NBA free agency has arrived. The 2026 free agency period begins at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday evening, and there are some notable names on the market who could change teams in the coming days.
We know for sure that the biggest name will be on the move. LeBron James is leaving the Lakers, he declared Tuesday, after eight years in L.A. Where will the 41-year-old go for his 24th NBA season? That remains to be seen, but James will test the market as the Warriors, Cavaliers, Heat and more vie for his services.
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Other notable names in free agency include Jalen Duren and Walker Kessler, two talented bigs who are both restricted free agents. James Harden and Draymond Green are also looking for new deals after declining player options earlier this week. Harden and Green are expected to return to their incumbent teams (the Cavaliers and Warriors, respectively).
We've ranked the 40 best players in free agency (more on them here) and will be keeping tabs on the moves below in our free agency tracker.
2026 NBA free agency rankings, tracker
RankPlayerPOSLast TeamNew TeamStatus1 Austin Reaves (28) SG
Agreed to 4-year, $185M deal2 Jalen Duren (22) C 
Restricted free agent3 LeBron James (41) SF
Unrestricted free agent4 Trae Young (27) PG 
Agreed to 4-year, $212M deal5 Walker Kessler (24) C 
Restricted free agent6 Peyton Watson (23) SF 
Restricted free agent7 James Harden (36) PG 
Declined player option8 Andrew Wiggins (31) SF 
Agreed to 3-year, $64M deal9 Draymond Green (36) PF 
Declined player option10 Ayo Dosunmu (26) PG 
Agreed to 5-year, $112M deal11 Tari Eason (25) PF 
Restricted free agent12 Fred VanVleet (32) PG Picked up $25M player option13 Kristaps Porzingis (30) C Agreed to 2-year, $40M deal14 Rui Hachimura (28) PF
Unrestricted free agent15 John Collins (28) PF 
Unrestricted free agent16 Mitchell Robinson (28) C 
Unrestricted free agent17 Quentin Grimes (26) SG 
Unrestricted free agent18 Coby White (26) PG 
Agreed to 3-year, $74M deal19 CJ McCollum (34) PG 
Agreed to 1-year, $21M deal20 Norman Powell (33) SG
Unrestricted free agent21 Collin Gillespie (27) SG 
Agreed to 4-year, $48M deal22 Anfernee Simons (27) SG 
Unrestricted free agent23 Bennedict Mathurin (24) SF
Unrestricted free agent24 Robert Williams III (28) C 
Agreed to 3-year, $44M deal25 Collin Sexton (27) SG
Unrestricted free agent26 Tobias Harris (33) PF
Unrestricted free agent27 Kelly Oubre Jr. (30) SF
Unrestricted free agent28 Sandro Mamukelashvili (27) PF 
Declined player option29 Landry Shamet (29) SG Agreed to 4-year, $24 million deal30 Keon Ellis (26) SG
Unrestricted free agent31 Kevin Porter (26) PG 
Picked up $5.4M player option32 Marcus Smart (32) PG
Declined player option33 Luke Kennard (30) SG
Unrestricted free agent34 Deandre Ayton (27) C Picked up $8.1M player option35 De'Anthony Melton (28) SG Unrestricted free agent36 Jose Alvarado (28) PG Agreed to 3-year, $14M deal37 Dean Wade (29) PF
Unrestricted free agent38 Mark Williams (24) C Agreed to 3-year, $38M deal39 Harrison Barnes (34) PF 
Agreed to 1-year, $8M deal40 Jusuf Nurkic (31) C Agreed to 2-year, $22M deal Add CBS Sports on Google Join the Conversation comments 
