With the 2023-2024 NBA season coming to a close, free agency has tipped off. Players and teams are now free to negotiate contracts and trades ahead of the upcoming season. Daily Bruin Sports takes a look at where former Bruins have signed within the opening week.

Kyle Anderson
Former team: Minnesota Timberwolves
Next stop: Golden State Warriors

Only one former Bruin has elected to don a new jersey. Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson agreed to a three-year, $27 million pact with the Golden State Warriors via a sign-and-trade with Minnesota. The trade will net the Timberwolves cash and a second-round pick swap from the Warriors – a team electing to reload rather than rebuild following the departure of franchise legend Klay Thompson. After spending four years with the San Antonio Spurs and another four with the Memphis Grizzlies, Anderson spent the previous two seasons in Minnesota. Across the 2023-2024 campaign, he averaged 6.4 points on 46% shooting alongside 3.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. While not dubbed a sharpshooter – shooting just 22.9% from deep – his playmaking ability and defensive tenacity could be valuable for a Warriors unit looking to rebound from a play-in exit.

Kevon Looney
Former team: Golden State Warriors
Next stop: Golden State Warriors

While one member of the Warriors’ dynasty moved on, Kevon Looney will remain with the squad – the only NBA team he knows. Since being drafted in 2015, the 6-foot-9 forward/center has spent his entire career in the Bay Area, winning three championships during his stint. Looney played all 82 regular-season and 22 postseason games in the Warriors’ 2022 title run, earning himself a three-year contract extension. As Looney entered the final year of his deal, questions arose around whether the Warriors would guarantee his money as his minutes dipped to just 16.1 per game and nine in the squad’s play-in game. The Warriors ultimately guaranteed his $8 million salary for the upcoming season, but whether a more favorable trade partner will be found is yet to be determined.

Russell Westbrook
Former team: Los Angeles Clippers
Next stop: Los Angeles Clippers

Russell Westbrook – a member of the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame – has trade rumors swirling around his name. Reports have surfaced that three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic is pushing the Denver Nuggets to trade for the nine-time All-Star, but for now, he remains in Los Angeles. The 2017 NBA MVP picked up his $4 million option to return to the LA Clippers. Despite a star-studded group highlighted by himself, forwards Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, and guard James Harden, the Clippers failed to advance past the first round of the playoffs – losing to the eventual Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks. Following an early-season trade to acquire Harden, Westbrook transitioned to the bench to help the Clippers’ starting lineup develop chemistry, resulting in a career low in minutes and points per game. Despite his limited role, Westbrook still excelled on the defensive end, ranking fourth in field goal percentage allowed as the contesting defender.

Kevin Love
Former team: Miami Heat
Next stop: Miami Heat

Despite declining his player option, forward/center Kevin Love wanted to return to the Miami Heat, quickly working out a deal for two years and $8 million. The veteran – entering his 17th year in the league – has primarily come off the bench over the last three seasons and will likely continue to do so as he begins his age-36 campaign. Following a surprise run to the NBA Finals in 2023 in which the No. 8 seed Heat upset their way to an Eastern Conference Championship, expectations were high for a team returning most of its production. Instead, it was only able to secure the No. 8 seed once again in 2024, this time dropping its first-round matchup in five games to the eventual NBA champion Boston Celtics.

Amari Bailey
Former team: Charlotte Hornets
Next stop: To be decided

A year after hearing his name called in the NBA Draft, guard Amari Bailey is in search of a new opportunity. The Charlotte Hornets drafted Bailey with the 41st overall pick after he spent one year in Westwood. The former five-star recruit quickly worked his way into coach Mick Cronin’s starting lineup, averaging 11.2 points while shooting 49.5% from the field and 38.9% beyond the arc. Bailey signed a two-way contract but struggled to establish himself at the NBA level – averaging just 2.3 points across 10 games. Following the past season, the Hornets did not extend a qualifying offer to the 20-year-old, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent with no place to call home just yet.

Johnny Juzang
Former team: Utah Jazz
Next stop: To be decided

Entering the league two years ago as an undrafted free agent, guard Johnny Juzang did not have anything handed to him – but he has since carved out a role for himself on the Utah Jazz. Juzang – who spearheaded a 2021 Final Four run for the Bruins – struggled in his first year in the professional ranks. His 3-point shooting percentage took a nosedive from 35.2% in college to 23.8% in the league. However, that figure skyrocketed to 41.6% in his second season. The 23-year-old guard even notched five starts late in the season and earned himself a qualifying offer from the Utah Jazz, making him a restricted free agent.

Aaron Holiday
Former team: Houston Rockets
Next stop: Houston Rockets

Journeyman Aaron Holiday has finally found a permanent port to drop anchor. After playing for five teams across the previous four seasons, the sixth-man guard will not be on the move for the first time since the 2020 offseason. Holiday re-signed with the Houston Rockets on a two-year deal worth around $5 million annually, with the second year being a team option. The former first-round pick logged career highs in games played this past season after signing for the veteran league minimum worth just over $2.3 million. Holiday’s career 38% 3-point shooting mark can provide the Rockets with bench points as they try to build around a young core.