Navigating the 2025 NBA Offseason: Dates and Details

As the 2024-25 NBA season approaches its conclusion, 28 teams are already focusing their attention on the upcoming offseason period. With franchises actively preparing for both the 2025 NBA Draft and the summer`s free agency, here is a detailed overview of the league`s calendar, highlighting crucial deadlines for teams and players concerning contract options and decisions.

This offseason is set to involve approximately 30 players who are candidates for qualifying offers, which would designate them as restricted free agents. Furthermore, more than 100 players are eligible for either rookie or veteran contract extensions. This makes the coming months a critical time filled with numerous important decisions for teams across the league.

Below, you will find comprehensive details on these matters and other significant events. This information will be updated as the NBA calendar progresses towards the start of the 2025-26 season in the fall.

Jump to a section:
Key Dates | Qualifying Offers | Two-Way Qualifying Offers
Options | Guarantee Dates | Rookie Extension Eligibility
Veteran Extension Eligibility | Renegotiation Eligibility

Key Dates

• June 15: Early entry entrant withdrawal deadline (non-college players)

• TBD (first day after the NBA Finals): Teams can begin negotiating with their own free agents

• June 25-26: 2025 NBA Draft

• June 29: Last day for a team or player option to be exercised; Last day for a player to receive a Qualifying Offer

• June 30: Free agent negotiations can begin with players not on your own team (6 p.m. ET)

• July 1 (Free agency moratorium begins at 12:01 a.m. ET): First-round selections can sign contracts; Minimum contracts (two years or fewer) can sign; Restricted free agents can sign an offer sheet; Third- and fourth-year rookie options can be exercised; Offer sheets can be extended to players; Two-way contracts can be signed and converted; Restricted free agents can sign an offer sheet

• July 6 (Free agency officially begins at 12:00 p.m. ET): Teams can sign free agents; Trades can become official; Rookie scale and veteran contracts can be extended; Clock on offer sheets now begins

• July 5, 7, 8: Utah Summer League

• July 6-9: California Summer League

• July 10-20: NBA 2K Las Vegas Summer League

• July 13: Last day to withdraw a Qualifying Offer

• Aug. 29: Last day to use the waive and stretch provision

• September: Training camps begin for teams playing outside North America

• Sept. 30: Training camp begins for teams not playing outside North America

• Oct. 18: Last day to waive a player on a non-guaranteed contract and not incur a salary cap charge

• Oct. 20 (Last day of the offseason): Last date to sign a rookie scale or veteran extension (if more than one season is left. If a player has an option, he is allowed to extend up until June 30, 2026); Last day a player can sign a Designated Veteran Extension; Rosters set for NBA opening day (5 p.m. ET); Last day to sign-and-trade a free agent; Last day a player with an Exhibit 10 contract can be converted to a two-way

• Oct. 21: Regular season begins

• Oct. 31: Third- and fourth-year team options on rookie contracts must be exercised

Qualifying Offers

Two-Way Qualifying Offers

Player and Team Options

• June 24: Kyrie Irving (DAL): $42,962,963 (Player Option)

• Dwight Powell (DAL): $4,000,000 (Player Option)

• Pat Connaughton (MIL): $9,423,869 (Player Option)

• Matisse Thybulle (POR): $11,550,000 (Player Option)

• June 26: John Collins (UTA): $26,580,000 (Player Option)

• June 27: Jared Butler (PHI; team): $2,349,578 (Team Option)

• June 29: Dominic Barlow (ATL; team): $2,270,735 (Team Option)*

• Keon Johnson (BKN; team): $2,349,578 (Team Option)*

• Tyrese Martin (BKN; team): $2,191,897 (Team Option)*

• Drew Timme (BKN; team): $1,955,377 (Team Option)*

• Jalen Wilson (BKN; team): $2,221,677 (Team Option)*

• JD Davison (BOS; team): $2,270,735 (Team Option)*

• Jevon Carter (CHI): $6,809,524 (Player Option)

• Chuma Okeke (CLE; team): $2,546,675 (Team Option)*

• Dario Saric (DEN): $5,426,400 (Player Option)

• Russell Westbrook (DEN): $3,468,960 (Player Option)

• Quinten Post (GOS; team): $1,955,377 (Team Option)*

• Gui Santos (GOS; team): $2,221,677 (Team Option)*

• Aaron Holiday (HOU; team): $4,901,400 (Team Option)

• Fred VanVleet (HOU; team): $44,886,930 (Team Option)

• Tony Bradley (IND; team): $2,940,876 (Team Option)*

• Nicolas Batum (LAC): $4,901,400 (Player Option)

• James Harden (LAC): $36,346,154 (Player Option)

• Dorian Finney-Smith (LAL): $15,378,480 (Player Option)

