Which players are available in the 2021 NBA free-agent class, and how much money are they expected to command?
It's easy to project a max contract for Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard , the best player in free agency. But what about the other starters and rotation players waiting to sign new deals?
Here are the complete lists, broken down by position, of the salary ranges for each free agent along with their likely roles.
One important note: These projections are for starting salaries if a player signs a long-term deal. Players certainly could sign one-year deals for significantly more money than projected.
We've also included a breakdown of the general ranges for max salaries and cap exceptions.
Point guards
Player
Team
Age
FA Type
Starting Salary
Chris Paul (P)
PHX
36
All-NBA
$30-35M
Kyle Lowry
TOR
35
Top Starter
$22-24M
Mike Conley
UTH
33
Top Starter
$20-22M
Spencer Dinwiddie
BKN
28
Top Starter
$18-20M
Lonzo Ball ®
NOP
23
Top Starter
$18-20M
Dennis Schroder
LAL
27
Top Starter
$16-18M
Devonte' Graham ®
CHA
26
Key Reserve
$12-14M
Reggie Jackson
LAC
31
Top Starter
$10-12M
Kendrick Nunn ®
MIA
25
Starter
$10-12M
Cameron Payne
PHX
26
Key Reserve
$8-10M
Derrick Rose
NYK
32
Key Reserve
$8-10M
T.J. McConnell
IND
29
Key Reserve
$8-10M
Patty Mills
SAS
32
Key Reserve
$6-8M
Ish Smith
WAS
33
Key Reserve
$4-6M
Frank Ntilikina ®
NYK
23
Key Reserve
$4-6M
Elfrid Payton
NYK
27
Rotation A
$4-6M
Dennis Smith ®
DET
23
Rotation A
$4-6M
Brad Wanamaker
CHA
32
Rotation A
$2-4M
Langston Galloway
PHX
29
Rotation A
$2-4M
Jordan McLaughlin ®
MIN
25
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Gabe Vincent
MIA
25
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Saben Lee
DET
22
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Jeff Teague
MIL
33
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Mike James
BKN
30
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Raul Neto
WAS
29
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Dante Exum
HOU
26
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Brandon Goodwin
ATL
25
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Shabazz Napier
N/A
29
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Darren Collison
N/A
33
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Chris Chiozza ®
BKN
25
Rotation A
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Tim Frazier
MEM
30
Rotation A
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Theo Pinson
NYK
25
Rotation B
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Nico Mannion ®
GSW
20
Development
Partial-guaranteed Minimum
Jared Harper
NYK
23
Rotation B
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Markus Howard ®
DEN
22
Development
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Isaiah Thomas
N/A
32
Rotation A
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Emmanuel Mudiay
N/A
25
Rotation A
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Brandon Knight
N/A
29
Rotation A
Non-guaranteed Minimum
Chasson Randle
ORL
28
Rotation B
Non-guaranteed Minimum
Jeremiah Martin
CLE
25
Rotation B
Non-guaranteed Minimum
Tremont Waters
BOS
23
Rotation B
Non-guaranteed Minimum
Cassius Winston
WAS
23
Development
Non-guaranteed Minimum
Trent Forrest
UTA
23
Development
Non-guaranteed Minimum
Skylar Mays
ATL
23
Development
Non-guaranteed Minimum
Devon Dotson
CHI
22
Development
Non-guaranteed Minimum
P = Player option ® = Restricted
Shooting guards
Player
Team
Age
FA Type
Starting Salary
Norman Powell
POR
28
Top Starter
$18-20M
Tim Hardaway Jr.
