Bruce Brown is seeking to capitalize on his NBA championship with the Denver Nuggets as a free agent during the upcoming offseason.
Brown is anticipated to meet with the New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, and Indiana Pacers when free agency commences on Friday at 6:00 p.m. ET, according to SNY's Ian Begley.
According to Yahoo Sports' Jake Fischer, the Pacers are reportedly considering offering Brown a contract that exceeds $20 million per season.
By declining the Nuggets' $6.8 million option, Brown entered unrestricted free agency.
As indicated by the number of teams that have already scheduled meetings, the 26-year-old's versatile skill set positions him to be one of the most in-demand players during the upcoming offseason.
Brown's return to Denver is improbable, according to John Hollinger of The Athletic, because the defending NBA champions can only offer him $7.7 million for 2023-24 and then re-sign him for approximately $13.6 million using early bird rights the following offseason.
Brown is unlikely to earn significantly more than $7.7 million from another team during the upcoming offseason. The non-taxpayer mid-level exception is accessible to twenty teams, including the Lakers, Knicks, and Mavericks, for a total of $12.4 million.
At $32.2 million, the Pacers have the third-most projected practical cap space available. Brown, whom the Detroit Pistons selected in the second round of the 2018 NBA Draft, has established himself as one of the most valuable two-way perimeter players in the league.
He has shot 48.2% from the field in 349 contests during the previous five seasons. During the 2022-23 regular season, Brown averaged a career-high 11.5 points per game in 80 appearances for the Nuggets.
In twenty games during the postseason, he improved even further, averaging 12.0 points on 51.1 percent shooting.