2023 Free Agency

NBA players congratulate each other on 1st days of free agency

The NBA free agency period started with a bang, and many players took to Twitter to applaud their teammates and friends.

NBA.com Staff

July 1, 2023 6:16 AM

Desmond Bane expected to become first $200 million player in Grizzlies franchise history.

Without a doubt, it was a hectic and exciting first day of NBA Free Agency.

The 2023 NBA free agent period officially opened at 6 p.m. ET on Friday and reports on deals started coming in immediately. Some of the league’s top free agents were met with support on social media by their teammates or former teammates or gave their thoughts on the hard work they put in:

And y'all still wanna question is Rich Paul is the H.I.M. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. It says a lot about you if you not feeling us. I told him less is more it's plenty of us

— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 1, 2023

Love seeing guys getting paid

— Jayson Tatum (@jaytatum0) June 30, 2023

MY BOYYYYYYY 💰💰💰 https://t.co/qX3ew6jqf5

— 13am Adebayo💥 (@Bam1of1) June 30, 2023

MONYUNNN 💰 @_tandemse @DBane0625 https://t.co/Ninu0jjMWv

— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) July 1, 2023

DINNER IS ON YOU NEXT TIME! AND IM ORDERING EXPENSIVE WINE. Congrats my boy @TyHaliburton22 https://t.co/R0SFSdCutg

— Josh Hart (@joshhart) July 1, 2023

https://t.co/G6MRQ5Y7DZ pic.twitter.com/QA13Z3Kk3C

— Mikal Bridges (@mikal_bridges) June 30, 2023

Happy for my young killa Melo. Hornets need vets around that organization to change the culture

— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) July 1, 2023

YEEAHHHH VERT‼️‼️ https://t.co/Sbw12G9kiC

— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) June 30, 2023

Pay Day💰
Love to see it!

— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) June 30, 2023

Again🎲 https://t.co/Py2RbwYn1h

— Fred VanVleet (@FredVanVleet) July 1, 2023

9 figures out the mud that’s blessed🙏🏽🤝🤲🏽 just a kid from flint

— kuz (@kylekuzma) July 1, 2023

BAG MAN BAG MAN https://t.co/6wVNXhx2We

— Josh Hart (@joshhart) June 30, 2023

MINIVAN🚐🚐🚐🚐 @GeorgesNiang20 https://t.co/0RLgOFn0Lz

— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) June 30, 2023

Blessings brotha 🙏🏽 https://t.co/7Cw28TasBg

— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) July 1, 2023

Yessir shake!!!! https://t.co/RgTGVNgCi2

— Georges Niang (@GeorgesNiang20) July 1, 2023

Philly Philly Philly

— Patrick Beverley (@patbev21) July 1, 2023

Congrats MY GUY!!!! Couldn’t have happened to a better person!!!! Dinner on you lil bro!! https://t.co/TifXXkzzyI

— Garrett Temple (@GTemp17) July 1, 2023