Top seven NBA players to switch teams in free agency

Dennis Schroder (Wikimedia Commons)

Free agency began during the 2025-26 NBA offseason on Monday. Here are seven players who averaged a minimum of 10 points last season.

6) Trendon Watford–

The forward from Birmingham, Alabama is signing a two-year deal worth $5.3 million with the Philadelphia 76ers. Watford is joining his third NBA franchise after two years each with the Portland Trail Blazers and Brooklyn Nets. Last year in Brooklyn, Watford averaged 10.2 points per game, 3.6 rebounds per game, and 2.6 points per game, with a field goal percentage of .469, three point percentage of .330, and a free throw percentage of .762.

6) Tyus Jones–

The point guard from Burnsville, Minnesota signed a one-year deal worth $7 million with the Orlando Magic. Jones is joining his fifth NBA franchise. He was previously with the Minnesota Timberwolves from 2015 to 2019, the Memphis Grizzlies from 2019 to 2023, the Washington Wizards from 2023 to 2024, and the Phoenix Suns in 2024 to 2025. This past season, Jones averaged 10.2 points per game, 5.3 assists per game, and 2.4 rebounds per game. He had a field goal percentage of .448, three point percentage of .414, and a free throw percentage of .895.

5) Caris LeVert–

The shooting guard from Columbus, Ohio signed a two-year deal worth $29 million with the Detroit Pistons. Like Jones, LeVert is joining his fifth NBA franchise. He was previously with the Brooklyn Nets from 2016 to 2021, the Indiana Pacers from 2021 to 2022, the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2022 to 2025, and the Atlanta Hawks in 2025. This past season, LeVert averaged 12.1 points per game, 3.4 assists per game, and 3.2 rebounds per game. He had a .467 field goal percentage, .373 point percentage, and .710 free throw percentage.

4) Ty Jerome–

The shooting guard from New York, New York signed a three-year deal worth $28 million with the Memphis Grizzlies. Jerome is also joining his fifth NBA franchise. He was previously with the Phoenix Suns from 2019 to 2020, the Oklahoma City Thunder from 2020 to 2022, the Golden State Warriors from 2022 to 2023, and the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2023 to 2025. This past season in Cleveland, Jerome averaged 12.5 points per game, 3.4 assists per game, 2.5 rebounds per game, and 1.1 steals per game. He had a field goal percentage of .516, three point percentage of .439, and a free throw percentage of .872.

3) D’Angelo Russell–

The point guard from Louisville, Kentucky signed a two-year deal worth $13 million with the Dallas Mavericks. Russell is joining his fifth NBA franchise. He was previously with the Los Angeles Lakers from 2015 to 2017, and 2023 to 2024, the Brooklyn Nets from 2017 to 2019 and from 2024 to 2025, the Golden State Warriors from 2019 to 2020, and the Minnesota Timberwolves from 2020 to 2023. Russell was the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, and was an All-Star with the Nets in 2018-19. This past season with the Lakers and Nets, Russell had 12.6 points per game, 5.1 assists per game, 2.8 rebounds per game, and one steal per game. He had a field goal percentage of .390, three point percentage of .314, and a free throw percentage of .834.

2) Brook Lopez–

The center from North Hollywood, California signed a two-year deal worth $18 million with the Los Angeles Clippers. Lopez is joining his fourth NBA franchise. He was previously with the New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets from 2008 to 2017 (where he was an All-Star in 2012-13), with the Los Angeles Lakers from 2017 to 2018, and the last seven seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, where he won the NBA Finals in 2020-21. This past season, Lopez averaged 13 points per game, five rebounds per game, 1.9 blocks per game, and 1.8 assists per game. He had field goal percentage of .509, three point percentage of .373, and free throw percentage of .826.

1) Dennis Schroder–

The guard from Braunschweig, Germany signed a two year contract with the Sacramento Kings. The financial terms have not yet been released. Schroder is joining his 10th NBA franchise. He was previously with the Atlanta Hawks from 2013 to 2018, the Oklahoma City Thunder from 2018 to 2020, the Los Angeles Lakers from 2020 to 2021 and 2022 to 2023, the Boston Celtics from 2021 to 2022, the Houston Rockets in 2022, the Toronto Raptors from 2023 to 2024, the Brooklyn Nets in 2024, the Golden State Warriors from 2024 to 2025, and the Detroit Pistons in 2025. This past season in Brooklyn, Golden State, and Detroit, Schroder averaged 13.1 points per game, 5.4 assists per game, and 2.6 rebounds per game. He had a field goal percentage of .406, three point percentage of .342, and a free throw percentage of .838.

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