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This is as of 8-15-05 has some obvious missing transactions. But it is better than the other lists I've seen:
Inside Hoops - Free Agents
Inside Hoops - Free Agents
NBA Free Agents
By InsideHoops.com
NBA free agents list for summer of 2005. NBA free agent negotiations began July 1, 2005. NBA free agents were allowed to begin signing contracts on August 2. The original date was July 22, but it got pushed back as the NBA owners and players needed more time to finalize the new collective bargaining agreement.
Related: Salary caps, trade exceptions, other such stuff.
Unrestricted NBA free agents can sign with any team.
Restricted NBA free agents can sign an offer sheet with any team, but former team can match the offer and keep the player.
Player option players can decide to extend his contract one year.
Team option a player's team has the option to extend his contract one year.
Player can terminate identifies a player who can terminate his contract after the 2004-05 season. If the player does that, he becomes a free agent. If he decides not to terminate his contract, he'll be with that same team next season.
2005 NBA FREE AGENTS | Updated August 15, 2005
Atlanta Hawks
Under Contract: Josh Childress, Jason Collier, Tony Delk, Boris Diaw, Al Harrington, Royal Ivey, Donta Smith, Josh Smith
Free Agents: Tom Gugliotta, Tyronn Lue, Michael Stewart, Kevin Willis
Added: Zaza Pachulia (Milwaukee)
Lost: Peja Drobnjak (overseas), Obinna Ekezie (waived), James Thomas (waived)
Boston Celtics
Under Contract: Tony Allen, Marcus Banks, Mark Blount, Ricky Davis, Al Jefferson, Raef LaFrentz, Kendrick Perkins, Paul Pierce, Justin Reed, Delonte West
Free Agents: Gary Payton
Added: Brian Scalabrine (FA from New Jersey), Qyntel Woods (Trade-Miami), Curtis Borchardt (Trade-Utah), Albert Miralles (Trade-Miami)
Lost: Antoine Walker (Miami)
Charlotte Bobcats
Under Contract: Primoz Brezec, Melvin Ely, Jason Hart, Emeka Okafor, Bernard Robinson
Free Agents: Cory Alexander, Malik Allen, Keith Bogans (restricted), Matt Carroll (restricted), Jason Kapono (restricted), Brevin Knight, Tamar Slay, Theron Smith (restricted), Gerald Wallace (restricted)
Added: Kareem Rush (re-signed), Jake Voskuhl (Trade-Phoenix)
Lost: Jason Hart (Trade-Sacramento)
Chicago Bulls
Under Contract: Antonio Davis, Luol Deng, Ben Gordon, Kirk Hinrich, Andres Nocioni, Eric Piatkowski
Free Agents: Tyson Chandler (restricted), Eddy Curry (restricted), Chris Duhon (restricted), Lawrence Funderburke, Adrian Griffin, Othella Harrington, Jannero Pargo (restricted), Jared Reiner (restricted), Frank Williams
Added: Eddie Basden (UNC-Charlotte)
Lost:
Cleveland Cavaliers
Under Contract: DeSagana Diop, Drew Gooden, Luke Jackson, LeBron James, Ira Newble, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Eric Snow, Anderson Varejao
Free Agents: Robert Traylor, Dajuan Wagner, Scott Williams
Added: Zydrunas Ilgauskas (re-signed), Donyell Marshall (Toronto), Larry Hughes (Washington)
Lost: Jeff McInnis (New Jersey)
Dallas Mavericks
Under Contract: Tariq Abdul-Wahad, Shawn Bradley, Erick Dampier, Marquis Daniels, Michael Finley, Devin Harris, Josh Howard, DJ Mbenga, Dirk Nowitzki, Pavel Podkolzin, Jerry Stackhouse, Jason Terry, Keith Van Horn
