2022 NBA Free Agency Primer

The NBA 2022 free agency period officially begins Thursday at 5:00 p.m. Central Time. At this point, we can expect news of the contract agreements to start pouring in, and continue into the night.

by our numberAn astounding 56 free agents approved deals on the first day of free agency in 2021 – we’ll see if that number matches later today.

Here are some links to get ready for one of the most exciting days on the NBA calendar:

• Top 50 Free Proxies of 2022
  Bradley BellAnd the Zach LavigneAnd the James HardenAnd the Dender Eaton He tops our list of the best players available this summer.
• 2022 Free Agents by Center/Type
  2022 Free agents by the team
  Want the full distribution of players available this summer? Choose from these two lists.
• Key season end dates/dates
  A breakdown of important dates to watch after today.
• Maximum Salary Forecast for 2022/23
  Minimum Salary Forecast for 2022/23
  Semi-annual mid-level exceptions forecast for 2022/23
  Our projections are based on a maximum salary of $123,655,000. We should find out in a matter of hours what the 2022/23 cap will look like.
• Player Choice Decisions for 2022/23
  Team Option Decisions for 2022/23
  The deadline for making those decisions was Wednesday, so now they are all understood.
• Qualifying Bid Summary for 2022
  We have the full list of players who have become restricted free agents.
• 2022 unofficial deals
  Fifteen deals have been officially completed so far in the off-season, with six more agreed and many more deals to come.
• Pending commercial exceptions
  A number of teams have exchanged player exceptions available to receive salary without returning any salary.
• 2022 Offseason . Preview Series
  We’ve taken a closer look at the positions of all 30 teams and key decisions off the season.
• hoops rumor glossary
  Need a refresher on how signing and trading work, what it means to have “Early Bird Rights” on a player, or how a team gets awkward? We explain everything in our glossary.