nba.com free agent list

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Latest update: June 29

*UFA identifies a player that can sign with any team.
*RFA identifies a player that can sign an offer sheet that can be matched by his current team.
*Player option identifies a player who can decide to extend his contract one year.
*Team option identifes a player whose team has the option to extend his contract one year.
*Player can terminate identifies a player who can terminate his contract after the 2004-05 season.

Name Team Status
Tariq Abdul-Wahad Dallas Player can terminate Shareef Abdur-Rahim Portland UFA
Cory Alexander Charlotte UFA
Malik Allen Charlotte UFA
Ray Allen Seattle UFA
Chris Andersen New Orleans UFA
Shandon Anderson Miami UFA
Darrell Armstrong Dallas UFA
Matt Barnes Philadelphia RFA
Andre Barrett Orlando RFA
Jon Barry Houston UFA
Tony Battie Orlando Player can terminate
Raja Bell Utah UFA
Travis Best New Jersey UFA
Steve Blake Washington RFA
Keith Bogans Charlotte RFA
Matt Bonner Toronto RFA
Ryan Bowen Houston UFA
Michael Bradley Philadelphia Player option Torraye Braggs Houston UFA
Damone Brown Washington UFA
Devin Brown San Antonio RFA
Kwame Brown Washington RFA
Tierre Brown LA Lakers UFA
Rick Brunson LA Clippers UFA
Greg Buckner Denver UFA
Rodney Buford New Jersey UFA
Elden Campbell Detroit UFA
Matt Carroll Charlotte RFA
Anthony Carter Minnesota UFA
Tyson Chandler Chicago RFA
Mateen Cleaves Seattle UFA
Omar Cook Toronto UFA
Austin Croshere Indiana Player can terminate
Eddy Curry Chicago RFA
Samuel Dalembert Philadelphia RFA
Antonio Daniels Seattle UFA
Erik Daniels Sacramento RFA
Dale Davis Indiana UFA
Josh Davis Philadelphia RFA
Andrew DeClercq Orlando UFA
Tony Delk Atlanta Player can terminate
Dan Dickau New Orleans UFA
DeSagana Diop Cleveland RFA
Juan Dixon Washington UFA
Keyon Dooling Miami Player option
Chris Duhon Chicago RFA
Ronald Dupree Detroit Player option
John Edwards Indiana RFA
Howard Eisley Utah UFA
Maurice Evans Sacramento RFA
Reggie Evans Seattle RFA
Marcus Fizer Milwaukee UFA
Richie Frahm Portland RFA
Lawrence Funderburke Chicago UFA
Dan Gadzuric Milwaukee RFA
Devean George LA Lakers Player option
Anthony Goldwire Milwaukee UFA
Brian Grant LA Lakers Player can terminate
Willie Green Philadelphia RFA
Adrian Griffin Chicago UFA
Eddie Griffin Minnesota UFA
Tom Gugliotta Atlanta UFA
Darvin Ham Detroit UFA
Ben Handlogten Utah UFA
Othella Harrington Chicago UFA
Udonis Haslem Miami RFA
Alan Henderson Dallas UFA
Grant Hill Orlando Player can terminate
Robert Horry San Antonio Player option
Eddie House Sacramento UFA
Larry Hughes Washington UFA
Ryan Humphrey Memphis UFA
Brandon Hunter Orlando RFA
Steven Hunter Phoenix Player option Zydrunas Ilgauskas Cleveland UFA
Jermaine Jackson New York UFA
