Last Updated on June 30, 2026 7:44 pm by Mark C | Published: June 30, 2026

Welcome to our Free Agency Rundown series for 2026 NBA free agency!

It’s an exciting time of year as all 30 teams are plotting course for next season. Fans whose teams have been out of it for a long time are locked back in after the draft and every single squad will be making some moves to shake up the roster. It’s a fresh start for everyone in the league and a time when hope is renewed no matter where you finished last season.

Naturally, all that player movement is doubly exciting to fantasy basketball players, as each transaction creates fun new alignments while creating the potential for sleeper values all over the place.

It’s important to remember that no team is even close to being a finished product at this point. Moves get made that create depth chart imbalance, which requires more moves to be made. Things will continue to change and so will fantasy outlooks. Don’t expect the Blazers to enter the season with all those guards, for example — but if they do, get ready for some headaches. The rosters you see in the immediate aftermath of trades and signings are not necessarily what you’ll see on opening night.

The goal of this exercise is to give you running thoughts and live fantasy analysis of all the moves that get made. We’ll need to wait and see how rotations look and how coaches scheme around all their shiny new toys but you’ll be getting our first impressions of every transaction. Get excited — basketball is just around the corner again, already.

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Free Agent News

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Heat add Tim Hardaway Jr. on one-year deal

After the Heat acquired (will acquire? this stuff gets confusing) Giannis Antetokounmpo, adding shooters was a major priority. Does 2.8 triples a game on 40.7% from deep count as shooting? If so, the Heat agreeing to a deal with Tim Hardaway Jr. counts as adding shooting. In case it’s not clear, that was Hardaway’s shooting three-point shooting stats last season. He was one of the elite shooters from last season which led to him ending up third in the Sixth Man of the Year Award.

On the Heat, Hardaway will see a similar role and may even have the chance to start and close games. This is as ideal of a fantasy landing spot as one could have imagined for Hardaway. That said, understand that historically he has been mainly a three-point specialist. If he can at least match his 26.6 minutes from last season, he could eclipse his 13.5 points and three-pointers from last season as one of the key snipers on this squad. That production would make him at least a 14-team player of intrigue.

Ousmane Dieng to re-sign with Bucks for three years, $17.5 million

The Bucks opted not to extend a qualifying offer to Ousmane Dieng, making it unclear if they would have any interest in bringing him. That quandary has now been solved with this announced signing. Dieng failed to latch on with the Thunder but made some noise when he moved at the trade deadline to the Bucks. Silly season caveat applied, Dieng racked up 11.0 points on 42.3% from the field, 1.5 treys, 4.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 0.8 steals 26.8 minutes a night. That isn’t standard-league worthy, but it did display Dieng could still have something left to prove. We’ll have to wait to see how the rest of the Bucks roster shapes up to determine if Dieng can get extended run. Currently, he may be on the outside looking in with Kyle Kuzma, Jaime Jaquez Jr., and Nate Ament all needing minutes. It will probably take a few other moves for Dieng to be of interest to redraft managers.

Signings that aren’t fantasy-relevant: DeAndre Jordan re-signs with Pelicans; Bones Hyland re-signs with Wolves; Brenden Carlson signs with Blazers; Kobe Sanders re-signs with the Clippers

Pre Free Agency Moves (Pre Agency?)

Clippers trade Kawhi Leonard to Raptors for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick

He never should’ve left. Leonard returns to the Raptors and there’s word that the parties are working on a contract extension, which comes as no surprise given that Toronto was one of only two teams with which Leonard would consider signing long-term. He gives the Raptors an immediate upgrade on both ends of the floor, even at 35 with his extensive injury history. No team knows how to keep Leonard healthy quite like the Raptors — albeit with a one-season sample size — and the presence of Scottie Barnes should save him from some defensive wear and tear over the course of the season. He remains an All-NBA talent and slots the rest of the roster into more natural roles, whereas last year a few guys were being asked to do just a little bit too much. Leonard’s presence may pump the brakes on Toronto’s movement-heavy offense but it won’t be totally dissimilar to what they went through with Brandon Ingram last season, and that worked out alright. Your big worry with Leonard is missed games because other than that, he is an unstoppable force in fantasy and is now flanked by an elite, versatile two-way force, a wing player who thrives of cuts to the rim and a volume 3-point shooter on the perimeter.

