22 top NBA players who switched teams in trade or free agency in first week of August 2021

Over the last week, while the basketball world was focused on the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021, NBA free agency took place. Let’s take a look at 22 players who changed teams in free agency.  Listed are players who averaged 10 points or more per game in 2020-21.

22) Grayson Allen–Milwaukee Bucks–The shooting guard from Jacksonville was traded from the Memphis Grizzlies to the defending NBA Finals champion, Milwaukee Bucks, for shooting guard Sam Merrill and two second-round draft picks. Last season with the Grizz, Allen averaged 10.6 points per game.

21) Patty Mills–Brooklyn Nets–The Australian Olympic bronze medalist and 2020 Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies flag bearer averaged 10.8 points per game with the Spurs last season. He had been with the Spurs since 2010, and won the NBA Finals in 2014. In a two-year contract with Brooklyn, Mills signed for $12 million.

20) Reggie Bullock–Dallas Mavericks–The Baltimore native had 10.9 points per game at small forward last season with the New York Knicks. He has previously played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, and Los Angeles Lakers in addition to the Knicks. He signed a three-year deal worth $30 million.

19) Jeff Green–Denver Nuggets–The veteran from Maryland averaged 11 points per game in his first full year at center with the Brooklyn Nets. Green joins his 11th NBA team after signing a two-year deal worth $10 million.

18) Rudy Gay–Utah Jazz–The veteran forward from Baltimore averaged 11.4 points per game last season with the San Antonio Spurs. In addition to the Spurs, Gay has previously been with the Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors, and Sacramento Kings. Gay’s contract was for two years at $12.1 million.

17) Malik Monk–Los Angeles Lakers–After four years in Charlotte, Monk of Jonesboro, Arkansas signed a one-year deal worth $1.8 million. Last season the shooting guard averaged a career-high 11.7 points per game.

16) Thaddeus Young–San Antonio Spurs–The veteran power forward from New Orleans averaged 12.1 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game with the Chicago Bulls in 2020-21. He was traded to the San Antonio Spurs for DeMar DeRozan.

15) Kyle Kuzma–Washington Wizards–The native of Flint, Michigan moved from power forward to small forward this past season, and averaged 12.9 points per game. He was an instrumental part of the package that went eastward from Los Angeles for Russell Westbrook.

14) Goran Dragic–Toronto Raptors–A guard from Slovenia, Dragic averaged a respectable 13.4 points last season with the Heat. He was traded to Canada in a move that saw Raptors legend Kyle Lowry go to Miami. Dragic was an All-Star with the Heat in 2018.

14) Carmelo Anthony–Los Angeles Lakers–At age 37, the Brooklyn native is in pursuit of his first NBA Finals championship. Last year in Portland he averaged 13.4 points per game. The 10-time all-star led the NBA in scoring with 28.7 points per game while with the Knicks in 2012-13.

12) Kelly Olynyk–Detroit Pistons–The power forward and center from Toronto, will be joining former Raptors head coach Dwane Casey in Motown. Last season averaged 13.5 points per game and seven rebounds per game with the Miami Heat and Houston Rockets. Olynyk’s contract is three years at $37 million.

12) Montrezl Harrell–Washington Wizards–The native of Tarboro, North Carolina is part of the blockbuster deal between the Lakers and Wizards. In 69 games, Harrell averaged 13.5 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game, along with a strong field goal percentage of .622 with the Lakers this past season. Harrell has also played with the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers.

11) Doug McDermott–San Antonio Spurs–The forward from Grand Forks, North Dakota moved to San Antonio from Indiana in a sign and trade deal which involved draft picks. Last year McDermott averaged 13.6 points per game, and a strong field goal percentage of .532.

9) Kendrick Nunn–Los Angeles Lakers–After two years with the Miami Heat, Nunn signed a two-year deal worth $10 million with the Los Angeles Lakers. Last season the point guard averaged 14.6 points per game. Nunn reportedly could have signed elsewhere for more money, but decided on the Lakers.

9) Lonzo Ball–Chicago Bulls–The second overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft is already joining his third NBA team after two seasons each with the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans. Last season in Louisiana, Ball averaged 14.6 points per game, and 5.7 assists per game. Ball signed a four-year deal worth $85 million.

7) Devonte’ Graham–New Orleans Pelicans–The three-year point guard with the Charlotte Hornets averaged 14.8 points per game and 5.4 assists per game in 2020-21. He was sent to New Orleans in a sign-and-trade deal as NBA Rookie of the Year LaMelo Ball has seen his game progress with Charlotte.

6) Andre Drummond–Philadelphia 76ers–Philly just got stronger defensively with the signing of rebound specialist Andre Drummond to a one-year deal worth $2.4 million. An all-star in 2016 and 2018, Drummond averaged 14.9 points per game, and 12 rebounds last season with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers. Four times in five years from 2016 to 2020 with the Detroit Pistons and Cavaliers, Drummond led the NBA in rebounding.

5) Kelly Oubre Jr.–Charlotte Hornets–The small forward from Louisiana averaged 15.4 points per game last year with Golden State. He will be joining his fourth team in three years as he was also with the Washington Wizards and Phoenix Suns. Oubre Jr. signed a two-year deal worth $25 million.

4) Evan Fournier–New York Knicks–The swingman from France averaged 17.1 points per game with the Orlando Magic and Boston Celtics last season. The recent Olympic silver medalist signed a four-year deal worth $78 million.

3) Kyle Lowry–Miami Heat–The point guard from Philadelphia moved from Toronto to Miami in another sign and trade deal that involved Dragic going to Toronto. Lowry won the NBA Finals in Toronto in 2019, and was a six-time all-star. Last year he averaged 17.2 points per game, 7.3 assists per game, and 5.4 rebounds per game. Lowry signed a three-year deal worth $90 million.

2) DeMar DeRozan–Chicago Bulls–The four-year all-star from Compton, California averaged 21.6 points per game with the San Antonio Spurs last season. It was the eighth straight season that DeRozan has averaged 20 points or more. Also last season with San Antonio, DeRozan averaged 6.9 assists. DeRozan, who is the all-time Raptors point leader with 13296 points, signed a three-year deal worth $85 million.

1) Russell Westbrook–Los Angeles Lakers–After only one season in Washington, Mr. Triple Double is off to southern California, after being traded from Washington to Los Angeles with three second-round draft picks for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Montrezl Harrell, Kyle Kuzma, and Isaiah Jackson. This past year, Westbrook averaged 22.2 points per game, a NBA-high 11.7 assists per game, and 11.5 rebounds per game.

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