Offseason Observations: Yabusele, MLEs, Draftees, Trade Vetos, Swap Rights
2024/08/offseason-observations-yabusele-mles-draftees-trade-vetos-swap-rights.htmlThese players would lose their Bird rights if they're dealt, which typically doesn't happen when a player is traded, but does in this case so that teams can't circumvent Bird rights rules. … Here are a few of the summer subplots I've been keeping an eye on, ranging from how Guerschon Yabusele's buyout with Real Madrid impacts a potential move to the NBA to the new ways in which teams are negotiating draft-pick swap rights in trades.
NBA 2024 Offseason Check-In: Golden State Warriors
2024/08/nba-2024-offseason-check-in-golden-state-warriors.htmlSigned using Bird rights and acquired via sign-and-trade from Sixers. … Signed using Bird rights and acquired via sign-and-trade from Timberwolves.
NBA 2024 Offseason Check-In: Brooklyn Nets
2024/08/nba-2024-offseason-check-in-brooklyn-nets.htmlRe-signed using Bird rights. … Signed using Non-Bird rights and acquired via sign-and-trade from Knicks.
Jazz Notes: Filipowski, Juzang, Cap Room, Samanic, Tshiebwe
2024/08/jazz-notes-filipowski-juzang-cap-room-samanic-tshiebwe.htmlRe-signing Juzang using his Early Bird rights pushed the Jazz slightly over the 2024/25 cap ($140.6MM) -- they're now carrying $141.6MM in player salaries. … According to RealGM's transaction log, the team renounced Luka Samanic's free agent rights as part of its series of moves in recent days.
NBA 2024 Offseason Check-In: Boston Celtics
2024/08/nba-2024-offseason-check-in-boston-celtics.htmlRe-signed using Non-Bird rights.
NBA 2024 Offseason Check-In: Dallas Mavericks
2024/08/nba-2024-offseason-check-in-dallas-mavericks.htmlSigned using Bird rights and acquired via sign-and-trade from Warriors. … Acquired the draft rights to Melvin Ajinca (No.
Details On Lauri Markkanen’s New Contract
2024/08/details-on-lauri-markkanens-new-contract.htmlThe team no longer holds any form of Bird rights on either player. … The Jazz renounced their free agent rights to Talen Horton-Tucker and Kira Lewis in order to create the cap room necessary to renegotiate Markkanen's contract, per RealGM's transaction log.
NBA 2024 Offseason Check-In: Atlanta Hawks
2024/08/nba-2024-offseason-check-in-atlanta-hawks.htmlSigned using Non-Bird rights and acquired via sign-and-trade from Pelicans. … Re-signed using Non-Bird rights.
Players Who Can’t Be Traded Until January 15
2024/08/players-who-cant-be-traded-until-january-15-8.htmlThese players all meet a specific set of criteria: Not only did they re-sign with their previous team this offseason, but they got a raise of at least 20%, their salary is worth more than the minimum, and their team was over the cap, using Bird or Early Bird rights to sign them.
Northwest Notes: Bediako, Westbrook, Blazers’ Centers, Jordan
2024/07/northwest-notes-bediako-westbrook-blazers-centers-jordan.htmlJordan's deal was originally reported to be worth $3.6MM, which would have been possible if he were re-signed using his Early Bird rights, but it's simply a veteran's minimum contract, which will pay the veteran center approximately $3.3MM. … The Grand Rapids Gold, the Nuggets' G League team, acquired the returning rights to center Charles Bediako in a deal with the Austin Spurs, according to OurSportsCentral.com.
NBA Players Who Can Veto Trades In 2024/25
2024/07/nba-players-who-can-veto-trades-in-2024-25.htmlIf any player who re-signed for one year approves a trade during the 2024/25 league year, he'll have Non-Bird rights at season's end instead of Early Bird or full Bird rights.
Possible Fits For The Remaining FAs From Our Top-50 List
2024/07/possible-fits-for-the-remaining-fas-from-our-top-50-list.htmlThe Knicks need another option at the five behind Mitchell Robinson; Achiuwa, while not really a true center, looks like the clear best option on the free agent market; and New York holds his Bird rights.
Community Shootaround: Where Will Tyus Jones Sign?
2024/07/community-shootaround-where-will-tyus-jones-sign.htmlThat includes the Wizards, who could technically re-sign Jones for $14MM (or more) using his Bird rights but are less than $10MM away from the luxury tax line and aren't about to become a taxpayer for their current roster.