Ingram is recovering from offseason heel surgery but is coming off an All-Star campaign and will be installed as the new go-to guy in the LA offense. He will be tasked with keeping the team semi-competitive and should have no shortage of shots on his plate. The Clippers probably won’t roll the red carpet out for him the same way Toronto did when it looked like he would be a new long-term piece, but there won’t be many challengers to his place in the pecking order as the only guy on the roster capable of getting bailout buckets. Ingram is a safe bet for yet another top-100 fantasy season with a few rounds of upside beyond that.

The Clippers viewed Dick as a negative asset but he’s a reasonable reclamation project. He has been a capable player since he joined the league and has been a much better scorer, passer, defender and rebounder than expected coming out of the draft. Dick has done well to improve at many of the little things that make a player whole. The problem is that he has not been able to shoot, which is a tough sell when you’re supposed to be a floor-spacer. If Dick can get his 3-point game back on track he’ll be an easy rotation wing and the Clippers may have the space and willingness to try and sort this out. Managers in deeper leagues can keep an eye on him.

The Raptors also sent along two first-round picks, a first-round swap and two second-round choices. That second first-rounder was probably worth less to the team than Jamal Shead or Ja’Kobe Walter, even if it does feel a bit pick-heavy for a 35-year old.

LeBron James moving on from Lakers

LeBron James will be playing somewhere other than LA next season after it was reported that he was moving on and both he and the team commented on the situation on social media. James can have his pick of the field here and you would imagine that all 29 other teams are at least preparing to pitch James on their merit. Cleveland, Miami and Golden State — the Warriors in particular — have been the most popular destinations for the time being but James can take his time here. If he wants to get weird with it, there are a number of teams outside that inner circle of connectedness that could be a ton of fun. How about Minnesota or Toronto? James isn’t going to have the entire NBA in the palm of his hand anymore but he can most definitely shake up the playoff picture — just ask the Rockets — and will be able to pick whichever new team suits him best.

Grizzlies trade Ja Morant to Blazers for Jerami Grant, Kris Murray

The Ja Morant era ended with less than a whimper as he was unceremoniously moved for a negative contract and a bench player. The Grizzlies didn’t even get draft compensation for their former franchise player. It turns out that significant off-court problems, a bad attitude, poor defensive skills and an expanding injury history are a bad mix in trade talks. Morant gets a breath of fresh air in Portland but the depth chart is a bit of a mess, with Damian Lillard (coming off a torn Achilles), Jrue Holiday, Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe all in the mix as well. A Lillard-Morant combination seems likely to start — defense be damned — but more moves should be coming here given Portland’s roster imbalance. A healthy and motivated Morant could be a sight to see and it’s a no-risk move for the Blazers. We wish we could say the same for fantasy managers. Morant has always been over-drafted in fantasy but perhaps the market will correct a little bit now that he’s got three consecutive bad seasons under his belt.

Grant should be a nice addition to the Grizzlies, if not one that helps them win more games. He’s a legitimate scorer who can get his own shot and that was a missing ingredient for a young Memphis team that still needs actual basketball infrastructure to help develop the prospects. That he embraced a bench role last season is not insignificant since the Grizzlies have Cam Boozer, Cedric Coward, Santi Aldama, Taylor Hendricks and Jaylen Wells in the mix, and perhaps Grant is willing to come off the bench for high minutes and launch his shots. For now we do expect him to start between Boozer and Coward, but there’s more flexibility to his role than we would’ve predicted a couple of years ago. It’s not the best news for his ceiling, but it’s great for his floor. Consider Grant a potential late-round pick if you’re on the prowl for points and 3-pointers.

Murray will be a bench option stuck in the muck with Aldama and Hendricks clearly ahead of him. His lack of 3-point shooting has hampered his career to this point but he can provide serviceable minutes without a ton of fantasy impact.