DAL
29
Top Starter
$14-16M
Evan Fournier
BOS
28
Starter
$14-16M
Gary Trent Jr. ®
TOR
22
Starter
$14-16M
Will Barton
DEN
30
Starter
$10-12M
Alec Burks
NYK
30
Key Reserve
$8-10M
Danny Green
PHI
34
Starter
$8-10M
Josh Richardson (P)
DAL
27
Starter
$8-10M
Hamidou Diallo ®
DET
23
Starter
$8-10M
Alex Caruso
LAL
27
Key Reserve
$8-10M
Bruce Brown Jr. ®
BKN
24
Key Reserve
$8-10M
Malik Monk ®
CHA
23
Key Reserve
$6-8M
Lou Williams
ATL
34
Rotation A
$6-8M
Wayne Ellington
DET
33
Key Reserve
$4-6M
Victor Oladipo
MIA
29
Key Reserve
$4-6M
Furkan Korkmaz
PHI
24
Key Reserve
$4-6M
J.J. Redick
DAL
37
Rotation A
$4-6M
Bryn Forbes
MIL
28
Rotation A
$4-6M
Garrett Temple
CHI
35
Key Reserve
$2-4M
Tony Snell
ATL
29
Rotation A
$2-4M
Stanley Johnson
TOR
25
Rotation A
$2-4M
Kent Bazemore
GSW
32
Rotation A
$2-4M
Shaquille Harrison ®
DEN
27
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Frank Jackson ®
DET
23
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Max Strus ®
MIA
25
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Garrison Mathews ®
WAS
24
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
E'Twaun Moore
PHX
32
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Austin Rivers
DEN
29
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Tyler Johnson
BKN
29
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Ben McLemore
LAL
28
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Sterling Brown
MIL
26
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
David Nwaba
HOU
28
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Isaac Bonga
WAS
21
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Jamal Crawford
N/A
41
Rotation A
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Allonzo Trier
N/A
25
Rotation A
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Andre Roberson
N/A
29
Rotation A
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Iman Shumpert
N/A
31
Rotation A
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Allen Crabbe
N/A
29
Rotation A
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Jordan McRae
N/A
30
Rotation A
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Courtney Lee
N/A
35
Rotation A
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Troy Daniels
N/A
29
Rotation A
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Jerome Robinson
N/A
24
Rotation A
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Javonte Green ®
CHI
28
Rotation A
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Sindarius Thornwell
ORL
26
Rotation B
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Armoni Brooks ®
HOU
23
Development
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Kyle Guy ®
SAC
23
Development
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Adam Mokoka ®
CHI
23
Development
Non-guaranteed minimum
Axel Toupane
MIL
29
Rotation B
Non-guaranteed minimum
Keljin Blevins
POR
25
Development
Non-guaranteed minimum
Quinndary Weatherspoon ®
SAS
24
Development
Non-guaranteed minimum
Grant Riller
CHA
24
Development
Non-guaranteed minimum
Brodric Thomas
CLE
24
Development
Non-guaranteed minimum
Nate Darling
CHA
22
Development
Non-guaranteed minimum
P = Player option ® = Restricted
Small forwards
Player
Team
Age
FA Type
Starting Salary
Kawhi Leonard (P)
LAC
30
Franchise
$39M
DeMar DeRozan
SAS
31
Top Starter
$25-27M
Duncan Robinson ®
MIA
27
Starter
$14-16M
Josh Hart ®
NOP
26
Key Reserve
$10-12M
Doug McDermott
IND
29
Starter
$10-12M
Kelly Oubre Jr.
GSW
25
Starter
$10-12M
Reggie Bullock
NYK
30
Starter
$8-10M
Rudy Gay
SAS
34
Key Reserve
$8-10M
Talen Horton-Tucker ®
LAL
20
Key Reserve
$6-8M
P.J. Tucker
MIL
36
Rotation A
$6-8M
Nicolas Batum
LAC
32
Rotation A
$4-6M
Otto Porter
ORL
28
Key Reserve
$4-6M
Svi Mykhailiuk ®
OKC
24
Key Reserve
$4-6M
Torrey Craig
PHX
30
Rotation A
$4-6M
Terence Davis ®
SAC
24
Rotation A
$4-6M
Denzel Valentine
CHI
27
Rotation A
$2-4M
Wesley Matthews
LAL
34
Key Reserve
$2-4M
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot
BKN
26
Key Reserve
$2-4M
Solomon Hill
ATL
30
Rotation A
$2-4M
JaKarr Sampson
IND
28
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Trevor Ariza
MIA
36
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Maurice Harkless
SAC
28
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
POR
26
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
James Ennis
ORL
31
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Abdel Nader
PHX
27
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Semi Ojeleye
BOS
26
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Gerald Green
N/A
35
Rotation A
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Thanasis Antetokounmpo ®
MIL
29
Rotation A
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Jarrell Brantley ®
UTH
25
Rotation B
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Justin Jackson
MIL
26
Rotation B
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Keita Bates-Diop
