List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions
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This is a list of transactions that took place during the 2021 NBA off-season and the 2021–22 NBA season. The season set a new record for the highest number of different players to appear in at least one game in a single season.[1]
Retirement
Front office movements
Head coaching changes
- Off-season
- In-Season
| Departure date | Team | Outgoing Head Coach | Reason for Departure | Hire date | Incoming Head Coach | Last coaching position | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 21 | Sacramento Kings | Luke Walton | Fired | November 21 | Alvin Gentry (Interim Also fired ) |
Sacramento Kings assistant coach (2020–2021) | [39] |
General manager changes
- Off-season
| Departure date | Team | Outgoing General Manager | Reason for Departure | Hire date | Incoming General Manager | Last managerial position | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2 | Boston Celtics | Danny Ainge | Retired | June 2 | Brad Stevens | [25] | |
| June 16 | Dallas Mavericks | Donnie Nelson | Mutually agreed to part ways | June 28 | Nico Harrison | [40][41] | |
| December 3 | Portland Trail Blazers | Neil Olshey | Fired | December 3 | Joe Cronin (interim)(permanent) | Director of player personnel (2014–2021) | [42] |
Player movements
Trades
| June | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| June 18 | To Boston Celtics
|
To Oklahoma City Thunder
|
[44][45] |
| July | |||
| July 29 (Draft-day trades) |
To Los Angeles Clippers
|
To Orlando Magic
|
[46][47] |
To New Orleans Pelicans
|
To Philadelphia 76ers
|
[48][49] | |
| July 30 | To New Orleans Pelicans
|
To Portland Trail Blazers
|
[50][51] |
To Houston Rockets
|
To Oklahoma City Thunder |
[52][53] | |
To Los Angeles Clippers
|
To New York Knicks
|
[54][55] | |
To Charlotte Hornets
|
To New York Knicks
|
[56] | |
To Indiana Pacers
|
To Milwaukee Bucks
|
[57] | |
To New York Knicks
|
To Oklahoma City Thunder
|
[52][58] | |
To Oklahoma City Thunder
|
To Utah Jazz
|
[59] | |
| July 31 | To Boston Celtics |
To Dallas Mavericks |
[60][61] |
| August | |||
| August 2 | To Cleveland Cavaliers |
To Minnesota Timberwolves
|
[62][63] |
| August 6 | To Charlotte Hornets
|
To Detroit Pistons
|
[64][65] |
| To Miami Heat |
To Toronto Raptors |
[66] | |
To Brooklyn Nets
|
To Phoenix Suns |
[67][68] | |
| Five-team trade | [69][70][71][72][73] | ||
To Brooklyn Nets
|
To Indiana Pacers
| ||
To Los Angeles Lakers
|
To San Antonio Spurs
| ||
To Washington Wizards
| |||
| August 7 | Three-team trade | [74][75][76] | |
To Charlotte Hornets
|
To Memphis Grizzlies
| ||
To New Orleans Pelicans
| |||
To Memphis Grizzlies
|
To Utah Jazz
|
[77] | |
To Los Angeles Clippers
|
To New Orleans Pelicans
|
[78][79] | |
To Chicago Bulls
|
To Houston Rockets |
[80] | |
To Golden State Warriors
|
To Utah Jazz |
[81][82] | |
To Indiana Pacers
|
To San Antonio Spurs
|
[83][84] | |
| Three-team trade | [85][86][87] | ||
To Atlanta Hawks
|
To Boston Celtics
| ||
To Sacramento Kings
| |||
To Memphis Grizzlies
|
To Milwaukee Bucks |
[88][89] | |
| August 8 | To Chicago Bulls |
To New Orleans Pelicans
|
[90][91] |
| August 11 | To Chicago Bulls |
To San Antonio Spurs
|
[92][93] |
| August 16 | To Los Angeles Clippers |
To Memphis Grizzlies |
[94][95] |
| August 17 | To Boston Celtics
|
To New York Knicks
|
[96][97] |
| August 25 | To Memphis Grizzlies |
To Minnesota Timberwolves |
[98][99] |
| August 28 | Three-team trade | [100][101][102] | |
To Chicago Bulls
|
To Cleveland Cavaliers
| ||
To Portland Trail Blazers
| |||
