At this time last year, free agents like Andray Blatche, Kenyon Martin and Chris Andersen were among the players still on the market. While it took them longer to sign than most players, they would all become significant contributors for playoff teams during the 2012-13 season.
One month into free agency, most of the remaining available players are past their prime or have some baggage that comes along with them. However, these players often turn out to be some the best signings of the offseason.
Before Blatche, Martin and Andersen became rotation players last season, they each signed bargain contracts. Blatche joined the Brooklyn Nets on a non-guaranteed deal worth the veteran’s minimum while Martin and Andersen played on 10-day contracts before being signed for the duration of the season by the New York Knicks and Miami HEAT.
They each ultimately outplayed their deal, just as some of the free agents currently available will surely do next season.
So, which free agents are still on the market? Here is a position-by-position list of the notable players who are still unsigned:
POINT GUARDS: Sebastian Telfair, Rodrigue Beaubois, Delonte West, A.J. Price, Keyon Dooling, Jamaal Tinsley, Mike James, Bobby Brown, Elliot Williams, Chris Duhon, Daniel Gibson, Gilbert Arenas, Royal Ivey, Nolan Smith, Darius Morris, Chris Quinn, Kris Joseph, Scott Machado, Ben Hansbrough, Diante Garrett, Charles Jenkins
SHOOTING GUARDS: Richard Hamilton, Ronnie Brewer, DeShawn Stevenson, Dahntay Jones, Marquis Daniels, Leandro Barbosa, Tracy McGrady, Lester Hudson, Dominique Jones, Daequan Cook, Terrence Williams, Xavier Henry, Roger Mason, Sasha Vujacic, Jerry Stackhouse, Michael Redd, Chris Douglas-Roberts, DeQuan Jones, Cartier Martin, Kim English, Kevin Murphy, Travis Leslie
SMALL FORWARDS: Stephen Jackson, Corey Maggette, Linas Kleiza, Josh Howard, Mickael Pietrus, James Johnson, Sam Young, Josh Childress, Luke Walton, Mickael Gelabale, Damien Wilkins, Luke Babbitt, Devin Ebanks, Sasha Pavlovic, Vladimir Radmanovic, James White
POWER FORWARDS: Antawn Jamison, Al Harrington, Lamar Odom, Tyrus Thomas, Ivan Johnson, Anthony Tolliver, Drew Gooden, Shavlik Randolph, Hakim Warrick, Louis Amundson, Chris Wilcox, Yi Jianlian, Troy Murphy, D.J. White, Kurt Thomas, Malcolm Thomas, Jared Jeffries, Ike Diogu, Kevin Jones, Juwan Howard, DaJuan Summers
CENTERS: Nikola Pekovic, Jason Collins, Joel Przybilla, Johan Petro, DeSagana Diop, Cole Aldrich, Earl Barron, Hamed Haddadi, Henry Sims, Eddy Curry, Hilton Armstrong, Kyrylo Fesenko, Darko Milicic, Dwayne Jones, Dexter Pittman
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