The chaos of the 2019 NBA Free Agency is upon us. We saw some significant trades and draft selections leading up to this summer, but the free agency madness is the steak for this meal. As we prepare ourselves for 6 p.m. ET on Sunday June 30, it’s important to know where your favorite team stands with cap space, luxury tax likelihood, team needs, and warranted or unwarranted optimism.
I’ve divided up teams into different free agency tiers, grouping them off to like-minded approaches to this summer. Some teams won’t have any real flexibility with their roster and cap situations. Some teams will have money but don’t live in the most desirable destination. Some teams will be hyper aggressive trying to make a big splash. And some teams are already in peak cannonball form as they dive into the madness.
Roughly 40 percent of the league can switch teams in free agency, so we should get a lot of chaos in the next month. You can find Part 1 with the…