Hornets trade LaMelo Ball, Josh Green to Wolves for Naz Reid

Early reactions to the trade were pretty anti-Hornets, but after a couple days to assess the situation it’s pretty remarkable what they pulled off. Seven months ago, Ball had no value. He still has a lengthy injury history, to the point that Charlotte was load managing him throughout the season even at 24 years of age. The defensive concerns are legitimate and while the Hornets are coming off some real positive momentum for the first time in forever, they absolutely sold high. Ball is an upside swing for a Wolves team that badly needed a true playmaker, especially in the absence of Donte DiVincenzo. He and Anthony Edwards should be on the highlight reel every night and this is a definite ceiling-raising move for the Wolves. Ball is not necessarily the high-usage, big-scoring guard he once was anyway and perhaps playing for a more competitive team can bring out the best in him. Days of Ball being forecast as a top-25 guy are done but it wouldn’t be shocking if he put up a career year. The other beneficiary here is Rudy Gobert, who now has a legitimate facilitator to throw him lobs. Hopefully it’s easier shots for all involved.

Naz Reid — and a bunch of first-round picks and swaps — is the piece going back to Charlotte here and he has a chance to start at PF given the Miles Bridges trade. He’s a heart-and-soul type who can rebound and hit 3-pointers at volume, so Reid changes the fabric of the Hornets in a meaningful way. He’s also a good small-ball center option that should complement Moussa Diabate and Ryan Kalkbrenner because of the aforementioned shooting. Disrupting Reid’s rhythm by changing teams and cities could be a problem but he has been a clear-cut 12-team guy for a few years running and there’s no reason for that to change. Even if Reid takes a bit to get adjusted, his game should support top-100 returns.

Josh Green was also thrown into this trade and gives the Wolves some reliable NBA depth. He won’t make much of an impression on the court or in the box score but can handle 15 minutes a night without getting submarined. That’s a nice little upgrade on the margins for a Wolves team whose bench was otherwise quite barren. No fantasy value, though.

Andrew Wiggins extends with Heat for three years, $64 million

Wiggins opted into his contract at $30 million and added an extension beyond that to lock him in for another three years. He’ll be starting alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo in a very formidable frontcourt. We’d expect his usage to slide a little bit given his new teammate but if Wiggins falls at all, it’ll be from a respectable height after a sneaky good fantasy season. The bigger worry is that his percentages fall as he’s forced into more looks away from the rim, with rebounds and blocks dipping as well. A step back is to be expected but Wiggins should hold firm as a late-round option. Just don’t expect him to deliver the same great value proposition.

Jusuf Nurkic re-signs with Jazz for two years, $22 million

Nurkic showed that he still has a lot to give to a team in 2025-26 after Walker Kessler’s season was ended after only five games due to left shoulder surgery. Kessler’s restricted free agency is still up in the air, so we don’t know if Nurkic will be a backup or a starter just yet. Assuming Kessler is retained, Nurkic should not play the 26.4 MPG he played across 41 appearances in 2025-26, emerging as a triple-double threat (averaged 10.9 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists) with better steals (1.3) than blocks (0.5) and knocking down 0.6 treys per game. A starting job would obviously put Nurkic on the 12-team radar, but as a backup, Nurkic would likely exist more in the 14- to 16-team range with 12-team appeal during any fill-in opportunities, assuming Kyle Filipowski mainly only plays at PF or isn’t valued as much when the team is likely to be prioritizing winning. The Jazz don’t own their first-round pick in 2026-27 since that was traded (unprotected) to the Grizzlies in the Jaren Jackson Jr. deal, so there is zero reason for them to tank.

Day’Ron Sharpe signs two-year, $20 million deal with Nets

After the Nets traded Nic Claxton to the Bulls as a part of the three-team deal to acquire Julius Randle, Sharpe seems to have the first shot at starting unless the Nets bring in a big to challenge him — assuming you don’t believe Danny Wolf can be a functional starting center. Sharpe likely isn’t a 30 MPG starter anyway, but according to StatMuse, in the 21 games Sharpe started across 2025-26, he averaged 24.6 MPG for 11.2 points on .576 FG% and .739 FT%, 8.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.8 steals, 1.0 blocks and 1.6 turnovers with a negligible 0.1 triples (.375 3P%). That would be a 12-team player if Sharpe has the opportunity to play around 25 MPG as a starter, so continue monitoring how the Nets’ center rotation shapes up as free agency continues.

