Memphis Grizzlies

Who are the Memphis Grizzlies free agents in 2026-27?

The Grizzlies have 10 free agents carrying cap holds for 2026-27, led by Georges Niang, Christian Koloko, Eric Gordon.

This includes a projected signing that is not yet official, so these figures are an estimate.

Georges Niang (Bird 190%)

$15.6M

Christian Koloko (Non-Bird (120%))

$2.8M

Eric Gordon (Non-Bird (120%))

$2.8M

DeJon Jarreau (Non-Bird (120%))

$2.7M

Lawson Lovering (Non-Bird (120%))

$2.4M

Tyler Burton (Non-Bird (120%))

$2.4M

Adama Bal (Non-Bird (120%))

$2.4M

Jahmai Mashack (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Javon Small (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Richie Saunders (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Total holds

$37.6M

Each unsigned free agent occupies a cap hold sized by his Bird bracket (a percentage of his previous salary), totalling $37.6M on the Grizzlies' books. Holds count against the cap only, never the tax or aprons.

Each hold stays until the player re-signs, signs elsewhere, or is renounced. Renouncing clears the hold instantly but surrenders the Bird rights to re-sign him over the cap.

The rule behind this

A cap hold is a placeholder the league parks on a team's cap for each of its own free agents. It isn't money paid to anyone, it's a reserved spot, sized as a percentage of the player's previous salary (his Bird bracket).

What is the cap hold? →What are Bird rights? →What does renouncing a free agent mean? →