2019 Free Agency

[JCSunsfan]

While this year is starting to close down, the 2019 free agency period could be a great haul.

From what everyone seems to say, we will have about $20 million available in FA money next summer. But there are opportunities to clear space.

1. Trade the picks. There will be an $8 to $10 million cap hold for those picks depending on when they fall.

2. Chriss ($4.1 million), Bender ($5.8 million), and Jackson ($7.1 million) will all be on team options. They can be released. I know that seems extreme, but if you need to do that in order to sign a top FA, the net is similar to a trade.

3. Stretch Knight. Knight will be owed $14.6 million next year. Stretching him could create another 9.7 million.

Anyone want to talk about potential targets?

 

[Chaplin]

Kemba Walker.

 

[Mainstreet]

@JCSunsfan

I'm having trouble understanding why you would consider releasing Josh Jackson unless you think he might be a bust. He has great value on this salary.

 

[JCSunsfan]

@JCSunsfan

I'm having trouble understanding why you would consider releasing Josh Jackson unless you think he might be a bust. He has great value on this salary.

Not advocating that, it is just technically possible. Just laying out all the options.

 

[GatorAZ]

Pretty weak class which was another reason why I wanted the Booker extension now. Also wouldn’t mind taking on salary in a win now trade.

 

[Mainstreet]

Not advocating that, it is just technically possible. Just laying out all the options.

It may be an option but dang. I can't see the Suns ever waiving Jackson.

 

[Chaplin]

Pretty weak class which was another reason why I wanted the Booker extension now. Also wouldn’t mind taking on salary in a win now trade.

For a team that needs PG play pretty badly, I'm surprised you consider 2019 "pretty weak". All things being equal, it looks like a pretty good year for the position.

 

[devilalum]

Name, Position, Age, Exp....

