{"id":95791,"date":"2024-09-14T20:35:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T00:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=95791"},"modified":"2024-09-14T20:35:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T00:35:42","slug":"5-best-nba-players-to-sign-for-veterans-minimum-this-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/09\/14\/5-best-nba-players-to-sign-for-veterans-minimum-this-offseason\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best NBA Players To Sign For Veteran\u2019s Minimum This Offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"

With many NBA franchises wary of becoming a second apron team<\/a>, numerous middle-class free agents had to settle for less than anticipated this offseason. Some notable players had to settle for the veteran\u2019s minimum. Here are the five best players that inked a veteran\u2019s minimum deal this offseason. Each are expected to have large roles for the teams they have signed with in the 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n

5 Best NBA Players To Sign For Veteran\u2019s Minimum This Offseason<\/h2>\n

5. Spencer Dinwiddie, Dallas Mavericks<\/h3>\n

Spencer Dinwiddie<\/a> is heading back to the Mavericks whom he previously played 76 games for in 2021-22 and 2022-23. Last season, he was the full-time starting point guard for the Brooklyn Nets<\/a> before joining the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>. In 53 games with Dallas in 2022-23, the now 31-year-old averaged 17.7 points and 5.3 assists. Last season with Brooklyn and the Lakers, Dinwiddie had averages of 10.5 points and 4.7 assists.<\/p>\n

4. Eric Gordon, Philadelphia 76ers<\/h3>\n

Entering his 17th season in the league, Eric Gordon<\/a> averaged a career-low 11.0 points with the Suns last season. It was still the 16th-straight season that the six-foot-three Gordon finished with a double-digit scoring average. The 35-year-old is still an above-average three-point shooter (37.8% last season, 37.1% for his career) and will provide scoring off the bench for a top-heavy 76ers team. His 2,028 career made three-pointers are the 16th-most<\/a> in NBA history.<\/p>\n

3. Russell Westbrook, Denver Nuggets<\/h3>\n

No, Russell Westbrook<\/a> isn\u2019t the MVP candidate he once was (won MVP in 2016-17). No, Westbrook isn\u2019t the nightly triple-double threat he once was (averaged a triple-double in four different seasons). Turning 36 years old on November 12, Westbrook still puts a lot of pressure on opposing defenses. Plus, it was reported that three-time MVP Nikola Jokic<\/a> wanted Denver to bring him aboard. Will Westbrook be able to get one more triple-double to become the first member of the 200 triple-double club?<\/p>\n

2. Gary Trent Jr., Milwaukee Bucks<\/h3>\n

For a player that averaged 13.7 points last season (as well as 17.4 in 2022-23 and 18.3 in 2021-22), it\u2019s quite surprising that Gary Trent Jr.<\/a> had to settle for the minimum. Even more so it\u2019s surprising because he is still just 25 years old. Trent Jr. is replacing Malik Beasley<\/a> (signed with the Detroit Pistons<\/a>) as the high-volume three-point shooter that will force defenses to not fully focus on Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> and Damian Lillard<\/a>. Trent Jr. doesn\u2019t fill out the box score much other than his scoring, but he should provide excellent value for Milwaukee in the upcoming season.<\/p>\n

1. Tyus Jones, Phoenix Suns<\/h3>\n

It was reported that Tyus Jones<\/a> had offers for more<\/a> than the veteran\u2019s minimum. The 28-year-old point guard wanted an opportunity to start though, something that Phoenix should be able to provide for him. The Suns went much of last season without utilizing a true point guard, and they now have the assist-to-turnover ratio king. Last season with the Washington Wizards<\/a>, Jones averaged 7.3 assists and just one turnover while also averaging a career-best 12.0 points. He has a career assist-to-turnover ratio well greater than five. Playing \u00a0alongside Kevin Durant<\/a>, Devin Booker<\/a>, and Bradley Beal<\/a> should allow Jones plenty of opportunities to accumulate dimes throughout the season while also getting his own open looks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With many NBA franchises wary of becoming a second apron team, numerous middle-class free agents had to settle for less than anticipated this offseason. Some notable players had to settle for the veteran\u2019s minimum. Here are the five best players that inked a veteran\u2019s minimum deal this offseason. Each are expected to have large roles […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5060,"featured_media":95859,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,30,20,15,62,13,28],"tags":[49059,446,1623,53,1298,569],"class_list":["post-95791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-mavericks","category-nuggets","category-bucks","category-nba","category-76ers","category-suns","tag-2024-nba-free-agents","tag-eric-gordon","tag-gary-trent-jr","tag-russell-westbrook","tag-spencer-dinwiddie","tag-tyus-jones"],"modified_by":"Kenny Kluska","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5060"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}