• Jordan Goodwin (LAL; team): $2,349,578 (Team Option)*

• LeBron James (LAL): $52,627,153 (Player Option)

• Keshad Johnson (MIA; team): $1,955,377 (Team Option)*

• Duncan Robinson (MIA; ETO): $19,888,000 (Early Termination Option)

• Kevin Porter Jr. (MIL): $2,546,675 (Player Option)

• Bobby Portis (MIL): $13,445,754 (Player Option)

• Luka Garza (MIN; team): $2,349,578 (Team Option)*

• Josh Minott (MIN; team): $2,187,451 (Team Option)*

• Julius Randle (MIN): $32,408,640 (Player Option)

• Naz Reid (MIN): $15,022,464 (Player Option)

• BJ Boston Jr. (NOP; team): $2,349,578 (Team Option)*

• Elfrid Payton (NOP; team): $3,153,598 (Team Option)*

• Ariel Hukporti (NYK; team): $1,955,377 (Team Option)*

• PJ Tucker (NYK; team): $3,468,960 (Team Option)*

• Ajay Mitchell (OKC; team): $3,000,000 (Team Option)*

• Jaylin Williams (OKC; team): $2,187,451 (Team Option)*

• Gary Harris (ORL; team): $7,500,000 (Team Option)

• Caleb Houstan (ORL; team): $2,187,451 (Team Option)*

• Mo Wagner (ORL; team): $11,000,000 (Team Option)

• Cory Joseph (ORL; team): $3,468,960 (Team Option)

• Andre Drummond (PHI): $5,000,000 (Player Option)

• Justin Edwards (PHI; team): $1,955,377 (Team Option)*

• Eric Gordon (PHI): $3,468,960 (Player Option)

• Kelly Oubre Jr. (PHI): $8,382,150 (Player Option)

• Lonnie Walker IV (PHI; team): $2,940,876 (Team Option)*

• Vasilije Micic (PHX; team): $8,109,150 (Team Option)*

• Rayan Rupert (POR; team): $2,221,677 (Team Option)*

• Keon Ellis (SAC; team): $2,301,587 (Team Option)*

• Isaac Jones (SAC; team): $1,955,377 (Team Option)*

• Khris Middleton (WAS): $34,012,345 (Player Option)

Note: Player options on June 29 must be exercised by 5 p.m. ET.

*Contract does not become guaranteed if option is exercised.

Guarantee Dates

• June 28: Josh Minott (MIN): $0 to $2.2M

• June 29: Maxwell Lewis (BKN): $0 to $2.2M

• Jock Landale (HOU): $0 to $8M

• Nick Richards (PHX): $0 to $5M

• Anthony Gill (WAS): $0 to $2.2M

• June 30: Josh Okogie (CHA): $0 to $7.7M

• Leonard Miller (MIN): $1.1M to $2.2M

• Cody Martin (PHX): $0 to $8.7M

• Johnny Juzang (UTA): $0 to $2.8M

• Svi Mykhailiuk (UTA): $0 to $3.7M

• July 1: Rayan Rupert (POR): $0 to $2.2M

• Colby Jones (SAC): $0 to $1.1M

• July 7: Brandon Williams (DAL): $0 to $200K

• Andre Jackson Jr. (MIL): $0 to $2.2M

• July 8: Duncan Robinson (MIA): $9.9M to $19.9M

• AJ Green (MIL): $0 to $2.3M

• July 10: Jamison Battle (TOR): $878K to $1.95M

• July 15: Jordan Miller (LAC): $0 to $350K

• Chris Livingston (MIN): $0 to $2.2M

• Zion Williamson (NOP): $7.9M to $39.4M

• July 20: Shake Milton (LAL): $0 to $3M

• Toumani Camara (POR): $0 to $2.2M

• July 23: Antonio Reaves (NOP): $0 to $978K

• July 25: Jaden Springer (UTA): $0 to $400K

• Aug. 1: Duop Reath (POR): $0 to $2.2M

• Julian Champagnie (SAS): $0 to $3M

Rookie Extension Eligibility

• Atlanta: Dyson Daniels

• Charlotte: Mark Williams

• Chicago: Dalen Terry

• Denver: Peyton Watson, Christian Braun

• Detroit: Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren

• Houston: Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason

• Indiana: Bennedict Mathurin

• Miami: Nikola Jovic

• Oklahoma City: Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams, Ousmane Dieng

• Orlando: Paolo Banchero

• Portland: Shaedon Sharpe

• Sacramento: Keegan Murray

• San Antonio: Blake Wesley, Malaki Branham, Jeremy Sochan

• Toronto: Ochai Agbaji

• Utah: Walker Kessler

Veteran Extension Eligibility

• Atlanta: Clint Capela (through June 30), Garrison Mathews (through June 30), Georges Niang, Trae Young, Mouhamed Gueye