Carmelo Anthony OKC SF 34 16 UFA $24,812,936
DeAndre Jordan DAL C 30 11 UFA $24,100,000
Chandler Parsons MEM SF 29 8 UFA $23,609,631
Wesley Matthews DAL SG 31 10 UFA $17,515,007
Enes Kanter NYK C 26 8 UFA $17,515,007
Klay Thompson GSW SG 28 8 UFA $17,244,863
Tobias Harris LAC SF 25 8 UFA $16,000,000
Trevor Ariza PHX SF 33 15 UFA $15,000,000
DeMarre Carroll BKN SF 31 10 UFA $14,500,000
Taj Gibson MIN PF 33 10 UFA $14,000,000
Ricky Rubio UTH PG 27 8 UFA $13,750,000
Robin Lopez CHI C 30 11 UFA $13,503,875
Thaddeus Young IND PF 30 12 UFA $13,500,000
Nikola Vucevic ORL C 27 8 UFA $13,250,000
Tyson Chandler PHX C 35 18 UFA $13,000,000
J.J. Redick PHI SG 34 13 UFA $13,000,000
Jeremy Lin BKN PG 29 9 UFA $12,766,667
Kenneth Faried DEN PF 28 8 UFA $12,500,000
Marcin Gortat LAC C 34 12 UFA $12,000,000
Tyreke Evans IND SG 28 10 UFA $12,000,000
Kemba Walker CHA PG 28 8 UFA $12,000,000
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope LAL SG 25 6 UFA $12,000,000
Zach Randolph SAC PF 36 18 UFA $12,000,000
Austin Rivers WAS SG 27 7 UFA $11,825,000
Wilson Chandler PHI SF 31 12 UFA $11,625,000
Alec Burks UTH SG 26 8 UFA $10,500,000
Terrence Ross ORL SG 27 7 UFA $10,500,000
Bojan Bogdanovic IND SF 29 5 UFA $10,500,000
Rudy Gay SAS SF 31 13 UFA $10,087,200
Iman Shumpert SAC SG 28 8 UFA $10,000,000
Danny Green SAS SG 31 10 UFA $10,000,000
Darren Collison IND PG 30 10 UFA $10,000,000
Jared Dudley PHX SF 32 12 UFA $10,000,000
Rajon Rondo LAL PG 32 13 UFA $9,000,000
Jerryd Bayless PHI PG 29 11 UFA $9,000,000
Kosta Koufos SAC C 29 11 UFA $8,219,750
JaMychal Green MEM PF 28 5 UFA $8,200,000
Markieff Morris WAS PF 28 8 UFA $8,000,000
Garrett Temple SAC SG 32 9 UFA $8,000,000
Darrell Arthur DEN PF 30 11 UFA $7,666,667
Nikola Mirotic NOP PF 27 5 UFA $7,500,000
Al-Farouq Aminu POR SF 27 9 UFA $7,500,000
Cory Joseph IND PG 26 8 UFA $7,472,500
Dewayne Dedmon ATL C 28 6 UFA $7,050,000
Jeremy Lamb CHA SG 26 7 UFA $7,000,000
Boban Marjanovic DET C 29 4 UFA $7,000,000
Mario Hezonja NYK SG 23 4 UFA $6,500,000
Karl-Anthony Towns MIN C 22 4 RFA $6,430,009
Milos Teodosic LAC PG 31 2 RFA $6,150,000
Ishmael Smith DET PG 29 9 UFA $6,000,000
Wesley Johnson LAC SF 30 9 UFA $5,881,260
Patrick Beverley HOU PG 29 7 UFA $5,756,757
D'Angelo Russell BKN PG 22 4 RFA $5,754,495
Anthony Tolliver MIN PF 33 12 UFA $5,750,000
Alex Abrines OKC SG 25 3 RFA $5,725,000
Dwight Howard WAS C 32 15 UFA $5,337,000
DeMarcus Cousins GSW C 27 9 UFA $5,337,000
Ben McLemore MEM SG 25 6 UFA $5,330,000
Thabo Sefolosha UTH SF 34 13 UFA $5,250,000
Jason Smith WAS PF 32 11 UFA $5,225,000
Alexis Ajinca NOP C 30 9 UFA $5,050,000
Marcus Morris BOS PF 28 8 UFA $5,000,000
Mike Muscala ATL PF 27 6 UFA $5,000,000
Kristaps Porzingis NYK PF 22 4 RFA $4,662,524
Justin Holiday CHI SG 29 6 UFA $4,500,000
Lance Stephenson LAL SG 27 9 UFA $4,449,000
Ron Baker NYK SG 25 3 RFA $4,436,200
Ed Davis DAL PF 29 9 UFA $4,400,000
Jonas Jerebko UTH PF 31 9 UFA $4,100,000
Jose Barea DAL PG 34 13 UFA $4,000,425
Willie Cauley-Stein SAC C 25 4 RFA $3,837,619
Emmanuel Mudiay NYK PG 22 4 RFA $3,505,000
Jodie Meeks WAS SG 30 10 UFA $3,372,250
Troy Daniels PHX SG 26 6 UFA $3,333,336
Ekpe Udoh UTH PF 30 7 UFA $3,280,000
Stanley Johnson DET SF 22 4 RFA $3,212,511