| September | |||
| September 4 | To Brooklyn Nets |
To Detroit Pistons
|
[104] |
| September 10 | To Los Angeles Lakers
|
To Memphis Grizzlies
|
[105][106] |
| September 15 | To Boston Celtics |
To Memphis Grizzlies
|
[107][108] |
| October | |||
| October 6 | To Brooklyn Nets
|
To Houston Rockets
|
[109] |
To Brooklyn Nets
|
To Indiana Pacers
|
[110][111] | |
| January | |||
| January 3 | Three-team trade | [112][113][114] | |
To Cleveland Cavaliers
|
To Los Angeles Lakers
| ||
To New York Knicks
| |||
| January 4 | To Oklahoma City Thunder |
To Utah Jazz
|
[115][116] |
| January 10 (trade voided) |
To Detroit Pistons |
To Denver Nuggets
|
[117][118][119] |
| January 13 | To Atlanta Hawks
|
To New York Knicks
|
[120][121] |
| January 19 | Three-team trade | [122][123][124] | |
| To Boston Celtics |
To Denver Nuggets
| ||
To San Antonio Spurs
| |||
| February | |||
| February 4 | To Los Angeles Clippers |
To Portland Trail Blazers
|
[125][126] |
| February 7 | To Cleveland Cavaliers
|
To Indiana Pacers
|
[127][128] |
| February 8 | To Indiana Pacers |
To Sacramento Kings
|
[129][130] |
| To New Orleans Pelicans |
To Portland Trail Blazers
|
[131][132] | |
| February 9 | To Miami Heat
|
To Oklahoma City Thunder |
[133][134] |
| Three-team trade | [135][136] | ||
To Portland Trail Blazers
|
To San Antonio Spurs
| ||
To Utah Jazz
| |||
| February 10 | To Boston Celtics |
To Houston Rockets |
[137][138] |
To Boston Celtics
|
To Orlando Magic |
[139][140] | |
| To Boston Celtics |
To San Antonio Spurs
|
[141] | |
To Brooklyn Nets
|
To Philadelphia 76ers |
[142][143] | |
| To Charlotte Hornets |
To Washington Wizards
|
[144][145] | |
| To Dallas Mavericks |
To Washington Wizards
|
[146][147] | |
To Indiana Pacers
|
To Phoenix Suns
|
[148][149] | |
| To Phoenix Suns |
To Washington Wizards
|
[149][150] | |
To San Antonio Spurs
|
To Toronto Raptors
|
[151][152] | |
| Four-team trade | [153][154][155] | ||
To Detroit Pistons
|
To Los Angeles Clippers
| ||
To Milwaukee Bucks
|
To Sacramento Kings
| ||
Free agents
The NBA's free agency period began on August 2 at 6 P.M. EST.[156]
Players would be allowed to sign new offers starting on August 6 at 12 p.m. ET, after the moratorium ended.
| R | Denotes unsigned players whose free-agent rights were renounced |
| Denotes sign and trade players | |
| Denotes player who is signed after buyout | |
| Denotes signed player who failed to make opening day roster | |
| Denotes player whose deal was later turned into a two-way contract | |
| Denotes player signed to 10-day contract | |
* Player option
** Team option
*** Early termination option
Two-way contracts
Per recent NBA rules implemented as of the 2017–18 season, teams are permitted to have two two-way players on their roster at any given time, in addition to their 15-man regular season roster. A two-way player will provide services primarily to the team's G League affiliate, but can spend up to 45 days with the parent NBA team. Only players with four or fewer years of NBA experience are able to sign two-way contracts, which can be for either one season or two. Players entering training camp for a team have a chance to convert their training camp deal into a two-way contract if they prove themselves worthy enough for it. Teams also have the option to convert a two-way contract into a regular, minimum-salary NBA contract, at which point the player becomes a regular member of the parent NBA team. Two-way players are not eligible for NBA playoff rosters, so a team must convert any two-way players it wants to use in the playoffs, waiving another player in the process.
