Ultimate 2022 NBA free agency guide - Needs, priorities and spending options for all 30 teams

The 2022 NBA Finals and the 2022 NBA draft are behind us, which means it's time to turn our full attention to the 2022 NBA offseason. Free agents can begin negotiating with teams starting Thursday at 6 p.m. ET. The NBA's annual player movement moratorium — during which most contracts can't be signed and trades can't be made official — begins July 1. A week later, everything that gets reported during the moratorium can become official after the league sets the final salary-cap and luxury-tax numbers for the 2022-23 season.

While only five teams enter this offseason with significant cap space to work with, all 30 teams have things they need to address this summer. We have a complete team-by-team guide to free agency, including what to watch, available exceptions, key dates, current roster status and every team's free-agent list.

We'll continue to update this file as moves get made throughout the summer, so be sure to check back often as big moves can shift priorities leaguewide.

Offseason transactions: AJ Griffin (first round) and Tyrese Martin (second round)

Who to Watch: Travis Schlenk

The Hawks' head of basketball operations has gone on the record saying he is not going to rely on continuity with the current roster.

Bird rights A team can exceed the cap to sign a free agent who has played three consecutive seasons with his current team. Bird rights transfer to a new team in a trade.

Early Bird rights A team can exceed the cap to sign a player who has spent two consecutive seasons with his current team (without being waived, carries over in a trade), but it is restricted to 175% of his previous salary or 105% of the average player salary. A team can exceed either limit with available cap space. A contract signed using