SAS
25
Rotation B
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Gary Clark
PHI
26
Rotation B
Partial-guaranteed minimum
James Nunnally
NOP
31
Rotation B
Non-guaranteed minimum
Jared Dudley
LAL
36
Rotation B
Non-guaranteed minimum
Amir Coffey ®
LAC
24
Development
Non-guaranteed minimum
Cassius Stanley ®
IND
21
Development
Non-guaranteed minimum
Nate Hinton
DAL
22
Development
Non-guaranteed minimum
Ignas Brazdeikis
ORL
22
Development
Non-guaranteed minimum
P = Player option ® = Restricted
Power forwards
Player
Team
Age
FA Type
Starting Salary
John Collins ®
ATL
23
Top Starter
$24-26M
Kelly Olynyk
HOU
30
Starter
$12-14M
Lauri Markkanen ®
CHI
24
Starter
$10-12M
JaMychal Green
DEN
31
Key Reserve
$6-8M
Jeff Green
BKN
34
Key Reserve
$4-6M
Paul Millsap
DEN
36
Key Reserve
$4-6M
Carmelo Anthony
POR
37
Key Reserve
$4-6M
Blake Griffin
BKN
32
Key Reserve
$4-6M
Markieff Morris
LAL
31
Rotation A
$4-6M
Jarred Vanderbilt ®
MIN
22
Key Reserve
$4-6M
Trey Lyles
SAS
25
Rotation A
$4-6M
Mike Muscala
OKC
30
Rotation A
$4-6M
Zach Collins
POR
23
Key Reserve
$2-4M
James Johnson
NOP
34
Rotation A
$2-4M
Georges Niang
UTH
28
Rotation A
$2-4M
Taj Gibson
NYK
36
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Patrick Patterson
LAC
32
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Nemanja Bjelica
MIA
33
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Mike Scott
PHI
33
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Frank Kaminsky
PHX
28
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Moe Wagner
ORL
24
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
D.J. Wilson
HOU
25
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
N/A
27
Rotation A
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Marquese Chriss
N/A
24
Rotation A
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Noah Vonleh
N/A
25
Rotation A
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Devontae Cacok
LAL
24
Rotation B
Partial-guaranteed minimum
Ersan Ilyasova
UTH
34
Rotation A
Non-guaranteed minimum
Jordan Bell
GSW
26
Rotation B
Non-guaranteed minimum
Omari Spellman
N/A
23
Rotation B
Non-guaranteed minimum
Michael Beasley
N/A
32
Rotation A
Non-guaranteed minimum
T.J. Leaf
POR
24
Rotation B
Non-guaranteed minimum
Rayjon Tucker
PHI
23
Rotation B
Non-guaranteed minimum
P = Player option ® = Restricted
Centers
Player
Team
Age
FA Type
Starting Salary
Jarrett Allen ®
CLE
23
Top Starter
$18-20M
Richaun Holmes
SAC
27
Starter
$12-14M
Andre Drummond
LAL
27
Starter
$10-12M
Serge Ibaka (P)
LAC
31
Starter
$8-10M
Nerlens Noel
NYK
27
Starter
$8-10M
Daniel Theis
CHI
29
Key Reserve
$8-10M
Bobby Portis (P)
MIL
26
Key Reserve
$4-6M
Robin Lopez
WAS
33
Key Reserve
$4-6M
Enes Kanter
POR
29
Key Reserve
$4-6M
Khem Birch
TOR
28
Key Reserve
$4-6M
Cody Zeller
CHA
28
Key Reserve
$4-6M
DeMarcus Cousins
LAC
30
Rotation A
$4-6M
Boban Marjanovic
DAL
32
Rotation A
$4-6M
Gorgui Dieng
SAS
31
Rotation A
$4-6M
Tony Bradley
OKC
23
Rotation A
$2-4M
Isaiah Hartenstein
CLE
23
Rotation A
$2-4M
Alex Len
WAS
28
Rotation A
$2-4M
Udonis Haslem
MIA
41
Rotation B
Veteran minimum
JaVale McGee
DEN
33
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Ed Davis
MIN
32
Rotation B
Veteran minimum
Dewayne Dedmon
MIA
31
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Hassan Whiteside
SAC
32
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Bismack Biyombo
CHA
28
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Willy Hernangomez
NOP
27
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Harry Giles
POR
23
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Luke Kornet
BOS
26
Rotation A
Veteran minimum
Dwight Howard
PHI
35
Rotation A
Veteran minimim
Cristiano Felicio
CHI
29
Rotation B
Non-guaranteed Minimum
Killian Tillie
MEM
23
Development
Non-guaranteed Minimum
Tacko Fall
BOS
25
Development
Partial-guaranteed minimum
P = Player option ® = Restricted
Projected max and exception values
Max (10-plus years of service)
Starting salary: $39.3 million
Five-year max (incumbent team): $228.2 million
Four-year max (cap space team): $169.2 million
Projected players: Kawhi Leonard (cap space team)
Max (7-9 years of service)
Starting salary: $33.7 million
Five-year max (incumbent team): $195.7 million
Four-year max (cap space team): $145.1 million
Projected players: None
Max (0-6 years of service)
Starting salary: $28.1 million
Five-year max (incumbent team): $163.0 million
Four-year max (cap space team): $120.8 million
Projected players: None
Full midlevel exception
Starting salary: $9.5 million
Four-year max: $41.0 million
Applies to teams over the cap but under the tax
Taxpayer midlevel exception
Starting salary: $5.9 million
Three-year max: $25.3 million
Applies to teams over the tax or teams that do not want to trigger the hard cap
Room exception
Bi-annual exception
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