Free Agents: Darrell Armstrong, Alan Henderson
Added: Josh Powell, Rawle Marshall
Lost:
Denver Nuggets
Under Contract: Carmelo Anthony, Earl Boykins, Marcus Camby, Francisco Elson, Luis Flores, Voshon Lenard, Kenyon Martin, Andre Miller, Eduardo Najera, Nene
Free Agents: Greg Buckner, DerMarr Johnson, Wesley Person, Mark Pope, Bryon Russell
Added:
Lost:
Detroit Pistons
Under Contract: Carlos Arroyo, Chauncey Billups, Carlos Delfino, Ronald Dupree, Richard Hamilton, Lindsey Hunter, Antonio McDyess, Darko Milicic, Tayshaun Prince, Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace
Free Agents: Elden Campbell, Darvin Ham, Horace Jenkins
Added: Amir Johnson, Alex Acker
Lost:
Golden State Warriors
Under Contract: Andris Biedrins, Zarko Cabarkapa, Calbert Cheaney, Baron Davis, Mike Dunleavy, Jr., Derek Fisher, Adonal Foyle, Troy Murphy, Mickael Pietrus, Jason Richardson
Free Agents: Rodney White
Added:
Lost: Nikoloz Tskitishvili (Minnesota), Rodney White (waived)
Houston Rockets
Under Contract: Vin Baker, Juwan Howard, Mike James, Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming, Moochie Norris, Bob Sura, Charlie Ward, Clarence Weatherspoon, David Wesley
Free Agents: Ryan Bowen, Torraye Braggs, Scott Padgett
Added: Jon Barry (Re-signed), Dikembe Mutombo (Re-signed), Stromile Swift (Memphis)
Lost:
Indiana Pacers
Under Contract: Ron Artest, Jonathan Bender, Austin Croshere, Jeff Foster, Eddie Gill, David Harrison, Stephen Jackson, Anthony Johnson, Fred Jones, Reggie Miller, Jermaine O'Neal, Scot Pollard, Jamaal Tinsley
Free Agents: Dale Davis, John Edwards (restricted), James Jones (restricted)
Added: Sarunas Jasikevicius
Lost:
LA Clippers
Under Contract: Elton Brand, Sam Cassell, Chris Kaman, Shaun Livingston, Corey Maggette, Quinton Ross, Chris Wilcox
Free Agents: Mikki Moore, Mamadou N'Diaye
Added: Cuttino Mobley (Sacramento), Zeljko Rebraca (re-signed)
Lost: Marko Jaric (Trade-Minnesota), Lionel Chalmers (Trade-Minnesota), Bobby Simmons (Milwaukee), Rick Brunson (waived), Mamadou N'Diaye (waived), Kerry Kittles (waived)
LA Lakers
Under Contract: Chucky Atkins, Tony Bobbitt, Kobe Bryant, Caron Butler, Brian Cook, Vlade Divac, Devean George, Jumaine Jones, Stanislav Medvedenko, Chris Mihm, Lamar Odom, Sasha Vujacic
Free Agents: Tierre Brown
Added: Luke Walton (re-signed), Smush Parker (Phoenix), Kwame Brown (Trade-Washington), Laron Profit (Trade-Washington)
Lost: Brian Grant (waived), Chucky Atkins (Trade-Washington), Caron Butler (Trade-Washington)
Memphis Grizzlies
Under Contract: Shane Battier, Antonio Burks, Brian Cardinal, Andre Emmett, Pau Gasol, Dahntay Jones, Mike Miller, James Posey, Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis, Bonzi Wells, Jason Williams, Lorenzen Wright
Free Agents: Ryan Humphrey, Earl Watson
Added: Eddie Jones (Trade-Miami), Raul Lopez (Trade-Utah), Bobby Jackson (Trade-Sacramento)
Lost: Stromile Swift (Houston), Bonzi Wells (Trade-Sacramento), James Posey (Trade-Miami), Jason Williams (Trade-Miami), Andre Emmett (Trade-Miami), Greg Ostertag (Trade-Utah)
Miami Heat
Under Contract: Rasual Butler, Michael Doleac, Eddie Jones, Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille O'Neal, Dwyane Wade, Qyntel Woods, Dorell Wright
Free Agents: Shandon Anderson, Damon Jones, Christian Laettner, Steve Smith, Wang Zhi-Zhi
