As always, the first day of NBA free agency featured plenty of surprises and new locations for a lot of the league’s top players.

Let’s start with Paul George, who signed a four-year contract worth $212 million with Philadelphia early Monday morning. The 76ers also reached a five-year deal for $204 million with All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey, who averaged 25.9 points, 6.2 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 70 regular-season games this past season.

In six postseason games against the Knicks, Maxey averaged 29.8 points, 6.8 assists and 5.2 RPG.

In his fifth season with the Clippers, George played in 74 regular-season contests, averaging 22.6 points. 5.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals game. He hit 47.1 percent of his field-goal attempts, 41.3 percent of his 3-pointers and 90.7 percent of his free throws.

The 76ers have also agreed to new deals with veterans Kelly Oubre Jr., Eric Gordon and Andre Drummond.

After a spectacular 13-year tenure with Golden State, Klay Thompson has agreed to a $50 million contract over three years with Dallas. Thompson is joining the Mavericks as part of a multi-team sign-and-trade deal that ships Josh Green to Charlotte for two future second-round picks.

The 34-year-old Thompson averaged 17.9 PPG this past year, but that was his lowing scoring average since the 2012-13 campaign, his second season in the league. He drained 38.7 percent of his treys and a career-best 92.7 percent of his free throws in his final year with the Warriors.

According to ESPN Stats & Information, the trio of Thompson, Draymond Green and Steph Curry produced 518 combined wins together in the regular season and playoffs. That’s the sixth-most by a trio in NBA history. Furthermore, their 98 postseason victories are the third-most in NBA annals, while their four NBA titles are tied for the most over the last 50 years.

As for the reigning NBA champions, Derrick White ($126M) and Jayson Tatum ($314M) have both inked extensions to remain in Boston on four and five-year contracts, respectively.

Tobias Harris has inked a two-year contract for $52 million with Detroit. The 17-year veteran spent 2.5 seasons with the Pistons from 2015-18, but the 31-year-old forward has been in Philadelphia for the last 5.5 years. Harris averaged 17.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.0 SPG in 2023-24.

The Knicks did everything they could to keep center Isaiah Hartenstein, but the 26-year-old opted to sign with Oklahoma City on a three-year, $87 million deal. New York could only offer $72.5 million over four seasons.

Hartenstein started 49 of 75 regular-season games for the Knicks this past year, averaging 7.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocked shots per game. In 13 postseason games, he averaged 8.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 0.9 BPG.

The Thunder have also agreed to new deals with Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins (5 years, $47M).

FanDuel currently has Boston as the +300 ‘chalk’ to win the 2025 NBA Finals. The next-shortest odds belong to Philadelphia (+850), OKC (+850), Denver (+900), New York (+900), Minnesota (+950), Dallas (10/1), Milwaukee (15/1), the L.A. Lakers (30/1), Phoenix (35/1) and Golden St. (35/1).