NBA free agent signings 2018: Keeping track of every deal

2018 NBA free agency began at 12:01 a.m., and headlines are already being made. Team front office executives couldn’t officially contact players until the clock struck midnight, and now that it’s past 12, the floodgates are open. Max contracts are expected to be handed out left and right, while some other free agents won’t know where they’re signing until the biggest dominos fall.

Instead of scrambling all over the place to find these deals, we rounded all of them up to make your life easier.

Bulls to match Zach LaVine’s offer from Kings
The Kings and Zach LaVine had agreed to terms on a 4-year, $78 million offer sheet, and with only 48 hours to consider all variables before matching the deal, the Bulls only needed a few. Within two hours of the initial news breaking, multiple reports suggest the Bulls fully intend on matching the Kings’ offer.

The Wizards really agreed to a deal with Dwight Howard, per report
The Wizards knew it was time to move on from Marcin Gortat, moving him for Austin Rivers before free agency began. It seems Howard will be his replacement as the starting center around John Wall, Bradley Beal and Otto Porter. Howard was rumored to have had interest in the Warriors until they signed DeMarcus Cousins instead.

Tony Parker will sign with the Charlotte Hornets. It’s the end of an era in San Antonio.
According to Wojnarowski, Parker called Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich to inform him of his decision, despite San Antonio wanting him back. He will now join Spurs former assistant coach, James Borrego, who was recently hired as head coach in Charlotte.

The Warriors are coming off yet another championship, and hardly need the services of one of the more coveted players still available on the open market, but with the West increasing in strength around them, they’ve made a move that will surely make a lot of non-Warriors fans angry.

Well first of all, he has championship pedigree. That’s not even a question. His presence in the starting lineup for the Pelicans morphed them into a team that swept the Portland Trail Blazers out of the first round of the playoffs. Rondo is a winner, and on a team with as many young, talented players like the Lakers, veteran winners are a must.

July 1
Lance Stephenson agreed to a one-year deal with Lakers
Stephenson agreed to a deal with the Lakers on Sunday, a surprising development given his history as one of the biggest irritants James has faced in his playing career. After all, it was Stephenson who blew in James’s ear during the 2014 playoffs, and it was Stephenson who got James T’d up in the first round of this year’s playoffs, too.

LeBron James agrees to 4-year deal with the Lakers
LeBron James will not return to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Instead, The King is taking his talents out to the West Coast to join the Los Angeles Lakers this summer. James signed a four-year, $154 million max contract, according to a release from Klutch Sports Group. He joins a Lakers team that is expected to continue making moves this summer to add to a roster that now features the best basketball player on the planet.

Chris Paul signs with Houston for 4 years/$160 million
CP3’s $160 million contract puts Houston in position to challenge the Warriors again at a big long-term risk. The Rockets took the Warriors to seven games in the Western Conference Finals behind Paul and James Harden this spring. Only a historic three-point shooting drought prevented Houston from moving on to the NBA Finals and likely bringing the franchise its first title since the mid-1990s. Paul is 33 years old and has missed at least 20 games in each of the last two seasons.

Paul George announces “unfinished business” in OKC on a 4-year, $137 million max deal
OKC’s big bet paid off as they will now have two stars — George and Russell Westbrook — under contract for the next couple of seasons. Unfortunately, a team led by those two stars and Carmelo Anthony got laughed out of the NBA playoffs by the Utah Jazz this spring ... and Anthony opted into his massive deal.

Will Barton re-signs with Denver for four years, $50 million
Aron Baynes back to the Celtics on 2-year, $11 million deal
Rudy Gay will stay with the Spurs on a one-year, $10 million contract
DeAndre Jordan, Mavericks verbally agree to deal in $24 million ballpark
The Mavericks have been infatuated with Jordan for quite some time, and for good reason. Jordan is a pick-and-roll monster, setting crushing screens before blitzing to the rim. The Mavericks have prolonged many centers’ careers through this action, but they’ve never had a player of Jordan’s abilities. With the addition of Luka Doncic, Carlisle should be able to terrorize opponents with the pick-and-roll action.