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By InsideHoops.com | Updated June 28, 2009
NBA free agents are players that do not have jobs next season. In other words, 2009 NBA free agents listed for each team below were playing for the team at the end of the 2008-09 season, but now need a new contract.
2009 NBA free agent negotiations begin Wednesday, July 1. Actual signings can begin a week later on July 8.
Restricted NBA free agents can sign with any team that has the salary cap space to sign them, but the original team they were on last season can match the offer within 14 days and keep the player.
Unrestricted NBA free agents can sign with any team (again, within the rules of the salary cap), and once they sign, they've joined that team and that's that.
A (T) means Team Option. The team can choose whether to keep the player's contract going or end things.
A (P) means Player Option. Which means the player has the option to end his contract and become an NBA free agent.
An (ETO) means Early Termination Option. For all intents and purposes it's the same as a player option.
2009 NBA FREE AGENTS LIST
Atlanta Hawks
RESTRICTED: Thomas Gardner, Othello Hunter, Mario West, Josh Childress, Solomon Jones, Marvin Williams
UNRESTRICTED: Zaza Pachulia, Mike Bibby, Ronald Murray
Boston Celtics
RESTRICTED: Glen Davis, Leon Powe
UNRESTRICTED: Eddie House (P), Stephon Marbury, Mikki Moore
Charlotte Bobcats
RESTRICTED: Raymond Felton, Cartier Martin, Sean Singletary (T)
UNRESTRICTED: Juwan Howard, Sean May
Chicago Bulls
RESTRICTED: Aaron Gray
UNRESTRICTED: Ben Gordon, Lindsey Hunter, Jerome James (P)
Cleveland Cavaliers
RESTRICTED: None
UNRESTRICTED: Zydrunas Ilgauskas (ETO), Joe Smith, Wally Szczerbiak, Anderson Varejao (P), Lorenzen Wright
Dallas Mavericks
RESTRICTED: Ryan Hollins
UNRESTRICTED: Brandon Bass, Devean George (P), Gerald Green, Jason Kidd, James Singleton
Denver Nuggets
RESTRICTED: Linas Kleiza, Johan Petro
UNRESTRICTED: Chris Andersen, Anthony Carter, Jason Hart, Steven Hunter (ETO), Dahntay Jones
Detroit Pistons
RESTRICTED: Walter Herrmann
UNRESTRICTED: Kwame Brown (P), Allen Iverson, Antonio McDyess, Rasheed Wallace
Golden State Warriors
RESTRICTED: Rob Kurz, C.J. Watson
UNRESTRICTED: Jamal Crawford (ETO)
Houston Rockets
RESTRICTED: None
UNRESTRICTED: Ron Artest, Dikembe Mutombo, Von Wafer
NBA free agents are players that do not have jobs next season. In other words, 2009 NBA free agents listed for each team below were playing for the team at the end of the 2008-09 season, but now need a new contract.