Casey Jacobsen New Orleans UFA
Jerome James Seattle UFA
Marko Jaric LA Clippers RFA
Horace Jenkins Detroit RFA
DerMarr Johnson Denver UFA
Ervin Johnson Minnesota UFA
Joe Johnson Phoenix RFA
Linton Johnson San Antonio Team option
Damon Jones Miami Player option
Eddie Jones Miami Player can terminate
James Jones Indiana RFA
Mark Jones Orlando RFA
Jason Kapono Charlotte RFA
Kerry Kittles LA Clippers UFA
Brevin Knight Charlotte UFA
Kyle Korver Philadelphia RFA
Toni Kukoc Milwaukee UFA
Christian Laettner Miami UFA
Randy Livingston Utah UFA
Tyronn Lue Atlanta UFA
Mark Madsen Minnesota UFA
Sean Marks San Antonio UFA
Donyell Marshall Toronto UFA
Jamal Mashburn Philadelphia Player can terminate
Tony Massenburg San Antonio UFA
Walter McCarty Phoenix UF
Jeff McInnis Cleveland UFA
Keith McLeod Utah RFA
Cuttino Mobley Sacramento Player can terminate
Mikki Moore LA Clippers UFA
Ronald Murray Seattle RFA
Dikembe Mutombo Houston UFA
Bostjan Nachbar New Orleans UFA
Lee Nailon New Orleans UFA
Shaquille O’Neal Miami Player can terminate
Bo Outlaw Phoenix UFA
Zaza Pachulia Milwaukee RFA
Scott Padgett Houston UFA
Milt Palacio Toronto UFA
Jannero Pargo Chicago RFA
Gary Payton Boston UFA
Anthony Peeler Washington UFA
Wesley Person Denver UFA
Mark Pope Denver UFA
Vitaly Potapenko Seattle UFA
Laron Profit Washington UFA
Vladimir Radmanovic Seattle RFA
Zeljko Rebraca LA Clippers UFA
Michael Redd Milwaukee Player option Justin Reed Boston Team option
Jared Reiner Chicago RFA
Clifford Robinson New Jersey UFA
Glenn Robinson San Antonio UFA
Rodney Rogers Philadelphia UFA
Jalen Rose Toronto Player can terminate
Michael Ruffin Washington UFA
Kareem Rush Charlotte UFA
Bryon Russell Denver UFA
Daniel Santiago Milwaukee UFA
Brian Scalabrine New Jersey UFA
Paul Shirley Phoenix UFA
Bobby Simmons LA Clippers UFA
Tamar Slay Charlotte Team option
Jabari Smith New Jersey UFA
Steve Smith Miami UFA
Theron Smith Charlotte RFA
Darius Songaila Sacramento Player option
Pape Sow Toronto RFA
Latrell Sprewell Minnesota UFA
Michael Stewart Atlanta UFA
Damon Stoudamire Portland UFA
Erick Strickland Milwaukee UFA
Bruno Sundov New York UFA
Stromile Swift Seattle UFA
Billy Thomas New Jersey RFA
John Thomas Minnesota UFA
Robert Traylor Cleveland UFA
Nikoloz Tskitishvili Golden State UFA
Keith Van Horn Dallas Player can terminate
Jake Voskuhl Phoenix Player option
Dajuan Wagner Cleveland UFA
Antoine Walker Boston UFA
Gerald Wallace Charlotte RFA
Luke Walton LA Lakers RFA
Earl Watson Memphis UFA
Bonzi Wells Memphis Team option
Damien Wilkins Seattle RFA
Mike Wilks San Antonio UFA
Aaron Williams Toronto Player can terminate
Frank Williams Chicago UFA
Scott Williams Cleveland UFA
Kevin Willis Atlanta UFA
Qyntel Woods Miami Team option
Wang Zhizhi Miami UFA

