As expected, the first day of free agency started off with a bang as several players either signed lucrative new deals or found themselves in different cities. The Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls should be considered early winners after landing Kyle Lowry and Lonzo Ball, respectively, while the Dallas Mavericks and New York Knicks splurged on several players to bolster their rosters.
The Los Angeles Lakers started the evening strong by reportedly coming to agreements with Trevor Ariza, Wayne Ellington, and Dwight Howard but inconceivably allowed Alex Caruso to walk to the Bulls. The Lakers had full Bird Rights on Caruso and could have easily re-signed him, but instead, the guard goes to Chicago on a reported four-year, $37 million deal.