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- Atlanta signs guard Aaron Holiday to a one-year deal: In a part-time role with the Pacers during the 2019-20 season, Holiday averaged 9.5 points, 3.4 assists, and 2.4 rebounds per game on 39.4 percent three-point shooting. And while the talent is still there, Aaron has not been quite as effective in three NBA stops since the Pacers let Nate McMillan go. Now he has been reunited with McMillan, and Atlanta could use for him to perform to prior levels to properly spell their star backcourt of Trae Young and Dejounte Murray. The Hawks also traded for Holiday's oldest brother and former Pacers teammate Justin.
- Charlotte re-signs Cody Martin for four years at $32 million: Gordon Hayward is still injury-prone and Miles Bridges has proven to be a headcase whose NBA future is very much in doubt. A jack of all trades and master of none, Martin will provide stability at the wing position for Charlotte in the short term. He averaged 7.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game during the 2021-22 season while making strides in the shooting department, connecting on 38.4 percent of his three-point attempts.
- Golden State re-signs Kevon Looney for three years at $25.5 million: Shortly after winning the title, Steve Kerr mentioned Looney as his team's one irreplaceable player heading into free agency, and he is right. Questions will continue to linger if James Wiseman is a good culture fit, and when he fails you best have Looney Tunes available to eat up glue minutes. And Draymond's offensive output these days is just that - Offensive. The three-time champion has been with the Warriors since he was a teenager, and recorded over 20 rebounds in the series-clinching win over Memphis. Looney averaged 6.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 2.0 assists during the 2021-22 regular season, playing in all 82 games.
- Bulls sign Andre Drummond for two years at $6.6 million: The Bulls may have landed the cheapest double-double threat in NBA history, as Drummond averaged 11.8 points and 10.3 rebounds per game in 24 games with Brooklyn after being included in the James Harden trade. And he's still only 28. The only real downside is that it left the Chicago with too many centers with Tony Bradley having opted into his deal, but as we've seen in years past as well as today, there are much bigger issues an NBA team could have.
- Orlando re-signs Gary Harris for two years at $32 million with a team option for the second year: Orlando has resurrected his career a good amount, as Harris played in his highest total of games since the 2017-18 season, averaging double figures in scoring on 38.4 percent three-point shooting. The Magic and Jahmal Mosley evidently held Harris’ veteran presence in high regard to the point that they committed eight figures next season in order to prevent Harris from joining a contender. It is signings such as these that have to potential to speed up a rebuild.
And in remembrance...
HurricaneDij's Five Under The Radar NBA Free Agent Signings
