million
Terrence Ross ORL 28 Key reserve $10-12 million
Rudy Gay SAS 32 Starter $8-10 million
Rodney Hood POR 26 Key reserve $8-10 million
Trevor Ariza WAS 33 Key reserve $6-8 million
Dorian Finney-Smith (restricted) DAL 26 Key reserve $4-6 million
James Ennis PHI 28 Key reserve $4-6 million
Darius Miller NOP 29 Key reserve $4-6 million
Danuel House (restricted) HOU 26 Rotation A $4-6 million
Wilson Chandler LAC 32 Rotation A $4-6 million
Stanley Johnson NOP 23 Rotation A $4-6 million
Furkan Korkmaz PHI 21 Rotation B $4-6 million
Jake Layman (restricted) POR 25 Rotation B $2-4 million
Gerald Green HOU 33 Rotation B Minimum
Justin Anderson ATL 25 Rotation B Minimum
Mario Hezonja NYK 24 Rotation A Minimum
Corey Brewer SAC 33 Rotation B Minimum
Quincy Pondexter SAS 31 Rotation B Minimum
Thabo Sefolosha UTA 35 Rotation B Minimum
Sam Dekker WAS 25 Rotation B Minimum
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot CHI 24 Development
Jaron Blossomgame CLE 25 Development
Deng Adel CLE 22 Development
Vince Edwards HOU 23 Development
Davon Reed IND 24 Development
George King PHX 25 Development
Troy Williams SAC 24 Development
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