Welcome to free agency, everybody — we’ve made it! Here at The Next , we’re ever-dedicated to both fun projects and creating resources, so several of us came together to look at the free-agent market, team cap sheets, and league trends to help set some expectations for this year’s impending offseason moves. Listed below are all unrestricted free agents, sorted by total projected contract value. Their contract projections and team predictions are visible. And where there were enough responses, a visual breakdown of our predictions can be seen by clicking “See more detail”. There you have a graph of our responses for length and a histogram to show the distribution of average annual values (AAV, i.e. salaries).
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Note: There are 119 graphs in this article — the content may take time to load. It is recommended that you hit “Show less detail” on when done with a given player. Unrestricted free agents
1. Jonquel Jones, big wing, 28 years old
Reportedly re-signing with Connecticut
Length AAV Total Median 4 $228K $912K Average 3 $227K $682K
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2. Breanna Stewart, big wing, 27 years old
Length AAV Total Median 4 $228K $912K Average 3 $225K $677K
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3. Kahleah Copper, wing, 27 years old
Length AAV Total Median 4 $228K $723K Average 3 $221K $598K
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4. Jewell Loyd, combo guard, 28 years old
Length AAV Total Median 3 $228K $570K Average 3 $211K $591K
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5. Rebecca Allen, combo forward, 29 years old
Length AAV Total Median 3 $148K $398K Average 3 $147K $388K
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6. Tiffany Hayes, wing, 32 years old
Reportedly re-signing with Atlanta
Length AAV Total Median 2 $168K $386K Average 2 $163K $386K
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7. Courtney Vandersloot, point guard, 33 years old
Length AAV Total Median 2 $198K $310K Average 2 $204K $448K
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8. Elizabeth Williams, center, 28 years old
Length AAV Total Median 3 $130K $300K Average 3 $121K $316K
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9. Stefanie Dolson, center, 30 years old
Length AAV Total Median 2 $150K $300K Average 2 $149K $303K
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10. Briann January, off-ball guard, 35 years old
Length AAV Total Median 2 $125K $249K Average 2 $139K $266K
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11. Sylvia Fowles, center, 36 years old
Announced her intention to return to Minnesota
Length AAV Total Median 1 $219K $228K Average 1 $182K $265K
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12. Nia Coffey, combo forward, 26 years old
Reportedly signing with Atlanta
Length AAV Total Median 2 $93K $210K Average 2 $100K $170K
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13. Tina Charles, center, 33 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $196K $196K Average 2 $187K $308K
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14. Sue Bird, point guard, 41 years old
Announced her intention to return to Seattle
Length AAV Total Median 1 $195K $195K Average 1 $191K $191K
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15. Riquna Williams, off-ball guard, 31 years old
Expected to re-sign with Las Vegas
Length AAV Total Median 2 $98K $195K Average 2 $103K $171K
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16. Allie Quigley, off-ball guard, 35 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $190K $190K Average 1 $150K $249K
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17. Sophie Cunningham, off-ball guard, 25 years old
Length AAV Total Median 2 $90K $170K Average 2 $91K $160K
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18. Angel McCoughtry, wing, 35 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $130K $165K Average 1 $138K $175K
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19. Courtney Williams, combo guard, 27 years old
Reportedly returningto Connecticut
Length AAV Total Median 1 $163K $163K Average 1 $155K $184K
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20. Emma Meesseman, combo forward, 28 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $138K $138K Average 1 $108K $155K
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21. Layshia Clarendon, point guard, 31 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $95K $118K Average 1 $108K $148K
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22. Rachel Banham, combo guard, 28 years old
Length AAV Total Median 2 $72K $108K Average 1 $59K N/A
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23. Astou Ndour-Fall, big, 27 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $79K $90K Average 2 $84K $127K
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24. Leilani Mitchell, point guard, 36 years old
Might be pregnant
Length AAV Total Median 1 $86K $86K Average 1 $94K $94K
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25. Shekinna Stricklen, combo forward, 31 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $73K $73K Average 1 $55K $55K
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26. Odyssey Sims, point guard, 29 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $72K $72K Average 1 $78K $108K
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27. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, off-ball guard, 26 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $72K $72K Average 1 $58K $58K
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28. Blake Dietrick, point guard, 28 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $72K $72K Average 1 $49K $49K
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29. Emma Cannon, big, 32 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $72K $72K Average 1 $48K $48K
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30. Kiah Stokes, center, 29 years old
Reportedly signing with Atlanta
Length AAV Total Median 1 $72K $72K Average 1 $48K $48K
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31. Kristine Anigwe, center, 25 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $72K $72K Average 1 $48K $48K
32. Theresa Plaisance, big, 29 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $72K $72K Average 1 $44K $44K
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33. Crystal Bradford, big wing, 28 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $70K $68K Average 1 $76K $53K
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34. Natasha Mack, center, 24 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $60K $60K Average 1 $40K $60K
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35. Joyner Holmes, big, 24 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $60K $60K Average 1 $40K $40K
36. Kiana Williams, point guard, 23 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $60K $60K Average 1 $40K $40K
37. Candice Dupree, power forward, 37 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $50K $50K Average 1 $73K $91K
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38. Shavonte Zellous, off-ball guard, 35 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $36K $36K Average 1 $37K $37K
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39. Reshanda Gray, big, 28 years old
Length AAV Total Median 1 $36K $36K Average 1 $36K $36K
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40. Liz Cambage, center, 30 years old
Length AAV Total Median No contract N/A N/A Average No contract $51K $78K
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41. Jessica Breland, center, 34 years old
Length AAV Total Median No contract N/A N/A Average No contract $24K $24K
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42. Bria Holmes, combo forward, 28 years old
Length AAV Total Median No contract N/A N/A Average No contract $24K $24K
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43. Cierra Burdick, big, 28 years old
Length AAV Total Median No contract N/A N/A Average No contract $24K $24K
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44. Stella Johnson, combo guard, 23 years old
Length AAV Total Median No contract N/A N/A Average No contract $24K $24K
45. Haley Gorecki, point guard, 25 years old
Length AAV Total Median No contract N/A N/A Average No contract $20K $20K
46. Alanna Smith, combo forward, 25 years old
Length AAV Total Median No contract N/A N/A Average No contract $18K $18K
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47. Jillian Alleyne, big, 27 years old
Length AAV Total Median No contract N/A N/A Average No contract $18K $18K
48. Linnae Harper, point guard, 26 years old
Length AAV Total Median No contract N/A N/A Average No contract $18K $18K
49. Brittany Boyd-Jones, Kalani Brown, N’dea Jones, Kiara Leslie, Shyla Heal, Stephanie Watts
Length AAV Total Median No contract N/A N/A Average No contract N/A N/A