• Boston: Al Horford (through June 30), Kristaps Porzingis, Jordan Walsh

• Brooklyn: Cam Johnson, Maxwell Lewis

• Charlotte: Jusuf Nurkic, Grant Williams (as of July 11)

• Chicago: Nikola Vucevic, Jevon Carter (as of July 7), Coby White (as of July 10), Ayo Dosunmu (as of July 22), Zach Collins (as of Oct. 1), Julian Phillips (as of 7/12)

• Cleveland: Sam Merrill (through June 30), Dean Wade, Max Strus, Darius Garland (as of July 8), De`Andre Hunter (as of Oct. 1)

• Dallas: Kyrie Irving (as of July 7), Daniel Gafford, Dwight Powell (as of July 9), PJ Washington (as of Aug. 29)

• Denver: Nikola Jokic (as of July 8), Michael Porter Jr.

• Detroit: Tim Hardaway Jr. (as of June 30)

• Golden State: Kevon Looney (as of June 30), Gary Payton II (as of June 30), Draymond Green (as of July 8), Trayce Jackson-Davis

• Houston: Fred VanVleet (as of July 7), Dillon Brooks (as of July 8), Jock Landale

• Indiana: Aaron Nesmith (as of Oct. 1)

• LA Clippers: Amir Coffey (through June 30), Norman Powell

• LA Lakers: Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent, Maxi Kleber, Dorian Finney-Smith, Luka Doncic (as of Aug. 2)

• Memphis: Jaren Jackson Jr., Ja Morant, Brandon Clarke (as of Oct. 1), John Konchar (as of July 7)

• Miami: Tyler Herro (as of Oct. 1), Andrew Wiggins (as of Oct 1), Duncan Robinson, Terry Rozier

• Milwaukee: Pat Connaughton, Bobby Portis, AJ Green (as of July 7), Damian Lillard (as of July 9), Kyle Kuzma (as of July 7), Chris Livingston (as of July 8), Andre Jackson Jr. (as of July 7)

• Minnesota: Julius Randle, Josh Minott, Leonard Miller (as of July 8), Donte DiVincenzo (as of July 8)

• New Orleans: Zion Williamson, Herb Jones, CJ McCollum

• New York: Mikal Bridges, Karl-Anthony Towns (as of July 7), Mitchell Robinson

• Oklahoma City: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort, Jaylin Williams, Kenrich Williams (as of July 20)

• Orlando: Caleb Houston, Cole Anthony (as of Oct. 1)

• Phoenix: Kevin Durant, Cody Martin, Nick Richards, Vasilije Micic (as of July 17), Bradley Beal, Devin Booker

• Portland: Jabari Walker (as of June 30), Robert Williams, Anfernee Simons, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara, Matisse Thybulle (as of July 10), Rayan Rupert

• Sacramento: Zach LaVine (as of July 7)

• San Antonio: Julian Champagnie, De`Aaron Fox (as of Aug. 3), Harrison Barnes, Keldon Johnson (as of July 18)

• Toronto: Chris Boucher (through June 30), RJ Barrett (as of Oct. 1), Jakob Poeltl

• Utah: John Collins, Collin Sexton

• Washington: Malcolm Brogdon (through June 30, Khris Middleton, Marcus Smart, Jordan Poole (as of Oct. 1), Colby Jones

Note: Players can begin negotiating extensions with their current team on the first day after the NBA Finals (unless noted otherwise).

Renegotiation Eligibility

• Charlotte: Jusuf Nurkic (as of Aug. 6)

• Chicago: Kevin Huerter (as of Aug. 3)

• Cleveland: Dean Wade (as of Sept. 27)

• Dallas: Daniel Gafford

• LA Clippers: Norman Powell

• Los Angeles Lakers: Dorian Finney-Smith, Maxi Kleber (as of Sept. 8)

• Memphis: Jaren Jackson Jr.

• Miami: Duncan Robinson, Terry Rozier

• Milwaukee: Bobby Portis, Pat Connaughton

• Minnesota: Julius Randle, Josh Minott (as of July 22)

• New Orleans: CJ McCollum (as of Sept. 26)

• New York: Mikal Bridges, Mitchell Robinson (as of July 12)

• Oklahoma City: Jaylin Williams (as of July 19)

• Orlando: Caleb Houstan (as of July 10)

• Phoenix: Kevin Durant, Cody Martin (as of Aug. 6)

• Portland: Robert Williams, Anfernee Simons, Deandre Ayton (as of July 18)

• San Antonio: De`Aaron Fox (as of Aug. 3)

• Utah: John Collins, Collin Sexton (as of Sept. 3)

• Washington: Marcus Smart (as of Aug. 6)

Note: Memphis is the only team listed above that could potentially have cap space.