During the 2021–22 season, two-way deals will work a little differently than usual. Rather than being limited to spending 45 days with their NBA teams, two-way players would be eligible to be active for up to 50 of their team's 82 NBA games. And instead of having their salaries by how many days they spend in the NBA, they'll be paid a flat salary equal to 50% of the minimum player salary applicable to a player with zero years of service.[617]
| Denotes players who were promoted to the main roster | |
| **** | Denotes players who were cut before season's end |
Going to other American and Canadian leagues
The new league of all players is NBA G League, although some players have returned to their former team, as shown below. The NBA contract status of nearly all players is unrestricted free agent, and the rest is stated otherwise.
| * | Denotes G-League players who returned to their former team |
| † | Previously on a two-way contract |
| Denotes players whose NBA contract status is unsigned draft pick |
Going overseas
The following players were on NBA rosters during the previous season, but chose to sign with overseas teams after their contract expired and they became free agents. The players became free agents at the end of the season unless noted otherwise. The list also includes unsigned 2021 draft picks who signed with overseas teams, but excludes unsigned 2021 draft picks who were already playing overseas before the draft.
| * | Denotes international players who returned to their home country |
| ** | Denotes international players who returned to their club found/owned at their home country |
Waived
| Denotes player who did not clear waivers because his contract was claimed by another team | |
| † | Denotes players who were on a two-way contract |
| Denotes players whose contracts were voided |
Training camp cuts
All players listed did not make the final roster.
† On a two-way contract.
c Claimed off waivers by another team.
Draft
The 2021 NBA draft was held on July 29, 2021, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. In two rounds of draft, 60 amateur United States college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players, were selected. The following players signed a regular rookie contract unless noted otherwise.
First round
Second round
Previous years' draftees
| Draft | Pick | Player | Date signed | Team | Previous team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 53 | Petr Cornelie (Signed two-way contract) |
September 17 | Denver Nuggets | Élan Béarnais (France) |
[655] |
| 2018 | 55 | Arnoldas Kulboka (Signed two-way contract) |
August 3 | Charlotte Hornets | RETAbet Bilbao Basket (Spain) |
[620] |
| 2020 | 23 | Leandro Bolmaro | September 17 | Minnesota Timberwolves | FC Barcelona (Spain) |
[1034] |
| 37 | Vít Krejčí | September 2 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Oklahoma City Blue (NBA G League) |
[1035] | |
| 44 | Marko Simonović | August 12 | Chicago Bulls | Mega Soccerbet (Serbia) |
[1026] |
Renounced draft rights
| Draft | Pick | Player | Date of rights' renouncement | Former team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 44 | Isaïa Cordinier | September 15 | Brooklyn Nets | [1036] |
| 2019 | 56 | Jaylen Hands | July 29 | Detroit Pistons | [1037] |
Notes
- The worse of the picks originally belonging to Boston and Memphis. Orlando will receive the worse of those two picks from an earlier trade.
- This trade was finalized hours before the draft began, so no draft rights were involved.
- Oklahoma City will receive the pick in 2022 if it is No. 17–30, 2023 if No. 19–30, 2024 if No. 19–30, 2025 if No. 14–30, 2026 if No. 12–30, 2027 if No. 10–30; if it is not conveyed by 2027, Oklahoma City will receive Detroit's 2027 second-round pick[43] The pick fell within its protected range in 2022 and rolled over to 2023.