 

[elindholm]

Thanks, that's quite helpful.

 

[Phill11]

Some intresting options I see:

Tony Delk - I didn't like him much but maybe he'd be a decent sparkplug on the bench and could backup PG/SG at a low price.

Kwame Brown - Could be a Steven Hunter type player? Where we get him in hopes of developing him. What kind of contract is he going to want/get?

Daniel Santiago - Cheap C who wouldn't get minutes. More over a roster filler.

Rodney Rogers - Can be a good SF/PF backup and maybe cheap?

Cliff Robinson - Backup PF? Cheap, why not?

A lot of former Suns.

 

[Chaplin]

Instead of Payton, what about Jeff McInnis? I liked him when he was here in LA.

 

[Gaddabout]

I give up. I can't make them align in the browser, not even with monospace type. Just go here: http://www.nba.com/transactions/player_movement2005_free_agents.html

 

[Chaplin]

Guys I like, not necessarily options for the Suns, but it'd be nice to see...

Bold are ones I think we could conceivably use...

Shareef Abdur-Rahim Portland UFA
Ray Allen Seattle UFA
Chris Andersen New Orleans UFA
Darrell Armstrong Dallas UFA
Tony Battie Orlando Player can terminate
Keith Bogans Charlotte RFA
Devin Brown San Antonio RFA
Kwame Brown Washington RFA
Greg Buckner Denver UFA
Tyson Chandler Chicago RFA
Austin Croshere Indiana Player can terminate
Eddy Curry Chicago RFA
Samuel Dalembert Philadelphia RFA
Antonio Daniels Seattle UFA
Dale Davis Indiana UFA
Dan Dickau New Orleans UFA
Juan Dixon Washington UFA
Keyon Dooling Miami Player option
Chris Duhon Chicago RFA
Maurice Evans Sacramento RFA
Reggie Evans Seattle RFA
Marcus Fizer Milwaukee UFA
Dan Gadzuric Milwaukee RFA
Udonis Haslem Miami RFA
Alan Henderson Dallas UFA
Grant Hill Orlando Player can terminate
Larry Hughes Washington UFA
Steven Hunter Phoenix Player option
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Cleveland UFA
Jerome James Seattle UFA
Marko Jaric LA Clippers RFA
DerMarr Johnson Denver UFA
Joe Johnson Phoenix RFA
Damon Jones Miami Player option
Eddie Jones Miami Player can terminate
Brevin Knight Charlotte UFA
Kyle Korver Philadelphia RFA
Toni Kukoc Milwaukee UFA
Christian Laettner Miami UFA
Mark Madsen Minnesota UFA
Donyell Marshall Toronto UFA
Walter McCarty Phoenix UF
Jeff McInnis Cleveland UFA
Cuttino Mobley Sacramento Player can terminate
Mikki Moore LA Clippers UFA
Ronald Murray Seattle RFA
Dikembe Mutombo Houston UFA
Bostjan Nachbar New Orleans UFA
Lee Nailon New Orleans UFA
Zaza Pachulia Milwaukee RFA
Scott Padgett Houston UFA
Gary Payton Boston UFA
Vitaly Potapenko Seattle UFA
Vladimir Radmanovic Seattle RFA
Michael Redd Milwaukee Player option
Glenn Robinson San Antonio UFA
Jalen Rose Toronto Player can terminate
Kareem Rush Charlotte UFA
Brian Scalabrine New Jersey UFA
Bobby Simmons LA Clippers UFA
Darius Songaila Sacramento Player option
Erick Strickland Milwaukee UFA
Stromile Swift Seattle UFA
Robert Traylor Cleveland UFA
Nikoloz Tskitishvili Golden State UFA (I know, it's a stretch)
Dajuan Wagner Cleveland UFA
Gerald Wallace Charlotte RFA
Luke Walton LA Lakers RFA
Earl Watson Memphis UFA
Bonzi Wells Memphis Team option
Aaron Williams Toronto Player can terminate
Frank Williams Chicago UFA
Kevin Willis Atlanta UFA
Qyntel Woods Miami Team option

Now, most of these are untouchable (especially the "Player can terminate" ones), but they are the ones I would at least be open to discussing.

 

[Chaz]

Some players I would be interested in that (hopefully) wouldn't break the bank.

Kwame Brown
Antonio Daniels
Dale Davis
Donyell Marshall
Luke Walton
Ronald Murray

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Instead of Payton, what about Jeff McInnis? I liked him when he was here in LA.

you want to talk about attitude problems . . .

 

[Chaplin]

you want to talk about attitude problems . . .

vs. Payton?? Are you nuts? Attitude problems on the Clippers is nothing new...

 

[Mainstreet]

IMO, if the Suns can somehow get Zaza Pachulia, RFA from Milwaukee, I would feel much better about this team (plus a backup PG).

I like the way this youngster plays. He is big and skilled. This would be my primary target if he were obtainable. With Milwaukee getting their big man at number one they might be inclined to let him go or do a sign and trade.

 

[Chaplin]

IMO, if the Suns can somehow get Zaza Pachulia, RFA from Milwaukee, I would feel much better about this team (plus a backup PG).

I like the way this youngser plays. He is big and skilled. This would be my primary target if he were obtainable. With Milwaukee getting their big man at number one they might be inclined to let him go or do a sign and trade.

Well you gotta assume that one of either Gadzuric or Pachulia will be available.

 

[coloradosun]

IMO, if the Suns can somehow get Zaza Pachulia, RFA from Milwaukee, I would feel much better about this team (plus a backup PG).

I like the way this youngser plays. He is big and skilled. This would be my primary target if he were obtainable. With Milwaukee getting their big man at number one they might be inclined to let him go or do a sign and trade.

I think Kurt Thomas takes care of some of the frontline shortfalls, I think that they definitely will answer the backup PG position in FA. I just noticed Juan Dixon's option was not picked up by Wash, he would be a great pick up. Character guy and gutsy, I think Inside the NBA did a profile on him and he has the moxy that the Suns need off the bench.

Forget Payton.

Give either Finley or SAR and Dixon.

 

[Mainstreet]

Well you gotta assume that one of either Gadzuric or Pachulia will be available.

Chaplin, I respect your opinion.

Do you have a similar take on Pachulia?

Certainly Gadzuric would fit well on this team but, IMO, he is not as skilled nor does he have as much upside.

 

[Chaplin]

Chaplin, I respect your opinion.

Do you have a similar take on Pachulia?

Certainly Gadzuric would fit well on this team but, IMO, he is not as skilled nor does he have as much upside.

This is a tough question. I think subconsciously I have a slight bias against Gadzuric because I thought he wasn't very good when he was at UCLA (and I hated UCLA).

