Who got a steal in free agency, and who got fleeced? Every signing measured over the life of its contract — and judged against deals of the same kind, so a max is compared to other maxes, not to a minimum.
Biggest Bargains
Signings that delivered far more than they were paid, judged against deals of the same kind.
Biggest Busts
Signings that returned the least for what they cost. Deals still being played out are kept off this list.
Gingeball free-agency valuation — value measured over each contract's full length, standardized within contract tier and era so max deals are judged against maxes. Contract lengths shown as estimated where exact terms aren't on record. Signings from 2023 on are marked too soon to grade. Generated 2026-07-08. Injury-aware: injury-shortened seasons are read on talent-when-healthy, so a signing derailed by injury isn’t scored as a bad decision (values capped to the normal range).