Bucks Notes: Portis, Tucker, Horst, 2021/22 Odds
2021/07/bucks-notes-portis-tucker-horst-2021-22-odds.htmlMilwaukee has Bird rights on P.J. … The Bucks are early favorites to win another title next season, according to ESPN, which has the Nets, Suns, Lakers and Sixers rounding out the top five.
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: Brooklyn Nets
2021/07/2021-nba-offseason-preview-brooklyn-nets.htmlSpencer Dinwiddie missed nearly the entire season, Durant was out for 37 regular season games, Harden was sidelined for 23, and Irving was on the shelf for 18 due to various ailments.
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: Utah Jazz
2021/07/2021-nba-offseason-preview-utah-jazz.htmlMike Conley ($39,344,970): Bird rights 4… While only nine players have guaranteed contracts for next season, Utah is already on the hook for nearly $130MM in player salaries, and that total doesn't include Conley, who will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: Philadelphia 76ers
2021/07/2021-offseason-preview-philadelphia-76ers.htmlMike Scott ($9,510,165): Bird rights…
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: Los Angeles Lakers
2021/07/2021-nba-offseason-preview-los-angeles-lakers.htmlThe Lakers find themselves in what John Hollinger calls the "Bird rights trap" with Schroder -- if he signs elsewhere, the Lakers would still be over the cap without the means to pay another player the sort of salary that Schroder will be seeking (likely $20-25MM per year), which means he has some leverage to squeeze them for a higher salary than they'd like to pay. … The Lakers showed no ill effects of the quick turnaround in the early going, getting off to a 21-6 start, but things went south from there.
Assessing The Recovery Timeline For Kawhi Leonard
2021/07/assessing-the-recovery-timeline-for-kawhi-leonard.htmlIt will be expensive just to keep the current roster together, Pelton notes, as Reggie Jackson will be a free agent and the team only has Early Bird rights to try to re-sign him.
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: New York Knicks
2021/07/2021-nba-offseason-preview-new-york-knicks.htmlIf we assume the team picks up Robinson's option and keeps its two first-round picks while waiving or renouncing everyone else, that'd result in nearly $52MM in cap space.
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: Dallas Mavericks
2021/07/2021-nba-offseason-preview-dallas-mavericks.htmlThe Mavericks could still make the procedural move of tendering him a qualifying offer if they want to retain matching rights in the event of his return to the NBA. … But Porzingis, who flashed star potential in his early years with the Knicks, has plateaued in recent years as ongoing injury problems and his lack of defensive versatility have limited his ability to make a huge on-court impact.
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: Portland Trail Blazers
2021/07/2021-nba-offseason-preview-portland-trail-blazers.htmlWe look ahead to the Trail Blazers' offseason, examining their roster and cap situation entering the summer.
Terence Davis To Seek $9MM Per Year As RFA?
2021/07/terence-davis-to-seek-9mm-per-year-as-rfa.htmlAlthough the Kings don't hold Davis' full Bird rights, they'll have his Early Bird rights, giving them the ability to sign him directly to a new contract or to match any offer sheet he signs with another team.
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: Miami Heat
2021/07/2021-nba-offseason-preview-miami-heat.htmlDewayne Dedmon could also be re-signed, though the Heat would have to use an exception to do so if he's seeking more than the minimum, since he'll only have Non-Bird rights.
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: Boston Celtics
2021/07/2021-nba-offseason-preview-boston-celtics.htmlEvan Fournier ($26,175,000): Bird rights…
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: Memphis Grizzlies
2021/07/2021-nba-offseason-preview-memphis-grizzlies.htmlJustise Winslow ($13,000,000): Bird rights…
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: Washington Wizards
2021/07/2021-nba-offseason-preview-washington-wizards.htmlStill, with the Wizards out of the playoff - and play-in - picture in early April, it looked like it might just be a matter of time until the team had to start seriously considering major offseason changes to the roster, the coaching staff, and even the front office.
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: Golden State Warriors
2021/07/2021-nba-offseason-preview-golden-state-warriors.htmlKelly Oubre ($21,562,500): Bird rights… Given the top-heavy construction of the roster, there simply wasn't enough depth to make up for the loss of a two-way impact player like Thompson, whose defensive ability on the wing were missed nearly as much as his floor-spacing and shot-making contributions on offense.
Hoops Rumors Glossary: Mid-Level Exception
2021/07/hoops-rumors-glossary-mid-level-exception-5.htmlThe mid-level allowed the Kings to pay them more, sign them to longer deals, and to ensure they'll have full Bird rights if they play out their contracts, rather than just the Early Bird rights they'd have after two years.
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: Indiana Pacers
2021/07/2021-nba-offseason-preview-indiana-pacers.htmlThere was optimism entering the season that new head coach Nate Bjorkgren and two-time All-Star Victor Oladipo - nearly two years removed from a brutal leg injury - could lead the Pacers to greater heights.
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: San Antonio Spurs
2021/06/2021-nba-offseason-preview-san-antonio-spurs.htmlHowever, they also have nearly double that amount in options, non-guaranteed salary, and free agent cap holds, meaning they could very well operate as an over-the-cap team to start the offseason.
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: Chicago Bulls
2021/06/2021-nba-offseason-preview-chicago-bulls.htmlWe look ahead to the Bulls' offseason, examining their roster and cap situation entering the summer.
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: Sacramento Kings
2021/06/2021-nba-offseason-preview-sacramento-kings.htmlThe Kings are in a bit of a tight spot financially, with only eight guaranteed deals taking up nearly $100MM in cap space. … They won't be able to offer Holmes more than the mid-level exception or the Early Bird exception (which is in the same neighborhood as the MLE) unless they open up cap room.
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: Toronto Raptors
2021/06/2021-nba-offseason-preview-toronto-raptors.htmlBut that plan could change quickly if Lowry goes to a team with the cap room to sign him outright -- or if the Raps believe the veteran guard will leave and decide their own potential cap space is worth more than his sign-and-trade rights. … Lowry was nearly moved at the trade deadline, but no team was willing to meet Toronto's asking price.
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves
2021/06/2021-nba-offseason-preview-minnesota-timberwolves.htmlJarred Vanderbilt ($2,079,826 qualifying offer / $2,079,826 cap hold): Bird rights…
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: Oklahoma City Thunder
2021/06/2021-nba-offseason-preview-oklahoma-city-thunder.htmlWalker is owed nearly $74MM over the next two years, assuming he picks up his 2022/23 player option, but he can still be a dangerous scorer and play-maker, despite a down year.
2021 NBA Offseason Preview: Orlando Magic
2021/06/2021-nba-offseason-preview-orlando-magic.htmlIgnas Brazdeikis ($1,869,178 qualifying offer / $1,869,178 cap hold): Non-Bird rights…
And-Ones: Rule Changes, Tatum, Goodwin, Cavanaugh, Options
2021/06/and-ones-rule-changes-tatum-goodwin-cavanaugh-team-player-options.htmlHe also predicts Kawhi Leonard will opt out, and notes that if Leonard chooses to sign a one-plus-one contract with the Clippers (a two-year deal with a player option in the second year), he would be eligible for a five-year deal worth a projected $246MM in 2022 due to the Clippers having his full Bird rights, as opposed to the four-year, $175MM deal he could sign this summer. … The committee hopes these rule changes can be instituted as early as during this year's Summer League.