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Players Who Can’t Be Traded Until January 15

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These 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. … That means that nearly every team has at least one player - and generally a handful - who won't become trade-eligible until mid-December.

2018/19 NBA Waiver Claims

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secured his Early Bird rights in advance of the offseason. … Taking into account all the rules that reduce the odds of a waiver claim - not to mention the limited roster spots available for NBA teams - it makes sense that nearly all of the players who get released ultimately clear waivers.

Hoops Rumors Originals: 7/28/18 – 8/4/18

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Luke Adams analyzed how Non-Bird rights impact promotions for two-way players. … Who is your very-early pick for the 2018/19 NBA Rookie of the Year award?

NBA Players Who Can Veto Trades In 2018/19

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If any of the players who re-signed for one year approves a trade during the 2018/19 league year, he'll have Non-Bird rights at season's end instead of Early Bird or full Bird rights.

Southeast Notes: Wade, Winslow, Magic, Hawks

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In addition to the money they acquired, the two trades allowed the Magic to turn Rodney Purvis and the draft rights to 2015 second-rounder Tyler Harvey into Jarell Martin. … In order to officially complete the Carmelo Anthony trade today, the Hawks renounced their free agent rights to Malcolm Delaney (Early Bird) and last year's two-way players Josh Magette and Andrew White (both Non-Bird), per RealGM's transactions log.

Yogi Ferrell Changing Course On Mavs Deal

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The Mavs still hold Ferrell's Early Bird rights, allowing them to go over the cap all the way up to the mid-level range to re-sign him. … Of course, DeAndre Jordan's about-face in 2015 free agency is the most infamous example of this in recent years, but…

Mavericks Re-Sign Dirk Nowitzki

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The team will go over the cap to re-sign Yogi Ferrell with his Early Bird rights, then Ryan Broekhoff and Salah Mejri with minimum exceptions.

Yogi Ferrell Backs Out Of Deal With Mavericks

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Dallas will use Ferrell's Early Bird rights, tweets salary cap expert Albert Nahmad, with the first season paying him less than the $2.9MM qualifying offer the team rescinded last week.

Contract Details: Redick, Bertans, Clippers, O’Quinn

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Because he re-signed on a one-year deal and will have Early Bird rights at the end of it, he receives the ability to block any trade involving him during the 2018/19 league year, since he'd lose those Early Bird rights in the event that he's moved.

Cap Impact Of Thursday’s Trades For Nets, Hawks, Nuggets

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The Nets still haven't finalized their contract agreements with Joe Harris and Ed Davis, since it makes sense to use up all their cap room before they use their Early Bird rights to go over the cap for Harris and sign Davis with the room exception. … However, that number would increase to nearly $10.5MM without Morris and Cleveland.

NBA Teams With 2018/19 Cap Room Remaining

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Once the Nets use their cap room or decide they don't need it, they'll finalize deals for Joe Harris (Early Bird rights) and Ed Davis (room exception).

Spurs Re-Sign Bryn Forbes

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San Antonio figures to re-sign him this time around using his Early Bird rights. … At that point, the team will have full Bird rights on him.

Spurs Re-Sign Davis Bertans

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The team holds his Early Bird rights, so it can go over the cap to re-sign him without using another exception like the mid-level.

Five Key Stories: 6/30/18 – 7/7/18

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The Bulls, who have both a plethora of potential cap room and LaVine's Bird rights, are expected to match the Kings' offer within the 48-hour deadline. … The early favorites to land Anthony once he becomes a free agent are the Rockets, Heat, and Lakers.

Clippers Re-Sign Avery Bradley

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Because the Clippers held Bradley's Bird rights, the team had the ability to go over the cap to re-sign him, leaving the mid-level exception available for another deal. … Plagued throughout the year by a sports hernia that ultimately ended his season early, Bradley wasn't at his best in 46 total games for the Pistons and Clippers.

Raptors Re-Sign Fred VanVleet

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The Raptors will use their Early Bird rights to re-sign VanVleet, so they'll still have the taxpayer mid-level exception available. … However, a prime landing spot for VanVleet disappeared early on Sunday morning when the Suns committed their cap room to a deal for Trevor Ariza rather than using it to pursue a point guard.

Sixers Notes: Ennis, Ilyasova, Bird, Milton

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Detroit owns Early Bird rights on Ennis and has made re-signing him a priority. … The Sixers are among the teams showing interest in Celtics shooting guard Jabari Bird, tweets Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe, who adds that the Wolves are also considering an offer.

DeMarcus Cousins Expected To Meet With Pelicans, Lakers

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As for the Pelicans, they project to be over the cap, but they hold Cousins' Bird rights, so they could make him a significant offer, especially if they're willing to cross into luxury-tax territory. … DeMarcus Cousins received calls from the Pelicans and Lakers after free agency officially got underway early Sunday morning, reports Marc J.

Nets Re-Sign Joe Harris

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JULY 24: The Nets have officially re-signed Harris, going over the cap using his Early Bird rights to sign him. … The Nets will retain Harris' $1.5MM cap hold, use all their available space and then use his Early Bird rights to go over the cap and finalize the signing, according to salary cap expert Albert Nahmad (Twitter link).

Kevin Durant Re-Signs With Warriors

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Golden State currently holds Early Bird rights on Durant, which would permit him to sign for a salary starting at $35,654,150. … The move saves some money next season for the Warriors, who will be well into the luxury tax, and it sets Durant up for a possible five-year contract with full Bird Rights next summer, when the cap is projected to rise to $109MM.

Kevin Durant To Give Warriors Another Discount?

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Because the Warriors hold Durant's Early Bird rights and not his full Bird rights, the NBA's Collective Bargaining Agreement would only allow a contract starting with an estimated maximum salary of $35.35MM if the deal is at least two seasons long. … Such an agreement would use his Non-Bird rights, and would allow him to reach the open market again in 2019.

Five Key Offseason Questions: Golden State Warriors

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However, without full Bird rights, he's limited to four years rather than five. … The Early Bird exception prohibits players from signing one-year deals or two-year deals with a second-year option.

Five Key Offseason Questions: Toronto Raptors

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With Early Bird rights on VanVleet, the Raptors could offer a four-year deal worth up to about $9MM annually. … Lucas Nogueira ($4,140,964 qualifying offer / $8,841,915 cap hold): Bird rights

Five Key Offseason Questions: Cleveland Cavaliers

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Rodney Hood ($3,472,887 qualifying offer / $7,160,592 cap hold): Bird rights

Five Key Offseason Questions: New Orleans Pelicans

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DeMarcus Cousins ($27,095,775): Bird rights… New Orleans already has nearly $93MM in guaranteed money on its books for 2018/19, and re-signing Cousins could add another $25MM+ to that figure.

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