NBA spending tiers: How much does every team have available in free agency?

The 2023 NBA draft is full, which suggests the NBA’s 30 groups will now flip their consideration to free company.

Beginning Friday at 6 p.m. ET, groups can begin negotiating with greater than 100 free brokers out there to signal with any workforce. Nevertheless, some groups are extra restricted than others in what they will provide. Even after the NBA distributed projected wage cap figures that had been larger than beforehand anticipated, solely seven groups are anticipated to have important cap house out there this summer time.

For instance what to anticipate this offseason, we have separated all 30 groups into 5 tiers, starting from groups who can simply generate cap house to those that are anticipated to be within the luxurious tax — and doubtlessly dealing with the punitive first and second apron ranges within the new collective bargaining settlement. We have additionally highlighted which gamers groups in every stage could possibly be concentrating on, whereas addressing the challenges that lie forward.

Word: We’re projecting whether or not participant and workforce choices will likely be exercised or declined this week and if non-guaranteed contracts will likely be assured. This story will likely be up to date if a participant’s standing adjustments between now and June 30; 2023 second-round picks and two-way gamers usually are not listed under.

Tier 1: Cap house groups

Is that this the offseason when groups with projected cap house look to make main strikes through free company, or will they proceed to make use of their monetary flexibility to tackle undesirable contracts (and add future draft compensation within the course of)?