Marc Gasol and LaMarcus Aldridge are among the big names likely to switch teams this offseason. (Craig Mitchelldyer-USA TODAY Sports)

Below is an alphabetical list of every 2015 NBA potential free agent, along with his last team, position and contract status. This list will be updated frequently with news and notes.

Restricted free agency means the team that owns the player’s rights may match offers. Player and team options must be decided on soon, typically by June 30

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Five years after Nemanja Bjelica's rights were acquired by Minnesota, the Timberwolves have finally added him to the roster.

The wait was worth it for this 27-year-old rookie-to-be. In his mind, Bjelica believed he was ready for the NBA right away. Now that he's arriving with more experience and a Euroleague MVP award, well, he ought to be all the better for it.

The Wolves obtained Bjelica in 2010 through a draft-day trade of then-inconsequential late picks with the Washington Wizards in 2010. The native of Serbia has played the five seasons since then in Europe, until the Wolves signed him last week to a three-year, $11.7 million contract. There were opportunities to trade Bjelica over that time, Wolves president of basketball operations and coach Flip Saunders said, but they didn't want to give up on his potential.

"I am very happy because I will come to the NBA this way, because I know how it was very tough and difficult but I didn't suffer," Bjelica said Wednesday at an introductory news conference. "I want to show to everybody that I deserve to be here."

At one point, Bjelica said he needs to "learn many things here." Saunders then turned to the 6-foot-10, 235-pound Bjelica and said with a pat on the back, "We'll teach you."

Bjelica shot 54.1 percent from the field and 37.4 percent from 3-point range while averaging 11.5 points and 8.2 rebounds over 63 combined games last season for Fenerbahce Ulker in Euroleague and Turkish Basketball League action. Statistics are smaller overseas because players play fewer minutes than in the NBA, often only 25 or so per game even for the stars.

"Five years was like 100 years for me, but I believe in myself," Bjelica said.

The Wolves ranked 25th out of 30 in the league last season in 3-point shooting at 33.2 percent, so Saunders has been aiming to address that. Damjan Rudez, a player similar to Bjelica acquired in a trade with Indiana last week that sent Chase Budinger to the Pacers, was another move made with that weakness in mind.

Bjelica can play either forward spot, but Saunders has said often he'd prefer a "position-less" team to maximize flexibility in terms of matchups on defense. This team has no shortage of forwards, though, so Bjelica isn't coming with a clear path to playing time.

"What I like about Nemanja as much as anything is that he knows how to make other people better. He can really pass the basketball, and that's something that Europeans thrive on. They work on it, and that's one of the things when they come over here that does help them," Saunders said.

Bjelica's favorite player as a youth was Allen Iverson. He spoke of his fortune to be able to play on a team with Kevin Garnett. Having a couple of Europeans in Ricky Rubio and Nikola Pekovic already on the roster? "Whole family is happy," Bjelica said.

He chose No. 88 for his jersey, the first player in franchise history to wear it. Rubio already had the number he wanted.

"So I chose to be, let's say, 'Double eight,'" Bjelica said, smiling.

Saunders spoke highly of Bjelica's commitment to the Serbian national team this summer and also of his fearlessness.

"He's got a lot of confidence. That's one of the things that really attracted us to him," Saunders said. "He can come in and he can have an impact. Some players come in, and they want to just wait and see. That's not how he is."

The Pelicans picked Dawson at No. 56 last month.

The 22-year-old forward averaged 12.8 points and 10.3 rebounds while playing in four games for the Clippers at the recent Orlando summer league. He finished second in the standings in rebounding average and had a double-double in three of his games.

Dawson played four years at Michigan State, finishing as the school's career leader in blocks (142). He was a 2011 McDonald's All-American at Lew Wallace High in Gary, Indiana.

The deal was announced Wednesday.

 

The Clippers can have their DeAndre and back him up, too.

Multi-talented forward Josh Smith will join what has become arguably the NBA's most improved bench unit at a very affordable rate, Real GM reports. Because the Clippers already have filled out their salary cap space and exceptions, the deal likely must be for the NBA minimum.

 

Josh Smith reportedly will sign minimum contract with Clippers

 

That's fine with Smith because he still will be paid by the Pistons, who cut him last season. He finished strong after signing with the Rockets and even played a major role in Houston's historic comeback from a 3-1 deficit against the Clippers in the second round of the playoffs.

Smith joins a bench unit combining fellow newcomers Lance Stephenson and Cole Aldrich with holdover guards Jamal Crawford and Austin Rivers. Paul Pierce likely will replace departed Matt Barnes as the starting small forward. The Clippers' new talent should help resolve their serious bench issues that led to fatigue, particularly in that seven-game series loss to the Rockets.

The move should pay off because it puts Smith mostly at power forward, where he could play alongside re-signed center DeAndre Jordan or power forward Blake Griffin. He struggles when he plays on the perimeter because of his terrible shooting, but his passing, ball-handling and size and athleticism are welcome on the interior, as he showed in helping the Rockets to the Western Conference finals — a stage the Clippers' franchise never has reached.