This Saturday is the leaguewide guarantee date, upon which any player still on an NBA roster will have the remainder of his salary for the season become fully guaranteed. But Wednesday was the effective deadline for teams, since they had to release any players whose deals they did not want to be on the hook for over the course of the rest of the season. This is because of the waiver process, which takes two days. So, if a team wished to have a player clear waivers and be off of its books prior to Saturday, it would have had to waive that player by 4:00pm Central time Wednesday.
We saw a number of players released over the last few days because of this, but there were quite a few who survived the leaguewide purge and now have fully guaranteed deals for the remainder of the season as a result. Some of these players may yet be waived prior to the end of the season, but now they would at least walk away with their paychecks intact.
Here is the complete roster of players whose financial outlooks became a bit more secure today, along with their 2014/15 salaries:
76ers
- Robert Covington [$1MM/$400K Partially Guaranteed]
- K.J. McDaniels [$507,336]
- JaKarr Sampson [$507,336/$50K Partially Guaranteed]
- Henry Sims [$915,243]
- Malcolm Thomas [$635,827]
- Hollis Thompson [$816,482]
Bucks
- None
Bulls
- Nazr Mohammed [$915,243]
- E’Twaun Moore [$948,163/$425K Partially Guaranteed]
Cavs
- None
Celtics
- None
Clippers
- None
Grizzlies
- None
Hawks
- Mike Muscala [$816,482/$408,241 Partially Guaranteed]
Heat
- James Ennis [$507,336/$300K Partially Guaranteed]
- Justin Hamilton [$816,482]
- Hassan Whiteside [$769,881/$100K Partially Guaranteed]
Hornets
- Jason Maxiell [$915,243]
Jazz
- Joe Ingles [$507,336]
Kings
- Eric Moreland [$507,336/$200K Partially Guaranteed] — Moreland’s deal was already effectively guaranteed, since he’s set to miss the rest of the season with injury, and the Kings are responsible for paying him until he’s healthy.
Knicks
- Travis Wear [$507,336/$62K Partially Guaranteed]
Lakers
- Tarik Black [$507,336/$50K Partially Guaranteed]
- Wayne Ellington [$915,243/$581,692 Partially Guaranteed]
- Ronnie Price [$915,243/$658,405 Partially Guaranteed]
Magic
- Dewayne Dedmon [$816,482/$250K Partially Guaranteed]
Mavericks
- Charlie Villanueva [$915,243]
Nets
- Cory Jefferson [$507,336/$75K Partially Guaranteed]
- Jerome Jordan [$816,482/$100K Partially Guaranteed]
- Darius Morris [$702,756]
Nuggets
- Erick Green [$507,336/$50K Partially Guaranteed]
Pacers
- Luis Scola [$4,868,499/$1,499,990 Partially Guaranteed]
- Shayne Whittington [$507,336/$25K Partially Guaranteed]
Pelicans
- Luke Babbitt [$981,084/$100K Partially Guaranteed]
- Dante Cunningham [$716,043]
Pistons
- None
Raptors
- Amir Johnson [$7MM/$5MM Partially Guaranteed]
- Greg Stiemsma [$915,243/$25K Partially Guaranteed]
Rockets
- Patrick Beverley [$915,243]
Spurs
- None
Suns
- None
Thunder
- Ish Smith [$861,405]
Timberwolves
- Glenn Robinson III [$507,336/$250K Partially Guaranteed]
Trail Blazers
- None
Warriors
- Leandro Barbosa [$915,243/$150K Partially Guaranteed]
- Justin Holiday [$816,482/$35K Partially Guaranteed]
Wizards
- Rasual Butler [$915,243]
The Basketball Insiders salary pages were used in the creation of this post.