Offseason Observations: Apron Impact, Rockets, Spurs, Okogie
2024/07/offseason-observations-apron-impact-rockets-spurs-okogie.htmlThe Rockets only held Holiday's Non-Bird rights when he became an unrestricted free agent this summer, meaning the maximum salary they could offer him without dipping into another exception was $3,135,744 (120% of his minimum salary). … By comparison, it rose by the maximum allowable 10% in each of the previous two summers and is expected to resume increasing by 10% for several years beginning in 2025 due to the incoming revenue from the NBA's new media rights deals.
Hartenstein: Leaving Knicks ‘Was Definitely Hard’
2024/07/hartenstein-leaving-knicks-was-definitely-hard.htmlAlthough the Knicks wanted to retain Hartenstein, they were limited to a maximum offer of approximately $72.5MM over four years, since they only held his Early Bird rights, which allowed for a raise of up to 75% on his $9.25MM cap hit from 2023/24.
Heat GM Discusses Free Agency, Bryant, Roster, Burks, Butler
2024/07/heat-gm-discusses-free-agency-bryant-roster-burks-butler.htmlMiami wound up re-signing Haywood Highsmith and Kevin Love via Bird and Early Bird rights, respectively, and getting Thomas Bryant back on a minimum deal.
How Teams Are Using 2024/25 Mid-Level Exceptions
2024/07/how-teams-are-using-2024-25-mid-level-exceptions.htmlIn addition to receiving nearly $141MM in cap room and being allowed to surpass that threshold in order to sign players using Bird Rights or the minimum salary exception, each NBA team also receives a mid-level exception.
Suns Re-Sign Josh Okogie To Two-Year Contract
2024/07/suns-re-signing-josh-okogie-to-two-year-contract.htmlBourguet notes that the Suns used Okogie's Early Bird rights to bring him back into the fold.
Kyle Lowry Signs One-Year Deal With Sixers
2024/07/kyle-lowry-re-signs-with-sixers-on-one-year-deal.htmlPhiladelphia also signed three-and-D small forward Caleb Martin, brought back rebounder extraordinaire Andre Drummond after his two-year Bulls stint, used their full room exception to re-sign swingman Kelly Oubre, signed sharpshooter Eric Gordon to a minimum contract, and signed restricted free agent Tyrese Maxey to a maximum deal via his Bird rights.
How The Sixers Used Every Dollar Of Their Cap Room
2024/07/how-the-sixers-used-every-dollar-of-their-cap-room.htmlUsing Hield's Bird rights, the Sixers signed-and-traded him to Golden State without taking any salary back in return, opening up nearly $30MM in additional room while netting Philadelphia a future second-round draft pick. … Keeping Maxey's cap hold on the books was necessary in order to hang onto his Bird rights, which would allow the 76ers to go over the cap to re-sign him once they'd used up all their room.
Tyus Jones, Gary Trent, Isaac Okoro Among Top Remaining FAs
2024/07/tyus-jones-gary-trent-isaac-okoro-among-top-remaining-fas.htmlThe most likely outcome for Achiuwa still seems to be a return to New York, given that the Knicks need help up front and hold his Bird rights.
Atlantic Notes: Martin, Sixers, Embiid, Vezenkov, Celtics
2024/07/atlantic-notes-martin-sixers-embiid-vezenkov-celtics.htmlMartin's cap hold is worth the veteran's minimum of $2,087,519, but Philadelphia holds his full Bird rights, allowing the team to go over the cap to re-sign him to a contract worth any salary up to the maximum. … In order to maximize their cap room, the Sixers renounced the rights to nearly all of their free agents, including a handful of players who hadn't actually been on the roster for years, per Keith Smith of Spotrac (Twitter links).
New York Notes: Bridges Trade, Hartenstein, Nets, Gaitley
2024/07/new-york-notes-bridges-trade-hartenstein-nets-gaitley.htmlOn the same Roommates Show podcast, Hart and Brunson expressed frustration that the Knicks were only able to offer Hartenstein a four-year, $72.5MM contract because he only had Early Bird rights, per Steve Popper of Newsday (subscriber link).
Pistons Re-Sign Simone Fontecchio To Two-Year Deal
2024/07/pistons-simone-fontecchio-agree-to-two-year-deal.htmlDetroit will be able to go over the cap to officially re-sign him using his Early Bird rights.
Hornets Re-Sign Miles Bridges To Three-Year Deal
2024/07/hornets-miles-bridges-agree-to-three-year-deal.htmlWhile that stance was partly about not wanting to lose his Bird rights, Bridges also repeatedly expressed a desire to remain in Charlotte, and that interest was reciprocated by the Hornets' front office, led by new head of basketball operations Jeff Peterson. … His contract gave him veto rights on any trade and he told the team in February that he intended to exercise those rights rather than approve a deal elsewhere.