Added: Shaquille O'Neal (re-signed), Udonis Haslem (re-signed), Earl Barron (Huntsville, NBDL), Antoine Walker (Trade-Boston), Jason Williams (Trade-Memphis), James Posey (Trade-Memphis), Andre Emmett (Trade-Memphis), Roberto Duenas (Trade-New Orleans), Wayne Simien and Gerald Fitch
Lost: Keyon Dooling (Orlando), Qyntel Woods (Trade-Boston), Eddie Jones (Trade-Memphis), Rasual Butler (Trade-New Orleans), Albert Miralles (Trade-Boston)
Milwaukee Bucks
Under Contract: Calvin Booth, T.J. Ford, Reece Gaines, Desmond Mason, Joe Smith, Jiri Welsch, Maurice Williams
Free Agents: Marcus Fizer, Anthony Goldwire, Zaza Pachulia (restricted), Michael Redd, Daniel Santiago, Erick Strickland
Added: Dan Gadzuric (Re-signed), Toni Kukoc (Re-signed), Bobby Simmons (L.A. Clippers)
Lost: Zaza Pachulia (Atlanta)
Minnesota Timberwolves
Under Contract: Lionel Chalmers, Kevin Garnett, Trenton Hassell, Fred Hoiberg, Troy Hudson, Marko Jaric, Michael Olowokandi, Wally Szczerbiak
Free Agents: Anthony Carter, Eddie Griffin, Ervin Johnson, Latrell Sprewell, John Thomas
Added: Marko Jaric (Trade-LA Clippers), Lionel Chalmers (Trade-LA Clippers), Mark Madsen (Re-signed), Nikoloz Tskitishvili (Golden State)
Lost: Sam Cassell (Trade-LA Clippers)
New Jersey Nets
Under Contract: Vince Carter, Jason Collins, Richard Jefferson, Jason Kidd, Nenad Krstic, Ron Mercer, Zoran Planinic, Clifford Robinson, Jacque Vaughn
Free Agents: Travis Best, Rodney Buford, Jabari Smith, Billy Thomas (restricted)
Added: Jeff McInnis (Cleveland), Clifford Robinson (re-signed), Marc Jackson (Trade-Philadelphia)
Lost: Brian Scalabrine (Boston)
New Orleans Hornets
Under Contract: P.J. Brown, Speedy Claxton, Maciej Lampe, George Lynch, Jamaal Magloire, J.R. Smith, Jackson Vroman, David West
Free Agents: Dan Dickau, Casey Jacobsen, Lee Nailon
Added: Bostjan Nachbar (re-signed), Arvydas Macijauskas, Chris Andersen (re-signed), Rasual Butler (Trade-Miami), Kirk Snyder (Trade-Utah)
Lost: Roberto Duenas (Trade-Miami)
New York Knicks
Under Contract: Trevor Ariza, Jackie Butler, Jamal Crawford, Anfernee Hardaway, Allan Houston, Stephon Marbury, Quentin Richardson, Malik Rose, Michael Sweetney, Maurice Taylor, Tim Thomas, Jerome Williams
Free Agents: Jermaine Jackson, Bruno Sundov
Added: Jerome James (FA-Seattle), Quentin Richardson (Trade-Phoenix)
Lost: Kurt Thomas (Phoenix)
Orlando Magic
Under Contract: Stacey Augmon, Tony Battie, Kelvin Cato, Doug Christie, Steve Francis, Pat Garrity, Grant Hill, Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson, DeShawn Stevenson, Hedo Turkoglu
Free Agents: Andre Barrett (restricted), Andrew DeClercq, Brandon Hunter (restricted), Mark Jones (restricted), Mario Kasun
Added: Keyon Dooling (Miami)
Lost: Doug Christie (waived)
Philadelphia 76ers
Under Contract: Michael Bradley, Andre Iguodala, Allen Iverson, Marc Jackson, Jamal Mashburn, Aaron McKie, Kevin Ollie, John Salmons, Chris Webber
Free Agents: Matt Barnes (restricted), Josh Davis (restricted), Willie Green (restricted), Rodney Rogers
Added: Steven Hunter (Phoenix), Kyle Korver (re-signed), Samuel Dalembert (re-signed), Shavlik Randolph (Duke), Deng Gai (Fairfield)
Lost: Marc Jackson (Trade-New Jersey), Aaron McKie (waived)
Phoenix Suns
