Point-Guard Power Shapes NBA's 2026 Free Agency
The 2026 free-agent market for point guards is unusually deep, with two All-Stars potentially staying with their teams and a broad group of starters and solid backups entering unrestricted free agency. James Harden and Trae Young lead a tier of players likely to re-sign or secure favorable terms, while others such as Collin Gillespie, Kevin Porter Jr., Fred VanVleet, CJ McCollum, Anfernee Simons, Marcus Smart, Jose Alvarado, Collin Sexton, D’Angelo Russell, Daniss Jenkins, and more are projected at a range of prices under BORD$ valuations. Teams will juggle cap space, luxury tax implications, and options (decline-and-sign, sign-and-trade, player options) as they evaluate fit and long-term strategies in a guard-heavy market.</tldr>{