Tomas Satoransky WAS SG 26 3 RFA $3,000,000
Frank Kaminsky CHA PF 25 4 RFA $2,954,491
Justise Winslow MIA SF 22 4 RFA $2,807,282
Myles Turner IND C 22 4 RFA $2,700,451
Elfrid Payton NOP PG 24 5 UFA $2,700,000
Trey Lyles DEN PF 22 4 RFA $2,596,512
Reggie Bullock DET SF 27 6 UFA $2,500,000
Manu Ginobili SAS SG 40 17 UFA $2,500,000
Devin Booker PHX SG 21 4 RFA $2,496,291
Cameron Payne CHI PG 23 4 RFA $2,400,184
Jeff Green WAS SF 31 12 UFA $2,393,887
Raymond Felton OKC PG 34 14 UFA $2,393,887
JaVale McGee LAL C 30 11 UFA $2,393,887
Jose Calderon DET PG 36 14 UFA $2,393,887
Kelly Oubre WAS SF 22 4 RFA $2,307,138
Terry Rozier BOS PG 24 4 RFA $2,192,428
Derrick Rose MIN PG 29 10 UFA $2,176,260
Omri Casspi MEM SF 30 9 UFA $2,165,481
Darius Miller NOP SF 28 5 UFA $2,152,500
Sam Dekker LAC SF 24 4 RFA $1,980,414
Mike Scott LAC PF 30 7 UFA $1,893,447
Jerian Grant CHI PG 25 4 RFA $1,892,139
Tyler Zeller MIL C 28 7 UFA $1,821,740
Delon Wright TOR PG 26 4 RFA $1,817,185
Justin Anderson PHI SG 24 4 RFA $1,764,662
Michael Carter-Williams HOU PG 26 6 UFA $1,757,429
Bobby Portis CHI PF 23 4 RFA $1,713,877
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson BKN SF 23 4 RFA $1,668,205
Antonius Cleveland ATL SG 24 2 RFA $1,665,197
Tyus Jones MIN PG 22 4 RFA $1,634,299
Nik Stauskas POR SG 24 5 UFA $1,621,415
Luke Kornet NYK C 22 2 RFA $1,619,260
Jarell Martin MEM PF 24 4 RFA $1,601,151
Kevon Looney GSW SF 22 4 UFA $1,567,007
Salah Mejri DAL C 32 4 UFA $1,567,007
Larry Nance Jr. CLE PF 25 4 RFA $1,526,763
Emeka Okafor NOP C 35 12 UFA $1,518,558
Wayne Selden MEM SG 23 3 UFA $1,428,781
Ivica Zubac LAL C 21 3 RFA $1,297,506
Richaun Holmes PHI PF 24 4 UFA $1,292,976
Trey Burke NYK PG 25 6 UFA $1,289,588
Malcolm Brogdon MIL PG 25 3 RFA $1,260,854
DeAndre Liggins NOP SG 30 6 UFA $1,191,568
Brandon Jennings MIL PG 28 10 UFA $1,176,857
Dwight Buycks DET PG 29 4 UFA $1,174,340
Alex Poythress IND SF 24 3 RFA $1,161,810
Jake Layman POR SF 24 3 RFA $1,152,521
Rodney McGruder MIA SG 26 3 RFA $1,133,678
T.J. McConnell PHI PG 26 4 UFA $1,117,908
Khem Birch ORL C 25 2 RFA $1,096,929
Dakari Johnson OKC C 22 2 RFA $1,096,929
Jordan Bell GSW PF 23 2 RFA $1,096,929
Maxi Kleber DAL PF 26 2 RFA $1,096,929
Thomas Bryant WAS C 20 2 RFA $1,096,929
Brandon Paul SAS SG 27 2 RFA $1,096,929
Alfonzo McKinnie TOR PF 25 2 RFA $1,096,929
Daniel Theis BOS PF 26 2 RFA $1,096,929
Tyler Dorsey ATL SG 22 2 RFA $1,096,929
Andrew Harrison MEM PG 23 3 RFA $994,269
Spencer Dinwiddie BKN PG 25 5 UFA $967,911
Troy Williams NYK SF 23 3 RFA $883,714
Georgios Papagiannis POR C 21 3 RFA $865,174
MarShon Brooks MEM SG 29 5 UFA $853,882
Cheick Diallo NOP C 21 3 RFA $832,994
Chinanu Onuaku HOU C 21 3 RFA $832,994
Dorian Finney-Smith DAL SF 25 3 RFA $832,994
Brad Wanamaker BOS PG 28 1 RFA $831,311
Okaro White CLE PF 25 3 RFA $791,015
Quinn Cook GSW PG 25 3 RFA $779,892
Jaylen Morris ATL G 22 2 RFA $739,809
Rodney Purvis ORL G 24 2 RFA $723,681
Nigel Hayes SAC PF 23 2 RFA $716,769
Aaron Jackson HOU G 32 2 RFA $691,425
George King PHX SF 24 1 RFA -
Allonzo Trier NYK SG 22 1 RFA -
Isaiah Hicks NYK PF 23 2 RFA -
Edmond Sumner IND PG 22 2 RFA -
Jaylen Adams ATL PG 1 RFA -
Malik Newman LAL 21 1 RFA -
J.P. Macura CHA SG 23 1 RFA -

