Which teams have improved the most in NBA free agency, and what's still to come?
Team-by-team analysis of the major and minor deals:
(Note: Updates on each deal will be posted here throughout the day. You can read analysis on Day 1 deals -- including those for LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon -- here.)
1. Agreed to a reported one-year, $12-13 million deal with guard JJ Redick
Once LeBron James and Paul George were no longer possible options for the Sixers, Redick's return was all but assured. He played a valuable role for a young Philadelphia team last season, providing needed floor spacing on the court and offering leadership in the locker room.
For the 76ers, getting Redick back at less than the $23 million he made on last season's one-year deal allows them to stay under the cap. If they renounce the rights to their other free agents -- basically just Amir Johnson, with Marco Belinelli and Ersan Ilyasova having already agreed to deals elsewhere -- Philadelphia can create up to about $14 million in cap space.
That flexibility could make it easier for the Sixers to complete an imbalanced trade with the San Antonio Spurs for Kawhi Leonard, taking back additional contracts (likely Patty Mills) to help the Spurs' cap situation. But the clock is ticking on that scenario since Philadelphia would probably also like to use room to replace Belinelli and Ilyasova.
Roster spots are a limitation for the Sixers. Including Redick, plus Richaun Holmes and T.J. McConnell (whose 2018-19 salaries are nonguaranteed) and this year's two first-round picks, the 76ers have 13 players under contract. A buyout for guard Jerryd Bayless would clear another spot, but Philadelphia might not have room for 2017 second-round pick Jonah Bolden, who spent last season playing in Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Covered in our Day 1 free-agency analysis here:
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LeBron James, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Lance Stephenson and JaVale McGee with the Los Angeles Lakers
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Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon and Paul George returning to their teams
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DeAndre Jordan joining the Dallas Mavericks
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Trevor Ariza joining the Phoenix Suns
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More moves by the Nets, Celtics, Pistons, Pacers, Grizzlies, Heat, Bucks, Timberwolves, Knicks, Pelicans, Blazers and Spurs
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