Under Contract: Leandro Barbosa, Jim Jackson, Shawn Marion, Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire, Kurt Thomas, Jake Voskuhl
Free Agents: Joe Johnson (restricted), Walter McCarty, Bo Outlaw, Paul Shirley
Added: Raja Bell (Utah), Kurt Thomas (Trade-New York)
Lost: Steven Hunter (Philadelphia), Quentin Richardson (Trade-New York), Jake Voskuhl (Trade-Charlotte)
Portland Trail Blazers
Under Contract: Derek Anderson, Ha Seung Jin, Viktor Khryapa, Darius Miles, Travis Outlaw, Ruben Patterson, Joel Przybilla, Zach Randolph, Theo Ratliff, Sebastian Telfair, Nick Van Exel
Free Agents: Richie Frahm (restricted)
Added: Juan Dixon (Washington), Charles Smith (Italy)
Lost: Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Sacramento), Damon Stoudamire (Memphis), Derek Anderson (waived), Nick Van Exel (waived)
Sacramento Kings
Under Contract: Mike Bibby, Bobby Jackson, Kevin Martin, Brad Miller, Greg Ostertag, Brian Skinner, Peja Stojakovic, Kenny Thomas, Corliss Williamson
Free Agents: Erik Daniels (restricted), Maurice Evans, Eddie House, Darius Songaila (restricted)
Added: Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Portland), Ronnie Price (Clear Brook HS), Jamal Sampson (Charlotte), Jason Hart (Trade-Charlotte), Bonzi Wells (Trade-Memphis)
Lost: Cuttino Mobley (L.A. Clippers), Bobby Jackson (Trade-Memphis), Greg Ostertag (Trade-Memphis)
San Antonio Spurs
Under Contract: Brent Barry, Bruce Bowen, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Linton Johnson III, Nazr Mohammed, Rasho Nesterovic, Tony Parker, Beno Udrih
Free Agents: Devin Brown (restricted), Sean Marks, Tony Massenburg, Glenn Robinson, Mike Wilks
Added: Robert Horry (re-signed), Fabricio Oberto (Argentina)
Lost:
Seattle Sonics
Under Contract: Nick Collison, Danny Fortson, Rashard Lewis, Luke Ridnour, Robert Swift
Free Agents: Mateen Cleaves, Reggie Evans (restricted), Ronald Murray (restricted), Vitaly Potapenko, Vladimir Radmanovic (restricted), Damien Wilkins (restricted)
Added: Ray Allen (re-signed), Rick Brunson (L.A. Clippers)
Lost: Antonio Daniels (Washington), Jerome James (New York)
Toronto Raptors
Under Contract: Rafer Alston, Rafael Araujo, Chris Bosh, Lamond Murray, Morris Peterson, Jalen Rose, Aaron Williams, Alvin Williams, Eric Williams, Loren Woods
Free Agents: Matt Bonner (restricted), Omar Cook, Milt Palacio
Added: Jose Calderon (Spain), Pape Sow (re-signed)
Lost: Donyell Marshall (Cleveland)
Utah Jazz
Under Contract: Carlos Boozer, Curtis Borchardt, Jarron Collins, Gordan Giricek, Matt Harpring, Kris Humphries, Andrei Kirilenko, Raul Lopez, Mehmet Okur, Kirk Snyder
Free Agents: Howard Eisley, Ben Handlogten, Randy Livingston, Keith McLeod (restricted)
Added: Greg Ostertag (Memphis)
Lost: Raja Bell (Phoenix), Curtis Borchardt (Trade-Boston), Raul Lopez (Trade-Memphis), Kirk Snyder (Trade-New Orleans)
Washington Wizards
Under Contract: Gilbert Arenas, Jarvis Hayes, Brendan Haywood, Antawn Jamison, Jared Jeffries, Peter Ramos, Etan Thomas
Free Agents: Steve Blake (restricted), Damone Brown, Anthony Peeler
Added: Antonio Daniels (Seattle), Michael Ruffin (Re-signed), Chucky Atkins (Trade-L.A. Lakers), Caron Butler (Trade-L.A. Lakers)
Lost: Juan Dixon (Portland), Larry Hughes (Cleveland), Kwame Brown (Trade-L.A. Lakers), Laron Profit (Trade-L.A. Lakers)
