Who are the best players available in 2023 NBA free agency? James Harden, Kyrie Irving headline list

Scott Rafferty

Who are the best players available in 2023 NBA free agency? James Harden, Kyrie Irving headline list image

If you're wondering which NBA players will be free agents in the offseason, you've come to the right place.

Whether or not there will be a lot of movement remains to be seen, but there will be no shortage of stars available. James Harden, Khris Middleton and Fred VanVleet each have player options in their contracts for the 2023-24 season, giving them the choice of entering free agency, while Kyrie Irving will be an unrestricted free agent.

Additionally, all eyes will be on Kyle Kuzma and Jerami Grant, both of whom are having career seasons and could be in high demand as unrestricted free agents.

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Who are the best NBA players in 2023 free agency?

The 2023 free agent class is headlined by James Harden, Kyrie Irving, Fred VanVleet, Khris Middleton and Draymond Green. It also features Kristaps Porzingis, D'Angelo Russell, Nikola Vucevic, Russell Westbrook, Kyle Kuzma and Jerami Grant.

Including them, here are some of the more notable players who could be available in free agency in 2023, with their status and current salary included:

PlayerStatusCurrent team2022-23 season salary
Bogdan BogdanovicPOHawks$18,000,000
Grant WilliamsRFACeltics$4,306,281
Kyrie IrvingUFANets$36,503,300
Seth CurryUFANets$8,496,653
Yuta WatanabeUFANets$1,968,175
Kelly Oubre Jr.UFAHornets$12,600,000
Mason PlumleeUFAHornets$8,525,000
Nikola VucevicUFABulls$22,000,000
Coby WhiteRFABulls$7,413,955
Ayo DosunmuRFABulls$1,563,518
Kevin LoveUFACavaliers$28,942,830
Caris LeVertUFACavaliers$18,796,296
Christian WoodUFAMavericks$14,317,459
Bruce BrownPONuggets$6,479,000
Donte DiVincenzoPOWarriors$4,500,000
Draymond GreenPOWarriors$25,806,469
Russell WestbrookUFALakers$47,063,478
Patrick BeverleyUFALakers$13,000,000
Dillon BrooksUFAGrizzlies$11,400,000
Victor OladipoPOHeat$8,750,000
Khris MiddletonPOBucks$37,948,276
Brook LopezUFABucks$13,906,976
Joe InglesUFABucks$6,479,000
D'Angelo RussellUFATimberwolves$31,377,750
Naz ReidUFATimberwolves$1,930,681
Herbert JonesTOPelicans$1,785,000
Terrence RossUFAMagic$11,500,000
Matisse ThybulleRFA76ers$4,379,527
James HardenPO76ers$33,000,000
Jae CrowderUFASuns$10,183,800
Cameron JohnsonRFASuns$5,887,899
Josh HartPOTrail Blazers$12,960,000
Jerami GrantUFATrail Blazers$20,955,000
Harrison BarnesUFAKings$18,352,273
Jakob PoeltlUFASpurs$9,398,148
Fred VanVleetPORaptors$21,250,000
Gary Trent Jr.PORaptors$17,280,000
Jordan ClarksonPOJazz$13,340,000
Malik BeasleyTOJazz$15,458,035
Kristaps PorzingisPOWizards$33,833,400
Kyle KuzmaPOWizards$13,000,000

PO = Player option

TO = Team option

RFA = Restricted free agent

UFA = Unrestricted free agent

For a full list of free agents in 2023, click here.

Scott Rafferty

 

Scott Rafferty is an experienced NBA journalist who first started writing for The Sporting News in 2017. There are few things he appreciates more than a Nikola Jokic no-look pass, Klay Thompson heat check or Giannis Antetokounmpo eurostep. He's a member of the NBA Global team.