| Free Agent Guide |
| SI.com examines the top 20 free agents in this summer's market. Tune in often to get the latest on who's going where. (R=restricted) |
Player  |
Potential Suitors  |
The Latest  |
 Gilbert Arenas (R) |
Warriors Wizards |
Arenas chose the Wizards' $60 million deal over the Clippers'. Golden State has 15 days to match, but it's virtually impossible for them to do so under the salary cap rules. |
 Elton Brand (R) |
Clippers |
The Clippers decided to match Miami's offer sheet and retain Brand's services for a reported $82.2 million. |
 P.J. Brown |
Hornets |
Brown's agent says the veteran forward is planning to finish out his career in New Orleans. He signed a four-year deal worth about $8 million per year. |
 Tim Duncan |
Spurs |
Duncan signed a seven-year deal worth a reported $122 million to stay in San Antonio. |
 Richard Hamilton (R) |
Pistons |
Hamilton signed a reported seven-year, $62 million deal with Detroit. |
 Juwan Howard |
Magic |
Surprise! After a recent report said Howard has narrowed his list to the T'wolves and Pistons, he switched gears and signed a five-year deal with Orlando. |
 Jason Kidd |
Nets |
The Nets are keeping their prize free agent, and they didn't even have to fire their head coach to do it. Kidd signed a reported six-year, $99 million deal with New Jersey. |
 Corey Maggette (R) |
Clippers |
The Clippers' matched Maggette's offer sheet for a six-year deal with the Jazz. |
 Karl Malone |
Lakers |
The Mailman is putting his money where his mouth is. Malone decided to take $1.5 million to join Gary Payton on the dream team the Lakers are putting together. |
 Andre Miller (R) |
Nuggets |
The Clippers let their restricted free agent walk, so Miller will join Carmelo Anthony and Nene Hilario in Denver. |
 Brad Miller |
Kings |
Miller looked to be headed to the Jazz until a last-minute sign-and-trade deal delivered him onto Sacramento's doorstep. |
 Reggie Miller |
Pacers |
The franchise icon isn't going anywhere, although he will have to take a serious pay cut. |
 Alonzo Mourning |
Nets |
Mark Cuban says the Mavs lost the battle for the former All-Star to Jason Kidd and the Nets because of the relatively easy competition the East has to offer. |
 Rasho Nesterovic |
Spurs |
San Antonio finally landed a free agent. After being spurned by Jason Kidd and P.J. Brown, the Spurs are ready to sign Nesterovic to a six-year deal.
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 Lamar Odom (R) |
Clippers Heat Nuggets Jazz |
Pat Riley has liked Odom for a long time, but there's a lot of interest in the 6-foot-10 24-year-old. |
 Michael Olowokandi |
T'wolves |
The T'wolves moved quickly after losing Nesterovic, and reportedly agreed to ink the Kandi Man to a three-year, $16 million deal. |
 Jermaine O'Neal |
Pacers |
O'Neal called off his visits to other teams and will be maxed out by the Pacers for $120 million. The bigger question is whether the two Millers will join him. |
 Gary Payton |
Lakers |
Payton signed with the Lakers for their midlevel exception, immediately making L.A. the favorite next year. |
 Scottie Pippen |
Bulls |
Pippen's returning to Chicago to mentor the Baby Bulls. He reportedly signed a two-year, $10 million deal. |
 Jason Terry (R) |
Hawks Jazz Heat |
If Terry leaves, the Hawks would have nobody on the roster who could take two dribbles without tripping, so the chances of their not matching an offer are slim. |
Best of the Rest
Guard Jon Barry is expected to sign with Indiana.
Diminutive Earl Boykins is close to signing with Denver.
The Celtics acquired Cleveland restricted free agent Jumaine Jones in a sign-and-trade.
Free agent swingman Jim Jackson has had limited contact with the Kings and is expected to sign elsewhere.
The Celtics re-signed forward Walter McCarty to a multiyear deal.
Orlando will hand Tyronn Lue the starting point guard job after signing him to a multiyear deal.
Guard Kevin Ollie left the Sonics to sign a five-year deal with Cleveland.
Sharpshooter Eric Piatkowski left the Clippers to sign with Houston.
Milwaukee has lured guard Erick Strickland from Indiana and center Brian Skinner from Philadelphia.
Restricted free agent Kenny Thomas re-signed with Philadelphia, for a reported $50 million.
Jake Voskuhl will stay in Phoenix on a three-year, $5.1 million deal.
The Warriors inked Spurs' point guard Speedy Claxton as a replacement for Gilbert Arenas.
Forward Ira Newble signed with Cleveland.
Robert Horry signed a two-year deal with the Spurs.
Guard Mike James will leave Miami and take a one-year deal from Boston.
The Nets retained guard Lucious Harris.
Toronto inked big man Jerome Moiso and veteran guard Milt Palacio.
James Posey signed a four-year, $24 offer sheet with Memphis that Houston is not expected to match.
Detroit has signed veteran center Elden Campbell.
New Orleans added energetic point guard Darrell Armstrong.
Guard Antonio Daniels inked a multi-year deal with the Sonics.
Several other prominent free agents are playing a waiting game while the top tier settles out. They include Philadelphia forward Derrick Coleman, Toronto guard Voshon Lenard, San Antonio forward Stephen Jackson, Atlanta guard Dion Glover, and Miami center Vladimir Stepania.
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