- Utah owes its protected first-round pick to Memphis by 2024 or it converts to two second-round picks. Two years after Memphis receives Utah's pick or in 2024 if Memphis's right converts, Oklahoma City's right to Utah's pick begins. OKC will receive the pick if it is No. 11–30 in 2024 or 2025, in 2026 if No. 9–30; if not conveyed by 2026 it will convert to Utah's 2028 second-round pick. Utah unconditionally conveyed its 2028 second-round pick to Oklahoma on January 4 as part of the Miya Oni trade; Utah's obligation to convey a first-round pick will be extinguished if the pick hasn't been conveyed by 2026.[43]
- The worst of the picks originally belonging to Oklahoma City, Houston, Indiana, and Miami. Utah traded this pick to San Antonio on February 9, 2022.
- Memphis will receive the pick if it is No. 11–30, otherwise they will receive Cleveland's 2022 second-round pick and New Orleans' 2025 second-round pick and New Orleans will retain the Lakers' pick.
- New Orleans traded Boston's rights to the LA Clippers later the same day.
- Memphis received Butler's rights from New Orleans earlier the same day.
- Utah traded this pick to Portland on February 9, 2022.
- New Orleans received Boston's rights from Memphis earlier the same day.
- Before this trade, Chicago had the right to trade its pick for Detroit's, with the worse of the two going to Sacramento; San Antonio could then swap the Lakers' pick for the better of Chicago/Detroit, leaving Chicago with the remaining pick. The pick traded here was the one Chicago would have ended up with after the swap rights were done. San Antonio traded the better of the Chicago and Detroit picks to Toronto on February 10, 2022.[43]
- Chicago already owes its protected 2023 first-round pick to Orlando, which will convert to two second-round picks if not conveyed by 2024. Because teams cannot trade future first-round picks in consecutive years, San Antonio may not be able to receive the pick until at least 2026. In the first eligible year, San Antonio will receive the pick if it is No. 11–30, in the second or third year (2026 and 2027 or 2027 and 2028) if No. 9–30, after which it will convert to Chicago's 2028 second-round pick.[43]
- Chicago will receive the pick if it is No. 15–30, rolling over with the same condition through 2028; if the pick is not conveyed by 2028, Chicago will receive Portland's 2028 second-round pick. It is possible the 2028 pick would be Chicago's, in which case it will be forfeited for tampering in the DeMar DeRozan trade.[43]
- This pick was included in the January 10 Denver-Detroit trade that was later voided.
- Memphis may swap the better of the picks originally belonging to Indiana and Miami for Boston's own pick. The NBA.com article states Dallas and Miami, but Dallas's pick is owned by Oklahoma City.
- Oklahoma City received Utah's future protected first-round pick for Derrick Favors on July 30, 2021; if the Thunder hadn't received Utah's first-round pick by 2026, it would have converted to this pick. With this trade, Utah's obligation on its first-round pick will be extinguished after 2026.[43]
- Atlanta will receive the pick if it is No. 19–30 in 2022, No. 17–30 in 2023, No. 15–30 in 2024, No. 15–30 in 2025; if the Hawks have not received the pick by 2025, it will convert to Charlotte's 2026 and 2027 second-round picks.[43] The pick fell within its protected range in 2022 and rolled over to 2023.
- The worst of the three picks originally belonging to Dallas, Oklahoma City, and Philadelphia.
- Oklahoma City will now receive the pick in 2025 if it is No. 15–30, otherwise they will receive Miami's 2026 unprotected first-round pick.
- San Antonio will receive the pick if it is No. 5–30, in 2023 if No. 5–30; if the pick is not conveyed by 2023, San Antonio will receive Portland's 2023 second-round pick and the better of 1) the 2023 second-round pick originally belonging to Houston (if No. 33–60) or 2) the worse of the picks originally belonging to Dallas and Miami.[43] San Antonio received the pick.
- Brooklyn will receive the pick if it is No. 9–30, in 2028 if it is No. 9–30; if the pick is not conveyed by 2028 it will convert to Philadelphia's 2028 second-round pick.
- The Kings got their own pick back.