A series of players have been issued qualifying offers by their respective teams, making them restricted free agents, according to RealGM’s official NBA transaction log.
Nets forward Cameron Johnson and Bulls guard Coby White are among the most notable QO recipients within the last couple days. Johnson’s qualifying offer is worth $8,486,620, while White’s is worth $7,744,600.
For many restricted free agents, qualifying offers essentially function as placeholders, giving the team the right of first refusal on the player as long as that QO remains on the table.
It’s also a one-year contract offer that the player is free to accept at any time, which is a more viable route for some RFAs than others — Johnson, for instance, looks like a safe bet to secure a lucrative multiyear deal, so it would be a major surprise if he simply accepted his $8.5M qualifying offer.
Besides Johnson and White, here are some of the players who have received qualifying offers this week and are now restricted free agents, per RealGM:
- Ayo Dosunmu, Bulls ($5,216,324)
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Jock Landale, Suns ($2,219,706)
- Note: This is a projected amount. Landale’s QO will be worth $200K more than his minimum salary.
- Trent Forrest, Hawks (two-way)
- Terry Taylor, Bulls (two-way)
- Collin Gillespie, Nuggets (two-way)
- Jack White, Nuggets (two-way)
- Kendall Brown, Pacers (two-way)
- Moussa Diabate, Clippers (two-way)
- Saben Lee, Suns (two-way)
The deadline for teams to issue qualifying offers is Thursday, so we’ll likely get many more updates on QOs being extended to players today and tomorrow.
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