The key moves of the NBA free agency 2023 day 2: Lillard requests trade, Lamelo and Sabonis get paid
The NBA free agent market opened on Friday and since then we have see some major moves being made across the league. Here’s what happened on Day 2.
The NBA free agency market opened with a bang on Friday afternoon. The landscape of the league has been shifted as some big names are already on the move, others are staying put, while plenty have yet to decide their future.
Big deals go down in the first few days
Before Day 2 of free agency, we had already seen Bradley Beal sent to Phoenix, Marcus Smart leaving Boston for Kristaps Porzingis and Chris Paul join Golden State after a trade involving Jordan Poole.
That all happened before Friday when the market officially opened. Since then Draymond Green has resigned with the Warriors, Kyrie Irving has signed an agreement to stay in Dallas, Kyle Kuzma got paid by the Wizards and NBA Champ Bruce Brown signed with the Indiana Pacers with a two year deal.
Day two was a bit more quiet, but a bomb dropped out of Portland as one of the NBA’s superstars is finally leaving the Trail Blazers in search of his first ring.
Day 2 signings and trades
- We’d be remiss if we didn’t start the list with the news of Day 2, which was Damian Lillard putting in a trade request to the Portland Trail Blazers after a decade in the Pacific Northwest. The Heat, Clippers and Sixers are the front runners to land Dame Dollar.
- Lamelo Ball got the fattest contract of Day 2, he will stay in Charlotte after agreeing to a $260 million deal for five years.
- Former Partizan Belgrade player Dante Exum singed with the Dallas Mavericks o a guaranteed deal.
- Alex Len resigns with the Kings on a one-year, $3.2 million deal.
- Donte DiVencnzo is on his way to New York to join former Villanova Wildcats Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart with the Knicks on a four-year $50 million deal.
- Domantas Sabonis joined ball getting a huge contract on Day 2, signing a five-year, $217 million dollar deal with the Sacramento Kings.
- Sandro Mamukelashvii signed a one year deal with the Spurs for $2 million.
- Aussie, Jack White, will play the next two years with the Oklahoma City Thunder
- Jalen McDaniels came to terms with the Toronto Raptors on a $9.3 million deal for two years.
- Center Jock Landale reached a four-year deal with the Houston Rockets for $32 million.
- Obi Topin is on his way out of New York after the Pacers traded two second round picks for him.
- Austin Reaves is staying in LA after agreeing to a four-year $56 million deal with the Lakers.
- D’Angelo Russell is also staying in LA on a two-year $37 million deal with the Lakers
- Euroleague star Vasilje Micic is on his way to OKC after agreeing on a three-year, $23.5 million deal.
- The Eastern Conference Champion, Miami Heat are bringing in Thomas Bryant on a two year, $5.4 million deal.
- Dennis Smith and the Nets agreed to a one-year deal.
- Jackson Hayes will be a Laker after agreeing to a two-year deal with LA.
- Euroleague MVP Sasha Vezenkov agreed to a three year, $20 million deal with the Sacramento Kings.
- The Heat, Spurs and Cavaliers were involved in a three way trade that sent Max Strus to Cleveland after signing a four-year, $63 million deal. Miami received a second round pick and the Spurs got Cedi Osman, Lamar Stevens and a second round pick.