The Celtics, Suns and Minnesota Timberwolves are the original members of the second apron club. All three exceeded the punitive threshold in 2024-25 and not only paid $300 million in luxury tax penalties but saw their 2032 first-round picks frozen.

The Atlanta Hawks nailed the 2025 NBA offseason with key signings, trades, and a draft-night heist. Full free agency grades and breakdowns.

NBA free agency is officially underway. Players were legally allowed to begin negotiating with teams across the league as of June 30, and there has been a flurry of activity. The most surprising free agency news to date happened Tuesday morning when the Bucks said they were signing big man Myles Turner,

The Miami Heat were very quiet to begin NBA free agency. Pat Riley held back from making big moves until he got involved in a three-team trade that brought Norman Powell to town. While the team has been quiet for the most part, there are still quality free agents available that the Heat could pursue.

After falling short in the playoffs, Denver shook up its roster. We break down every 2025 Nuggets' free agency move and signing grades.

The Milwaukee Bucks appear to be on the hunt for more backcourt depth this summer, after opting to stretch-and-waive the final two seasons and $112.6 million owed to injured nine-time All-Star point guard Damian Lillard.

The San Antonio Spurs are acquiring Kelly Olynyk from the Washington Wizards for Malaki Branham, Blake Wesley and a 2026 second-round pick, a team source confirmed to The Athletic.

It will be interesting to see how much more the Pistons can squeeze from Robinson than they did Simone Fontecchio, the player who they dealt for Robinson in a sign-and-trade with Miami. Fontecchio, who shot 40% from 3 for the 2023-24 season, was making half Robinson's salary, and even that was a little steep.

This free agency period has several of those kinds of signings. Here are four of the best fits from NBA free agency 2025. The Rockets landing Kevin Durant via trade was the headline acquisition of NBA free agency, but stealing Finney-Smith away from the Los Angeles Lakers may prove nearly as important.

Oscar Robertson made history on the court with his penchant for triple-doubles, but he also changed history off of it by jumpstarting NBA free agency.