restricted free agent

JaMychal Green and the Memphis Grizzlies do not appear close to finding common ground. The 27-year-old is the best free agent on the market, someone who many expected to secure a fat offer sheet from aggressive rivals. But the market turned on restricted free agents—just ask Nerlens Noel. And now, he remains unsigned, despite training [...]

Nerlens Noel has a new agent. Maybe now he’ll get a new contract. The 23-year-old center is finally making moves after spending nearly two months on the restricted free-agent market, opting to hire Rich Paul of Klutch Sports as his new representation, per Basketball Insiders’ Michael Scotto: [tweet https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto/status/899781544025436160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbssports.com%2Fnba%2Fnews%2Freport-nerlens-noel-switches-agents-in-the-midst-of-restricted-free-agency%2F] Noel’s reasoning isn’t quite clear, but [...]

Nerlens Noel’s return to the Dallas Mavericks remains a formality, but negotiations on his new contract are not without their wrinkles. Or pitfalls. Per Tim Cato of SB Nation noted, the two sides remain far apart in talks as the second week of NBA free agency nears conclusion: [tweet https://twitter.com/tim_cato/status/884960536680464384] [tweet https://twitter.com/tim_cato/status/884966743537467393] This is fine…for [...]

If the Detroit Pistons want Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to stick around, it’s going to cost them. The 23-year-old swingman will become a restricted free agent this summer if he doesn’t sign an extension before the impending late-October deadline. That extension doesn’t appear to be in the cards, because Caldwell-Pope is believed to be seeking around $20 [...]

There is a reason why the Houston Rockets renounced the rights to Terrence Jones, now of the New Orleans Pelicans, but not Donatas Motiejunas, who remains unsigned. He is a pretty hot commodity. Don’t let his current status fool you. D-Mo is a wanted man, per Fox 26’s Mark Berman: Forward Donatas Motiejunas would be [...]

During a summer in which the NBA’s available-player market is barren of high-end guards, restricted free agent Jordan Clarkson has some serious curb appeal. Just don’t bank on him leaving the Los Angeles Lakers. As he told NBCLosAngeles.com’s Shahan Ahmed: “LA is like home for me, so I definitely want to be here,” Los Angeles [...]

All of the pieces of the Warriors roster fits nicely, and that goes for unsung heroes as well. Harrison Barnes plays his role for the team very well despite not being one of the most talked-about players. On July 1, Barnes becomes a restricted free agent. The Warriors have made it no secret that they’d [...]