 

[devilalum]

Point Guards Only


Ricky Rubio UTH PG 27 8 UFA $13,750,000
Jeremy Lin BKN PG 29 9 UFA $12,766,667
Kemba Walker CHA PG 28 8 UFA $12,000,000
Darren Collison IND PG 30 10 UFA $10,000,000
Rajon Rondo LAL PG 32 13 UFA $9,000,000
Jerryd Bayless PHI PG 29 11 UFA $9,000,000
Cory Joseph IND PG 26 8 UFA $7,472,500
Milos Teodosic LAC PG 31 2 RFA $6,150,000
Ishmael Smith DET PG 29 9 UFA $6,000,000
Patrick Beverley HOU PG 29 7 UFA $5,756,757
D'Angelo Russell BKN PG 22 4 RFA $5,754,495
Jose Barea DAL PG 34 13 UFA $4,000,425
Emmanuel Mudiay NYK PG 22 4 RFA $3,505,000
Elfrid Payton NOP PG 24 5 UFA $2,700,000
Cameron Payne CHI PG 23 4 RFA $2,400,184
Raymond Felton OKC PG 34 14 UFA $2,393,887
Jose Calderon DET PG 36 14 UFA $2,393,887
Terry Rozier BOS PG 24 4 RFA $2,192,428
Derrick Rose MIN PG 29 10 UFA $2,176,260
Jerian Grant CHI PG 25 4 RFA $1,892,139
Delon Wright TOR PG 26 4 RFA $1,817,185
Michael Carter-Williams HOU PG 26 6 UFA $1,757,429
Tyus Jones MIN PG 22 4 RFA $1,634,299
Trey Burke NYK PG 25 6 UFA $1,289,588
Malcolm Brogdon MIL PG 25 3 RFA $1,260,854
Brandon Jennings MIL PG 28 10 UFA $1,176,857
Dwight Buycks DET PG 29 4 UFA $1,174,340
T.J. McConnell PHI PG 26 4 UFA $1,117,908
Andrew Harrison MEM PG 23 3 RFA $994,269
Spencer Dinwiddie BKN PG 25 5 UFA $967,911
Brad Wanamaker BOS PG 28 1 RFA $831,311
Quinn Cook GSW PG 25 3 RFA $779,892
Edmond Sumner IND PG 22 2 RFA -
Jaylen Adams ATL PG 1 RFA

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

For a team that needs PG play pretty badly, I'm surprised you consider 2019 "pretty weak". All things being equal, it looks like a pretty good year for the position.

It’s actually considered a potentially GREAT FA class. I don’t see where he’s coming from with “weak” at all.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Unfortunately there are a ton of teams with potentially MORE cap space than us next year. Blew my mind when I read that.

 

[Mainstreet]

I don't see Bledoe on that list for some reason. Inquiring minds want to know.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I don't see Bledoe on that list for some reason. Inquiring minds want to know.

Not good enough

 

[Mainstreet]

Not good enough

Funny!

 

[ColdPickleNachos]

I'm just happy our early discussions for next season are focused around free agency and not the draft! I can't wait to consistently root for the Suns to win regular season games.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I'm just happy our early discussions for next season are focused around free agency and not the draft! I can't wait to consistently root for the Suns to win regular season games.

Right?!?

Can’t wait for this season!

 

[GatorAZ]

It’s actually considered a potentially GREAT FA class. I don’t see where he’s coming from with “weak” at all.

I thought it was weak based on what I remembered from seeing the list a few weeks back. After devilalum posted the list again I’m looking for a weaker word than weak. First off we aren’t realistic players for Kawhi and Klay so I’m not considering them as targets. Kemba is a rich man’s Bledsoe who will be getting a contract bigger than Conley’s current deal. Dinwiddie interests me a bit but we seem content on rolling with Knight and turning it over to Okobo. This team will be built thru the draft and trades. If people want to keep getting excited over free agency I won’t stop them.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Unfortunately there are a ton of teams with potentially MORE cap space than us next year. Blew my mind when I read that.

It really does not matter how much more they have as long as we have the max money to get the FA we want. I would assume we are looking at one and at the most two pieces.

By the time we hit the fall of 2019, this league will look completely different.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

It really does not matter how much more they have as long as we have the max money to get the FA we want. I would assume we are looking at one and at the most two pieces.

