NBA Free Agency Tracker: July 18th

NBA Free Agency continues to move along at a snail’s pace with very few big names remaining.

As NBA Free Agency draws near to 3 weeks of activity there are less than a handful of big name free agents unsigned and two are from the NBA Championship squad. Another has been cut loose due to a lack of early response and several lower tier players remain.

July 18th provided news on only 2 fronts:

The Cleveland Cavaliers inked Chris Andersen to a 1-year, minimum deal. This came on the heels of the trade last week Sasha Kaun to the 76ers to make room to sign him.

But it’s the services of free agents LeBron James and J.R. Smithwhich loom. James reiterated his intention to return, but one wonders exactly what he’s waiting for and whether this passive stance on his free agency should be cause for concern. It’s likely the Cavs are waiting to nail down James prior to addressing Smith. However, if your tendency is toward the conspiracy minded could James be waiting for Smith to grow weary and sign elsewhere?

The only team in action on the 18th was the Milwaukee Bucks who re-signed center Miles Plumlee to a hefty 4-year $52M deal.

Though the list grows shorter, especially of top talent, the following is a list of some free agent the Rockets will be mulling over:

LeBron James remains the only super star on the board.

Top talent remaining:

J.R. Smith
Dion Waiters

Next tier:

David Lee
Alan Anderson
Gerald Green

Lower Tier:

Ty Lawson
Jason Thompson
JJ Hickson
Markel Brown
Eric Moreland
Bryce Cotton
Jorge Gutierrez
Jeff Ayres
Henry Sims
Dorell Wright
Tony Wroten
Ryan Kelly
Lou Amundson
Ronnie Price
PJ Hairston
Tyler Hansbrough
Donald Sloan
James Anderson
Robert Sacre

Youthful Tier:

Norris Cole
Tyler Zeller
Donatas Motiejunas
Shane Larkin
Cleanthony Early
Thomas Robinson
Kevin Seraphin

Vets Tier:

Kevin Martin

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SCS will update as free agency news develops. For now if you’re a fan who wants to follow free agency closely check the NBA Free Agency Tracker (updated daily)

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