Josh Minott signs two-year, $9 million deal with Nets

Minott should likely slot into a reserve role for the Nets, but it is worth remembering his brief flashes of 12-team upside in Boston. Those sightings were mostly based off his rebounds, steals and blocks, as the major question for Minott is whether or not he can be neutral on offense. He also had a handful of great games with the Nets after being traded, but was almost always immediately pulled from the rotation thereafter — the tank waits for no man. Knowing the likely limits of his role means that he should only be considered in deep leagues, but if the 3-point shot moves up a level from “subpar or streaky” and if the players above him have to miss any time, he should be a name to keep tabs on.

Bucks trade Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bobby Portis to Heat for Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware and more

The biggest domino finally fell when the Bucks traded Antetokounmpo to Miami, ending a multi-year saga in which nobody looked good. You know exactly what to expect from Giannis regardless of what jersey he’s wearing and the fantasy ramifications will impact his new teammates more than anything. Bam Adebayo is probably going to be forced into more 3-pointers. Andrew Wiggins will have fewer rebounds, blocks and points. The Heat will need to add lots and lots of shooting, but they should be attractive to veterans on the market.

Bobby Portis also heads to Miami in this deal and he will be the first big off the bench behind Adebayo. He’ll give Erik Spoelstra a higher baseline level of play than the Heat got from the frustrating Kel’el Ware and is a nice fit alongside Giannis because of his 3-point abilities. Expect streaming value when the Heat are short up front but Portis should not be a target in standard-league drafts given the quality of the players ahead of him.

The Bucks are very much in flux and everyone could be rerouted, but Ware is probably the big future in this return for Milwaukee. A rebuilding Bucks team will have the ability to let Ware play through his low basketball IQ moments in a way that the Heat could not. That has always been the limiting factor for Ware, as poor on-court play led to reduced minutes even though the statistical production has always been there. Ware might be the big jumper up the board this summer and if the Bucks are willing to just hand over 30 minutes a night to see what they’ve got, he could sail into the top-50.

Tyler Herro is with his hometown team for now but it wouldn’t be shocking if the Bucks moved him at any point. As it stands, he’ll be the team’s primary scoring option, and likely nail one of Ryan Rollins or Kevin Porter Jr. to the bench. The Bucks will lack the clear hierarchy and structure that the Heat had, which limits Herro’s ceiling to a certain degree, but middle-round value (as long as he’s healthy) should be the floor.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. gives the Bucks an interesting young wing option to work with and he’ll be fighting for time with Kyle Kuzma and Taurean Prince as well as whatever spillover results from the guard logjam. He’s one player that the Bucks figure to consider a long-term option but we’re skeptical that his fantasy game will hold up from last season. Jaquez’s stat set requires either strong shooting or high minutes — preferably both — and that might not happen in this new environment. Look at him as a late-round flier type but more moves to clear the rotation could certainly help him out.

Kasparas Jakucionis should see his role expand over the course of the season but it might be tough for him to get a foothold in the early going given Herro, Rollins and Porter all above him on the depth chart. He’s an upside bet for a team that could use a real playmaker in the big picture and we would expect the Bucks to give him plenty of opportunity whenever the depth chart clears. It’s not out of the question that he can earn his way into a stable role but preseason will be illuminating on that front. He’s a deep-league flier but may end up being more of a late-season stash.

Coby White re-signs with Hornets for three years, $74 million

White is expected to join the starting unit in Charlotte after LaMelo Ball was shipped off to Minnesota. If we rewind to 2024-25 in Chicago, in 26 games after the All-Star break that year, White averaged 24.5 points (.494 FG%, .912 FT%), 2.7 triples, 4.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.2 blocks in 34.3 MPG for No. 28/34 (8-cat/9-cat) value per game. That made White a popular mid-round pick in 2025-26, which obviously failed due to the continuous calf issues and an eventual trade to the Hornets where he became a sixth man. The post-All-Star production in Chicago in 2024-25 is undoubtedly a step too far in terms of expectations due to some hot shooting and facing poor opponents in “silly season,” but there is certainly a chance for White to deliver the mid-round upside many hoped for last season. It still may not necessarily be wise to walk into the draft room and take him in that area, but if the injury-impacted 2025-26 suppresses his place on draft boards, he can certainly be a high-upside pick.

