Breaking down the biggest players in an early free agent period that will shape the coming NBA season and beyond.

To officially sign Myles Turner, the Bucks needed to create some cap space. They did that by waiving nine-time All-Star point guard Damian Lillard and Vasilije Micić, two moves that became official Monday.

NBA free agency is underway, and after more than 10 days, some notable names remain available. Restricted free agency has been slow to develop this summer. The Brooklyn Nets were

The Lakers lost Dorian Finney-Smith in free agency, and haven’t replaced him on the wing. Finney-Smith played with Luka Doncic in Dallas, and is the exact type of 3-and-D wing who can succeed off Luka and LeBron James. So that’s a big hole on the roster.

This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! We hope you executed a sign-and-trade to acquire some hot dogs. NBA free agency is more or less over.

NBA free agency begins Monday, June 30 and it doesn’t have the same prominence as some offseasons – mainly because there are not many teams with the salary cap space to make major moves, some ...

In chess, it’s all about the opening – the somewhat generic, bland moves that set up the big stroke to come. As several teams made huge decisions in free agency, shuffling around eight- and ...