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NBA Free Agent Role Players Round-up (Part Three)

A recap of all of the NBA free agent role players who agreed to contracts on the third day of NBA free agency, besides those in the LWOS free agent tracker.

Many NBA players agreed to contracts on the third day of free agency. Last Word On Sports has you covered with the “major” free agent signings listed in the LWOS 2016 NBA Free Agency Tracker. However, there are still a few rotation players who agreed to deals on Sunday but weren’t covered by the tracker. In our first and second free agency round-ups, we covered those players who came to contract agreements on July 1st and 2nd, but more reports came out of agreements on July 3rd. Here, we cover the free agent role players who agreed to deals on Sunday but weren’t covered by the tracker.

NBA Free Agent Role Players Round-up (Part Three)

James Ennis

Shams Charania of The Vertical reported early Sunday morning that forward James Ennis agreed to a two-year, $6 million contract with the Memphis Grizzlies:

Ennis played in just nine games last season for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Andrew Nicholson

Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical reported later Sunday morning that Canadian power forward Andrew Nicholson agreed to a four-year, $26 million contract with the Washington Wizards:

Nicholson will leave the team that drafted him back in 2012, the Orlando Magic.

Cole Aldrich

Marc Stein of ESPN later reported that center Cole Aldrich is agreed to sign with the Minnesota Timberwolves on a deal that will pay him $22 million over three years:

Garrett Temple

Charania reported in the afternoon that reserve guard Garrett Temple agreed to sign a three-year contract with the Sacramento Kings:

Sam Amick of USA Today added shortly after that the deal will pay Temple $24 million, and there is a player option before the third year:

Temple will leave the Washington, where he spent four seasons with the Wizards.

Matt Barnes

Sacramento wasn’t done with its contract agreements for the day. Stein and Amick reported on Sunday evening that veteran forward Matt Barnes will sign a two-year, $12 million deal with the Kings. Amick later mentioned that the second year is a player option for Barnes:

Barnes, who spent last season with the Grizzlies, is still an effective wing player. The NBA journeyman actually played for the Kings back in his second year in the league, which was the 2004-05 season.

Dwight Powell

Charania reported on Sunday night that restricted free agent power forward Dwight Powell will re-sign with the Dallas Mavericks. Powell’s new deal will pay him just over $37 million over four years:

Powell, who will turn 25 years old on July 20th, was sent to the Mavs as a “thrown-in” in the Rajon Rondo trade. It’s safe to say that Powell will be much more important to Dallas than Rondo ever was in his short stint there.


 

Be sure to check out the Free Agency Tracker for the more significant free agents, and stay tuned to LWOS for full coverage of the NBA off-season.

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