Austin Reaves re-signs with Lakers for four years, $185 million

Reaves finished the 2025-26 season averaging 23.3 points (.490 FG%, .871 FT% on 7.3 FTA), 2.3 triples (.360 3P%), 4.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.1 steals, 0.4 blocks and 3.0 turnovers in 34.5 MPG across 51 games for No. 21/27 (8-cat/9-cat) value per game. Recent reports have told us that LeBron James will not be returning to the Lakers, meaning we should be entering an era with Reaves as the clear-cut No. 2 in Los Angeles behind Luka Doncic.

Notably (via StatMuse), Reaves played 16 games without James in 2025-26, during which he put up 28.4 points (.489 FG%, .866 FT% on 9.8 FTA), 2.8 triples (.357 3P%), 4.8 rebounds, 7.8 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.2 blocks and 3.2 turnovers in 36.1 MPG.  Maybe we can say that overshoots expectations a little in a small sample size, but Reaves should certainly do more in his new role, and if you remember, he was flashing some first-round upside to high-end second-round upside in the first two months of last season before the calf strain slowed him down and James also returned to full health. While it would probably be irresponsible to suggest drafting Reaves in the first round, it would not be surprising to see him enter draft boards around the mid-to-late second round next season, since he was already in that range, so this could be viewed as conservative. He certainly has the potential to have a big year by boosting your points, threes, assists and FT% while being respectably positive in steals and even rebounds for a guard. Four strong categories and two fairly positive categories equate to an elite fantasy stat profile for a player set to gain more usage.

Kristaps Porzingis returns to Warriors for two years, $40 million

This was a common rumor before pen hit paper and while the Warriors may still have more roster moves coming, he is a nice fit for the team as currently constructed. When healthy, Porzingis is a borderline early-round fantasy value. The Warriors have enough depth that they can limit his minutes if they want to and fantasy GMs will gladly take the trade-off of lower per-night averages for more appearances. The blend of shooting and shot-blocking is much needed on this roster and Porzingis will once again represent a high-risk pick in drafts. Managers who don’t want to monitor the injury report every single night could scratch KP off draft lists entirely but a top-50 per-game season isn’t out of the realm of possibility.

Isaiah Hartenstein re-signs with Thunder for three years, $75 million

Hartenstein got the full trade kicker (15% bonus if dealt), which seems like a hint that he could eventually be traded during the duration of this contract, albeit that does not seem likely in 2026-27. Why? Well, besides Chet Holmgren being able to play at center and Jaylin Williams also being a quality big, the Thunder just drafted a 7’3″ behemoth Aday Mara at No. 12 in the 2026 NBA Draft and they have their 2025 No. 15 pick Thomas Sorber, who will be returning from an ACL tear. Hartenstein started off the 2025-26 season hot, but then persistent calf issues reduced his playing time and production from December onward. After logging 24.2 MPG in 2025-26, there is a chance that Hartenstein’s minutes remain in a similar area and his fantasy upside remains capped due to a bit of a timeshare at center even as the likely preferred No. 1 answer at the position. He should still be a 12-team producer, but likely on the lower end of the scale.

Hornets trade Miles Bridges to Suns for Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neale

The Hornets continued their offseason overhaul by sending Miles Bridges to Phoenix (with picks moving in either direction as well). Bridges will slot right in as the starting PF for the Suns and while he’s probably an immediate talent upgrade, there are questions to answer. Bridges has not looked all that effective when he isn’t being given primary scoring duties, and his defense and shot have both faltered in recent seasons. Add in the off-court stuff and it’s fair to wonder why the Suns felt that this was the move to make. He should be a boring top-100 value if you’re comfortable with him on your draft boards to begin with, and his slow decline as the Hornets got more talented provides a nice blueprint for what his role might look like in Phoenix.

