What is missing! NBA official website preview free agent signing: a year ago on the first day of nearly $2.2 billion

This article is compiled from: NBA official website

Written by Brian Martin

原标题：Breaking down the 2023 free agency class by skill set

At 6 a.m. Beijing time on July 1, the NBA free agent market will officially open. A year ago, on July 1, the alliance gave birth to five contracts of more than $200 million, and 44 people received new contracts, with a total of $2.189 billion signed on the first day. What kind of madness will happen in the free agency market this year? The NBA official website divides important players into five categories, and each team lacks something to make up!

1. Organizational core

VanVleet (full free agent)

VanVleet played a major role in the Raptors' 2019 championship win before transitioning to a full-time starter. Over the past four seasons, he has been impressive: averaging 19.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and is quite good on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. The 29-year-old entered free agency in the prime of his career.

Russell (full free agent)

The 27-year-old can provide points (17.8 points per game), passing (6.2 assists per game) and shooting (39.6 percent three-point shooting). It is worth mentioning that in the Lakers playoff stage, his performance declined significantly, averaging only 13.3 points and 4.6 assists per game, shooting 31% from the field. Despite this, he still has the ability to be a valuable asset to a team.

Westbrook (full free agent)

Last season, Wei played for the Lakers and Clippers, averaging 15.9 points and 7.5 assists per game. After joining the Clippers, Wilson's shooting percentage improved significantly, shooting 48.9% from the field and 35.6% from three-point range in 21 games. His attendance was guaranteed, playing 91.6% of his career.

2. Scorers

Irving (full free agent)

Last season, the Lone Ranger, who got Irving, did not achieve the desired results and missed the playoffs. Despite this, Irving's personal performance is still very good, after joining the Lone Ranger, he averaged 27 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds per game, shooting close to 50+40+90, will he stay in Dallas and Doncic combined, or explore the possibility of joining a fifth team in his career?

Kuzma (full free agent)

The Wizards have already sent Beal and Porzingis away and are not expected to leave Kuzma either. Kutzma averaged 21.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game this season, averaging 2.5 three-pointers per game. He will turn 28 in July and is in his prime, which is expected to attract the attention of teams with salary space.

Reeves (restricted free agent)

Two years ago, Reeves was a lost draft, and this season, he is one of the key contributors to the Lakers' entry into the Western Conference finals. In the 41 games before the All-Star weekend, Reeves averaged 10.5 points and shot 49+37+87 from the field, while in the 23 games after the All-Star weekend, he averaged 17.6 points and shot 58+44+86. In the playoffs, he was also quite strong, averaging 16.9 points per game and shooting 46+44+90 from the field. Keeping Reeves is the Lakers' primary goal, and they can match any offer.

Jeremy Grant (full free agent)

Grant, who played for five teams in seven seasons, had a great season with the Trail Blazers, averaging 20.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 three-pointers while shooting 40.1 percent from three-point range. The Blazers drafted Scout Henderson with a scouting pick, and whether Grant will remain with the Blazers is still unknown.

Middleton (full free agent)

Injuries have severely impacted Middleton's performance this season, with him averaging just 15.1 points per game this season, the lowest since 2016-17. When fully fit, Middleton was a scorer averaging 20+ points per game, and his decision to step out of his contract proved he believed he could get back to normal and expected to sign a good new contract.

3. Shooter

Strus (full free agent)

Last season, Strus hit 197 three-pointers, ranking 21st in the league and third in free agency, behind Beasley and VanVleet. Strus's three-pointer was key to the Heat's entry into the NBA Finals. In the Heat's 13 playoff wins, Strus shot 37.2 percent from three-point range, and in the 10 playoff games they lost, Strus shot just 24.6 percent from three-point range.

Damien Lee (full free agent)

In his first season with the Suns, Lee shot 44.5 percent from three-point range, ranking third in the league. His defense was a problem, though, and in his 1,506 minutes, the Suns defended 113.4 points per 100 rounds, the worst of any Suns player who played more than 400 minutes last season.

Jevon Carter (Full Free Agent)

Carter shot 42.1 percent from three-point range last season, ranking 12th in the league. He can play as a starter or a substitute, and defensively, Carter has a defensive efficiency of 107.2, second only to Lopez in the Bucks, accumulating 66 steals, second only to Holloday in the team.

Malik Beasley (full free agent)

Last season, Beasley made 235 three-pointers, ranking seventh in the league, behind Thompson, Hield, Curry, Mitchell, Lillard and Tatum. However, after being traded to the Lakers, his three-point shooting percentage dropped and his shots decreased significantly. In the playoffs, his three-point shooting dropped to 26.9 percent.

Seth Curry (full free agent)

Seth Curry, the sixth-fastest three-point shooter in NBA history, shoots 43.5 percent from three-point range in his career, and will become a free agent. Among active players, his career three-point shooting percentage is second only to Joe Harris and Kennard.

Cameron Johnson (restricted free agent)

In his 17 games with the Suns this season, Johnson shot 45.5 percent from three-point range and dropped to 37.2 percent in his 25 games with the Nets. Still, he was a very accurate shooter, shooting 39.3 percent from three-point range in his career.

4. Defensive specialist

Dream Chasing - Green (Full Free Agent)

Chasing Dream's excellent defensive skills and basketball IQ were once again recognized. He finished 4th in last season's Best Defensive Player vote. In the past 9 seasons, Chase has been named to the All-Defensive Team 8 times. He proved to be a good fit for the Warriors, but is he just as valuable on other teams?

Dillon Brooks (full free agent)

Dillon, who was named to the All-Defensive Second Team for the first time this season, is a strong outside defender who has been labeled a villain. This season, he leads the league in technical fouls (18), and the Grizzlies have made it clear that they will not renew Dillon's contract.

Brooke Lopez (full free agent)

Last season, the 15-year center in the league showed extraordinary defensive prowess, eventually finishing second in the Best Defensive Player poll. He sent 193 blocks, a career high. At the same time, he is averaging 15.9 points per game, the highest since the 2016-17 season, and shooting a career-high 37.4 percent from three-point range.

Bruce Brown (full free agent)

Brown was excellent, both offensive and defensive. He helped the Nuggets win their first championship in franchise history, and the Nuggets wanted to do their best to keep him, but other teams could offer higher salaries.

Seibre (restricted free agent)

Seibl is an elite-level defender who was twice named to the All-Defensive Second Team in his first three seasons. He came to the Blazers from the 76ers and further demonstrated his prowess, shooting 38.8 percent from three-point range in addition to 1.7 steals on the defensive end.

5. Rebounder

Poeltl (full free agent)

With Vucevic agreeing to a three-year contract extension to stay in Chicago, Poeltl has become the best rebounder player in the free agent market. Last season, Poeltl averaged 9.1 rebounds per game, ranking 18th in the league, and his offensive rebounds per game (3.3) ranked fourth in the league. However, his basket protection performance declined, allowing his opponent to shoot 62.6% from the basket, the worst performance in his seven-year career, after failing to shoot more than 55% from the basket in the previous three seasons.

Plumlee (full free agent)

Plumlee averaged 8.9 rebounds in just 26 minutes last season, ranking 22nd in the league in rebounds and the second-highest performance in his 10-year career. With rebounds per 36 minutes, he ranks sixth in the league, behind Gobert, Alphabet, Sabonis Jr., Jokic and Zubac.