The list of 2026 NBA free agents has been culled pretty thin. Only one player — restricted free agent center Jalen Duren, who came in at No. 1 — remains unsigned from our list of the top 50 free agents for the 2026/27 season. Duren is also the lone restricted free agent remaining this offseason.
There’s “still a gap” in contract negotiations between Detroit and Duren, who’s coming off an All-NBA regular season but followed that up with a disappointing postseason showing. The Pistons are reportedly offering a five-year contract worth around $35MM annually, with Duren seeking $40MM+ on his new deal.
Aside from Duren, there are some useful role players on the market, but there aren’t a ton of roster spots available around the league, so those players are probably looking at minimum-salary deals that may or may not feature guaranteed money.
I’m a little surprised that Bruce Brown hasn’t found a new team yet. The 6’4″ guard/forward appeared in all 82 regular season games for Denver in 2025/26, averaging 7.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steal on .475/.385/.762 shooting splits.
A former second-round pick who has spent the past eight years in the NBA, Brown is only 30 years old and brings some versatility to the table on both ends of the court, though his defense has slipped some since he helped the Nuggets win the title three years ago.
Brown has been linked to the Lakers and Knicks in recent weeks and is reportedly expected land with a “playoff-caliber team.”
New York, which won its first championship in 53 years in June, is also said to be eyeing big man Drew Eubanks and John Konchar as the team continues to evaluate how to fill out its back-end roster spots. Konchar has been mentioned as possible Heat target as well.
Word broke on Friday that former No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons had agreed to a one-year, minimum-salary deal with the Kings. Assuming Simmons is signing a standard contract and not an Exhibit 9 training camp deal, adding him to the roster will move Sacramento to within about $2.9MM of the luxury tax line with 14 players under contract. The team would still have room to add a 15th man without going into the tax.
For what it’s worth, Cameron Payne, Victor Oladipo and Elfrid Payton are among the other veterans who have been connected to the Kings.
The Cavaliers don’t currently project to have enough room below their first-apron hard cap to add a 15th man to their standard roster ahead of the season. But the team has linked to former Cavalier Kevin Love, who appears open to a reunion with the Timberwolves too.
Kelly Olynyk, Nicolas Batum, Dwight Powell, Bismack Biyombo and Jeff Green are among the longtime veterans who remain unsigned, with recent first-round picks like Cam Whitmore, Ochai Agbaji and Blake Wesley among the younger players still on the open market.
