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* The Thunder kicked things off with their cap space on draft night by agreeing to acquire Davis Bertans ($17 million) from the Dallas Mavericks to move up two spots in the draft to select Cason Wallace. That indicated that they didn’t intend on pursuing free agents, which made sense considering they already had a mostly full roster. They would later use the remainder of their cap space to acquire Victor Oladipo ($9.5 million) and Patty Mills ($6.8 million) with draft picks attached.
* The Jazz would be the next team to utilize the majority of their cap space in a trade by agreeing to acquire John Collins ($25.3 million) for Rudy Gay and a second-round pick. The rest of their cap space would be reserved for Jordan Clarkson ($9.2 million) in a renegotiation and extension worth $51.9 million over three years.
* The Pistons were rumored ahead of this summer to throw a big offer sheet at Nets restricted free agent Cameron Johnson. They took themselves out of the bidding quickly by agreeing to acquire Joe Harris ($19.9 million) hours before free agency began. They subsequently capped themselves out by agreeing to acquire Monte Morris ($9.8 million) with their remaining space.
* The Spurs have utilized the majority of their cap space to facilitate multi-team trades. They already acquired Reggie Bullock ($11 million), Cedi Osman ($6.7 million), and Lamar Stevens ($1.9 million) with it. They still have room to take on more salaries with up to $15 million in space remaining.
* The Kings could’ve had up to $36 million in cap space but it got reduced when they extended Harrison Barnes ahead of free agency. They used what they had left to renegotiate and extend Domantas Sabonis ($8.6 million) to a five-year, $217 million deal. They also acquired Chris Duarte ($4.1 million) from the Pacers.
* Lastly, the Pacers acquired Obi Toppin ($6.8 million) from the Knicks, while the Rockets acquired Patty Mills ($6.8 million) from the Nets in order to aggregate his salary in the Dillon Brooks sign-and-trade.