By the time we hit the fall of 2019, this league will look completely different.

We won’t have money for max

 

[Chaplin]

We won’t have money for max

True, but we’re not that far away from it.

 

[devilalum]

We won’t have money for max

Even without trading and or waiving certain players?

 

[taz02]

how many names from the point guard list are likely to command max money?

 

[Mainstreet]

how many names from the point guard list are likely to command max money?

I agree with your point... not many if any.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Point Guards Only


Ricky Rubio UTH PG 27 8 UFA $13,750,000
Jeremy Lin BKN PG 29 9 UFA $12,766,667
Kemba Walker CHA PG 28 8 UFA $12,000,000
Darren Collison IND PG 30 10 UFA $10,000,000
Rajon Rondo LAL PG 32 13 UFA $9,000,000
Jerryd Bayless PHI PG 29 11 UFA $9,000,000
Cory Joseph IND PG 26 8 UFA $7,472,500
Milos Teodosic LAC PG 31 2 RFA $6,150,000
Ishmael Smith DET PG 29 9 UFA $6,000,000
Patrick Beverley HOU PG 29 7 UFA $5,756,757
D'Angelo Russell BKN PG 22 4 RFA $5,754,495
Jose Barea DAL PG 34 13 UFA $4,000,425
Emmanuel Mudiay NYK PG 22 4 RFA $3,505,000
Elfrid Payton NOP PG 24 5 UFA $2,700,000
Cameron Payne CHI PG 23 4 RFA $2,400,184
Raymond Felton OKC PG 34 14 UFA $2,393,887
Jose Calderon DET PG 36 14 UFA $2,393,887
Terry Rozier BOS PG 24 4 RFA $2,192,428
Derrick Rose MIN PG 29 10 UFA $2,176,260
Jerian Grant CHI PG 25 4 RFA $1,892,139
Delon Wright TOR PG 26 4 RFA $1,817,185
Michael Carter-Williams HOU PG 26 6 UFA $1,757,429
Tyus Jones MIN PG 22 4 RFA $1,634,299
Trey Burke NYK PG 25 6 UFA $1,289,588
Malcolm Brogdon MIL PG 25 3 RFA $1,260,854
Brandon Jennings MIL PG 28 10 UFA $1,176,857
Dwight Buycks DET PG 29 4 UFA $1,174,340
T.J. McConnell PHI PG 26 4 UFA $1,117,908
Andrew Harrison MEM PG 23 3 RFA $994,269
Spencer Dinwiddie BKN PG 25 5 UFA $967,911
Brad Wanamaker BOS PG 28 1 RFA $831,311
Quinn Cook GSW PG 25 3 RFA $779,892
Edmond Sumner IND PG 22 2 RFA -
Jaylen Adams ATL PG 1 RFA

Of that list I am only interested in a few players: Rubio (if his shot continues to develop), Walker, Collison, Teodosic (cheap), Russell, Rozier, Jones, Brogdon, McConnell.

Teodosic and Walker are probably obtainable now.

 

[Hoop Head]

I thought it was weak based on what I remembered from seeing the list a few weeks back. After devilalum posted the list again I’m looking for a weaker word than weak. First off we aren’t realistic players for Kawhi and Klay so I’m not considering them as targets. Kemba is a rich man’s Bledsoe who will be getting a contract bigger than Conley’s current deal. Dinwiddie interests me a bit but we seem content on rolling with Knight and turning it over to Okobo. This team will be built thru the draft and trades. If people want to keep getting excited over free agency I won’t stop them.

I don't agree fully but unless we're adding Kemba in a trade now I'm not big on shelling out the money he'd likely receive to sign him in FA. He'll command close to the max and he'll be 30. He's a score first PG that hasn't helped his team win consistently, even in the East. A player like that isn't worth $20 million a year. Why not keep Knight then? I'd rather gut out another year with him and have him off the books entirely instead of stretching his remaining salary so we can replace him with an older version of the player he is.

There are some interesting young targets out there like Dinwiddie and Tyus Jones but we'll see what happens. Starting PG wasn't going to be filled by this years Free Agency crop but next year there's a lot more options.