Free Agency Open Thread

[EDIT: The first big deal is agreed to, and it has serious Pelican ramifications. Kyrie Irving will sign a 5 year contract extension with the Cleveland Cavs. Just one year until we hear a very similar report about Anthony Davis.]

Yahoo Sports: Kyrie Irving, Cavaliers agree on five-year, $90 million maximum contract extension. http://t.co/sgp5Zq40Sz

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 1, 2014

Off and running before the start is officially announced. Toronto appears determined to maintain Kyle Lowry.

Raptors plan to offer their free agent PG Kyle Lowry a contract starting at $14.5 million at 12:15 AM meeting in Toronto, Yahoo source said.

— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) July 1, 2014

Pau Gasol has a number of suitors.

Add two teams to the expected Pau Gasol market: Phoenix and Atlanta. Lakers, Knicks, Bulls, Mavs, Rockets all expected to pursue.

— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) July 1, 2014

Greg Monroe appears to have a number of teams interested in signing him. Including two Eastern Conference teams with tons of cap space.

Report: Magic, Hawks interested in Greg Monroe http://t.co/uwlqr0La8q

— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) July 1, 2014

Finally, Eric Gordon decided that two hours before free agency was a prime time to post a video of him dead lifting what appears to be 315 pounds. RUMORS GO!

Out here pulling weight #strongertoday http://t.co/JfUTmhfyam

— Eric Gordon (@TheofficialEG10) July 1, 2014

That boy @TheofficialEG10 got his burst back. Should be major problems for defenders this year. #finallyhealthy

— Black Yoda (@Jigga2cal) July 1, 2014

This is just the beginning folks. I suspect that Anthony Morrow may be a target for a number of teams, although not at the very beginning. If you hear something interesting or related to the Pelicans let's see it in the comments.