2021 NBA free agency primer: Point guards to play musical chairs, the Knicks have cap space!

Six questions about the forthcoming free-agent frenzy

The NBA Finals concluded on July 20, the NBA Draft was held on July 29 and, since these things usually happen in June, you might be wondering when free agency will begin. The answer is this coming Monday, Aug. 2, at 6 p.m. ET. (That's when you should be checking Twitter -- and this website, if you'd like -- because teams will officially be allowed to negotiate contracts with free agents. The transaction moratorium will be lifted on August 6 at 12:01 p.m. ET, which means that's when teams will announce signings that you already have read about on the internet.) You might also be wondering who the big-name free agents are, who actually has the cap space to sign them and so on. If so, this free agency primer is for you! Here are six questions heading into free agency: