Analyzing the NBA’s Biggest Free Agent Signings

The NBA’s free agency season has begun and as expected a number of big name free agents are staying put. The biggest of all 2020 free agents – Anthony Davis – has yet to sign his deal though it is expected he will return to the Los Angeles Lakers and chase a second consecutive NBA title next season.


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Here’s a look at the NBA free agent signings thus far.

Brandon Ingram – New Orleans Pelicans

The NBA’s Most Improved Player will remain in New Orleans agreeing to a five-year contract worth $158 million. Ingram, who was traded to New Orleans as part of the deal that sent Davis to the Lakers, averaged 23.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game last season for the Pelicans.

Ingram earned his first trip to the NBA All-Star game last season. He along with last year’s rookie sensation Zion Williamson will lead New Orleans into a new era.

Fred VanVleet – Toronto Raptors

A year ago, VanVleet decided to roll the dice and bet on himself. It paid off when the Raptors point guard became the highest-paid undrafted player in NBA history. VanVleet signed a new four-year, $85 million deal with the Raptors and will stay in Toronto.

VanVleet averaged just 2.9 points a game as a rookie in 2016-17 and progressed to scoring 17.6 points a game and dishing out 6.6 assists per game last season. Toronto should once again be a favorite to capture the Eastern Conference title in 2020-21.


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Gordon Hayward – Charlotte Hornets

Back in 2014, the Charlotte Hornets made a play for the 6-8 Hayward. He wound up eventually making his way to Boston, but the Hornets finally got their man when they signed the free agent Hayward to a new four-year, $120 million contract.

After an ugly injury in 2017-18, Hayward finally got back to some semblance of his former self and averaged 17.5 points and 6.7 rebounds last season in Boston. The Hornets finished ninth in the Eastern Conference last season. Charlotte will lean heavily on Hayward to help lead young players like last year’s leading scorer Devonte Graham and first-round draft pick LaMelo Ball.

Montrezl Harrell – Los Angeles Lakers

The Lakers made a play for the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year and got him making their frontcourt even deeper. Harrell averaged 18.6 points and 7.1 rebounds per game for the Clippers last season coming off the bench.

Harrell signed a two-year deal worth $19 million with the Lakers. The NBA champions had to use their mid-level exception on Harrell’s deal.


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Joe Harris – Brooklyn Nets

Brooklyn will get Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant at full strength in 2020-21. They are an early favorite to compete for next year’s NBA title. In addition to Irving and Durant, who are both 2021 NBA MVP contenders, the Nets will return long-range bomber Joe Harris.

Harris re-signed with the Nets agreeing to $75 million over four years on a new deal. Harris averaged 14.5 points a game last year and shot 42.5 percent from behind the three-point arc. Irving, Durant, Harris, and Caris LeVert give the Nets a solid core to compete for a title.