Deals are being hashed out and options are being picked up leading up to the opening of the NBA’s free agency negotiating window. Sportsnet has you covered on every move made during the 2026 NBA free agency window.
Player: Marcus Smart, FTeam: Los Angeles LakersContract details: Declines $5.4 million player optionQuick notes: Smart is set to test the open market after a solid bounce-back season with the Lakers, where he averaged 9.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, three assists and 1.4 steals.
Player: Day’Ron Sharpe, C/FTeam: Brooklyn NetsContract details: Two years, $20 millionQuick notes: Sharpe is sticking around after spending the first five years of his career in Brooklyn. The 24-year-old averaged 8.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 62 games last season.
Player: Josh Minott, FTeam: Brooklyn NetsContract details: Two years, $9 millionQuick notes: A mid-season acquisition from the Celtics, Minott averaged 10.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals in his limited time with the Nets.
Player: Al Horford, F/CTeam: Golden State WarriorsContract details: Two years, $14 millionQuick notes: Horford, 40, is sticking around after joining them ahead of last season, The stretch forward averaged 8.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists while shooting 36.1 per cent from three-point range.