Who remains? The 10 best NBA free agents still available

Through two days of free agency, there have been 58 new contracts and nine contract extensions with an estimated net value above $2.8 billion. (From the brilliant Keith Smith, via Mark Stein.)

But there are still a lot of quality free agents on the board — a lot of players who can help teams.

As of Saturday at 4 Eastern, here is our list of the Top 10 free agents still available (with comments).

While he is technically still available, Harden is going to re-sign with the 76ers on a three-year deal and the sides are meeting this weekend to work out the details. No other teams are targeting him.

Free agent star James Harden is meeting with the Philadelphia 76ers today in the Hamptons to begin negotiating his new multiyear deal, league sources tell @YahooSports.

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 2, 2022

If Kevin Durant is headed to the Suns, then Ayton is almost certainly headed to Brooklyn on a sign-and-trade (and the Nets can build around Ayton and Ben Simmons) that will get the former No. 1 pick the money he wants. However, if Durant ends up anywhere else, the max contract — or even near max — offers from outside Phoenix for Ayton may have dried up. On the other hand, if Durant is not a Sun, it may be time for the Suns and Ayton to patch up their differences and agree to a short-term deal that keeps Phoenix as contenders.

He has been arrested for felony domestic abuse in Los Angeles for what, based on comments from his wife, is a very disturbing case. While he is technically a restricted free agent, no teams are making offers for his services. There are rumblings that the Hornets may pull his qualifying offer and let him walk for nothing as an unrestricted free agent. Until his legal case is settled, no team is going