I like Pachulia, but I hesitate to say he would be my top choice if he was unrestricted. I still like SAR--no matter how unreasonable that is with this Suns team.

 

[Chaz]

I like SAR also but I really question if he would take the paycut needed for him to join the Suns.

 

[Mainstreet]

I think Kurt Thomas takes care of some of the frontline shortfalls, I think that they definitely will answer the backup PG position in FA. I just noticed Juan Dixon's option was not picked up by Wash, he would be a great pick up. Character guy and gutsy, I think Inside the NBA did a profile on him and he has the moxy that the Suns need off the bench.

Forget Payton.

Give either Finley or SAR and Dixon.

I think Pachulia could start and fix our front line with KT coming off the bench to relieve Amare and Pachulia. I definitely want another big man or two for our frontline.

I would probably go for jouneyman at the minimum (or wisely use the MLE) for most positions other than I would go the extra mile for Pachulia.

 

[F-Dog]

Guys whom the Suns might consider, IMHO:


PG:
Erick Strickland Milwaukee UFA
Gary Payton Boston UFA
Dan Dickau New Orleans UFA

SG/SF:
Raja Bell Utah UFA
Kareem Rush Charlotte UFA
Bostjan Nachbar New Orleans UFA
DerMarr Johnson Denver UFA
Kerry Kittles LA Clippers UFA
Anthony Peeler Washington UFA
Steve Smith Miami UFA

PF/C:
Kevin Willis Atlanta UFA
Aaron Williams Toronto Player can terminate
Robert Traylor Cleveland UFA
Mikki Moore LA Clippers UFA
Donyell Marshall Toronto UFA
Dale Davis Indiana UFA
DeSagana Diop Cleveland RFA
Zeljko Rebraca LA Clippers UFA


Plus just about every current or former Sun on the list, of course...

 

[F-Dog]

Players who aren't on that list, but might be available anyway:

Michael Finley
Brian Grant
Allan Houston
Chris Webber (unlikely)
Theo Ratliff (also unlikely)

If you can think of any more, please add them to the list.

 

[KANIDJA]

For bigs I would go for Rebraca, Dale Davis, Or Pachulia. I don't think that we can do much better than that and we probably don't have to.
Than go for Finley or Kittles. There are lots of options out there. It should be interesting.

 

[F-Dog]

For bigs I would go for Rebraca, Dale Davis, Or Pachulia. I don't think that we can do much better than that and we probably don't have to.
Than go for Finley or Kittles. There are lots of options out there. It should be interesting.

Actually, looking at that list again, I think Mikki Moore would be a great replacement for Hunter. Moore's not as big as Hunter, but he does a lot of Hunter things plus some things Hunter didn't do, and he's fairly reliable.

The problem with Moore is that they'd probably have to split the MLE to get him, but if they're getting Finley for free, splitting the MLE might make sense.

 

[KANIDJA]

How are we getting Finley for free?
I thought at least we have to give up couple mil.

 

[F-Dog]

How are we getting Finley for free?
I thought at least we have to give up couple mil.

I mean for the vet's minimum, i.e. the Suns won't have to use an exception.

 

[Joe Mama]

Players who aren't on that list, but might be available anyway:

Michael Finley
Brian Grant
Allan Houston
Chris Webber (unlikely)
Theo Ratliff (also unlikely)

If you can think of any more, please add them to the list.

I would say Austin Croshere, Mashburn (he must be close to a medical release), Tony Battie or Doug Christie are possibilities, Eddie Jones, Charlie Ward or Vin Baker. Those are about the only possibilities I saw.

Joe Mama

 

[Suns_fan69]

If we're talking about backup 2/3's what about Bobby Simmons? He'll probably be a little bit expensive, especially when compared to Finley, but he's a lot younger and could be useful for longer than finley.

 

[George O'Brien]

If we're talking about backup 2/3's what about Bobby Simmons? He'll probably be a little bit expensive, especially when compared to Finley, but he's a lot younger and could be useful for longer than finley.

I expect Simmons to be pretty hot this summer. Compare him to Q and Simmons had much better stats.

Bobby Simmons
Los Angeles Clippers
Position: F
Height: 6-6 Weight: 228
College : DePaul '02
Player file | Team stats

2004-05 Statistics
PPG 16.4
RPG 5.9
APG 2.7
SPG 1.41
BPG .21
FG% .466
FT% .846
3P% .435
MPG 37.3

Quentin Richardson
Phoenix Suns
Position: F-G
Height: 6-6 Weight: 230
College : DePaul '02
Player file | Team stats

2004-05 Statistics
PPG 14.9
RPG 6.1
APG 2.0
SPG 1.22
BPG .34
FG% .389
FT% .739
3P% .358
MPG 35.9