The Hornets revamp their bench nicely here. Allen was great before injuries took their toll last season and he should fit right in as a 3-point threat in Charles Lee’s system. He’s also a peskier defender than the team’s depth wings from last year. Playing time might be a little harder to come by but there is a chance for Allen to carve out top-130 numbers as a high-minute reserve. It’s a lower ceiling and a lower floor in Charlotte but Allen was so good last year that he may still be underrated even if you account for decline.

Adding O’Neale bolsters the forward group in a meaningful way. He’s a more reliable shooter and all-around talent than Grant Williams but the Hornets now have a couple versatile 3-and-D types to support Brandon Miller and Naz Reid in the second unit. Losing access to starts will limit O’Neale’s fantasy appeal but managers in 16-team formats can still treat him as a bankable last-round selection in well-balanced builds.

Julian Champagnie signs three-year, $45 million extension with Spurs

An easy call from the Spurs as Champagnie finally ripped the starting gig from Harrison Barnes’ hands last year and provided excellent complementary play in just about every facet of the game. Champagnie can generate numbers without needing a huge share of the ball and as long as he continues to knock down his 3-pointers, he’ll be able to stay afloat offensively even as Dylan Harper takes on heavier usage. The ability to shoot, rebound and defend makes Champagnie a natural fit in all kinds of lineup groupings and should guarantee him a safe fantasy floor. In the right build, Champagnie has tremendous appeal at a bargain-basement price, but either way he’s going to be a safe late-round pick. He provides a little bit of everything without killing you in any one area.

Mark Williams re-signs with Suns for three years, $38 million

Williams played a career-high 60 games in 2025-26, but a left foot third metatarsal stress reaction pretty much ruined his season from March onward. The Suns have a good backup in Oso Ighodaro and a promising second-year big in Khaman Maluach who needs minutes, so Williams’ role will be worth monitoring even as the presumed starter. It should be noted that from January 1 until the end of the regular season, Williams was the No. 140/117 (8-cat/9-cat) fantasy performer per game, averaging 10.7 points (.633 FG%, .760 FT%), 7.7 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.7 steals, 0.9 blocks and 1.2 turnovers with a 17.2% usage rate in 23.3 MPG (32 games). The Suns have the personnel to keep Williams’ minutes down and manage him if needed, so the mid-round upside (per game) we saw during his last season in Charlotte might be out of reach despite us knowing that he is capable of it.

Julius Randle traded to Nets; Nic Claxton traded to Bulls

The first big move of the offseason was the Wolves trading Randle to the Nets on draft night in what was a straight salary dump for them. Randle should have lots of work for a rebuilding Nets team and the big concern is that he gets shut down later in the campaign. He and Michael Porter Jr. will be the main men in the scoring department and Randle should also get more touches as a distributor given the Nets’ guard room at the moment. You worry about his efficiency suffering as one of the only credible scorers on the roster but Randle’s profile won’t change — his punt-friendly game might get a little more extreme but that’s about it.

The Bulls made out like bandits in this one, getting Claxton for a song. He should slot right into the starting center spot and while the Bulls aren’t exactly title contenders themselves, a change of scenery with a few capable guards should help him out. One of the wrinkles in Claxton’s game last year was improved assist numbers and although that might disappear next to Josh Giddey and Tre Jones, Claxton should also be able to improve his points and FG%. There’s a little less shutdown risk here as well and if Claxton can get back to protecting the rim — nobody else on the roster can really do so — he’ll be a solid middle-round option. Claxton should remain the obvious budget option among the centers who start to fly off the board near round seven or eight, and you can probably get him a couple rounds after that run begins.

Ayo Dosunmu re-signs with Wolves for five years, $112 million

Why did the Wolves salary dump Randle? To make room for Dosunmu, who was an integral part of their success last season. A super sixth man who is more than capable of starting, Dosunmu would’ve been a hot commodity on the open market if the Wolves let him get there. That he’s no longer lined up for a starting spot takes some steam out of this but given LaMelo Ball’s predilection for missing games, you can pencil Dosunmu in for his share of starting opportunities along the way. He’s a solid late-round pick with upside in case of any long-term injury and is one of the rare guards who can actually boost your FG% while still putting meaningful points on the board.

Precious Achiuwa re-signs with Kings for two years, $11.5 million

Achiuwa went from the scrap heap to the starting lineup last year, signing with the Kings in November and making 57 starts for a team that was wracked with injury from wire to wire. It’s was questionable that the Kings gave Achiuwa so much burn as opposed to younger prospects who might be around when the team is good again, but the Kings will do what the Kings will do. A reunion is far from shocking given how much the coaching staff likes him but we can’t imagine that Achiuwa will be as heavily involved again unless more injuries deplete the depth chart. On a healthy version of the Kings, Achiuwa is not a 12-team option. We’d put him on the watch list in deeper leagues but things can always change based on preseason deployment.

Robert Williams re-signs with Blazers for three years, $44 million

Williams and his agent must have been seeing dollar signs when the Blazers brought in another atrocious backcourt defender. They need someone to protect the rim and Donovan Clingan can’t yet be trusted with massive workloads, so bringing back Williams to reunite last year’s tandem made a lot of sense. A new coach could change the division of work as well as how the team deploys the centers overall but we know what to expect here. Williams will have great per-minute output and could be a bit more involved offensively with Ja Morant and a full season of Scoot Henderson around to toss him lobs, but will miss regular time and won’t play enough to climb past specialist territory. On the right roster he’s a great fit but you’ll be able to sort that out as your drafts unfold.

Kevin Huerter re-signs with Pistons for three years, $27 million

Huerter re-ups in Detroit amid rumors that the team is headed for significant roster overhaul. He should theoretically provide much-needed spacing, though his .294 3-point percentage as a member of the Pistons last year might throw some cold water on that idea. That said, Huerter’s 3-point shooting last year was a career-low by a significant margin and he shouldn’t have trouble improving upon that mark. There is an outside chance that Huerter comes out of all this with the starting SG job but that would require the Pistons to come up empty on multiple other fronts. Huerter is a deep-league option who can be a sneaky top-200 guy and beyond, but it’ll require a return to form from behind the arc.

Al Horford re-signs with Warriors for two years, $14 million

The Warriors have big offseason plans so nothing is set in stone just yet, but Horford coming back makes a lot of sense. His play style is a natural fit for what the Warriors like to do and their collective depth (with perhaps more to come) should help keep everyone fresh. When the gang is all upright, Horford won’t have any fantasy value. Kristaps Porzingis, Draymond Green, Horford, Gui Santos and Quinten Post just makes for too many mouths to feed. Horford’s late-season run last year offers a glimpse at what he can still find in the bag but we wouldn’t expect him to have to dig for it very often. Think of Horford as a finishing touch to a roto roster in deep formats more than an obvious asset.

Jose Alvarado re-signs with Knicks for three years, $14 million

Alvarado was an outstanding culture fit for the Knicks as a hard-nosed hustle player who gave Josh Hart a bit of a running mate. He flipped an entire Finals game with a huge fourth quarter and there was little doubt that Alvarado would be re-upping with his hometown team, even with the Knicks publicly signaling that they’re worried about saving money. Alvarado should form a nice one-two punch with Miles McBride in the second unit but will struggle to play enough to matter in standard leagues when the Knicks are at full health. Deep-league managers can view Alvarado as a strong source of steals with respectable assists and 3-pointers, but the bulk of his fantasy appeal will come in obvious streaming situations.

Transactions that aren’t relevant in fantasy: Jock Landale re-signs with Hawks for one year, $14 million; Simone Fontecchio re-signs with Heat on one-year deal; Landry Shamet re-signs with Knicks for four years, $24 million; Kings trade Devin Carter to Hawks; Thomas Bryant re-signs with Cavs on one-year deal; Harrison Barnes re-signs with Spurs for one year, $8 million; Jaylen Clark re-signs with Wolves for three years, $10 million; Ron Harper Jr. re-signs with Celtics for three years, $9 million; Magic waive Jonathan Isaac