Warriors Projected To Spend $1.1 Billion On Salary, Taxes Over Next Five Seasons
2017/12/warriors-projected-to-spend-1-1-billion-on-salary-taxes-over-next-five-seasons.htmlGolden State won't have the ability to sign Durant to a five-year deal because the franchise only owns his Early Bird Rights. … [RELATED: Hoops Rumors Glossary: Early Bird Rights]
Hoops Rumors Glossary: Mid-Level Exception
2017/12/hoops-rumors-glossary-mid-level-exception-2.htmlWithout the MLE, Memphis would have been limited to a two-year deal starting at $815,615, and would have only had Early Bird rights on Rabb when his contract ended, rather than full Bird rights.
Hoops Rumors Glossary: Cap Holds
2017/12/hoops-rumors-glossary-cap-holds-2.htmlEach of Cleveland's own free agents will be assigned a free agent amount - or "cap hold" - until the player signs a new contract or the Cavs renounce his rights. … Early Bird player: 130% of previous salary.
Hoops Rumors Originals: 11/18/17 – 11/25/17
2017/11/hoops-rumors-originals-111817-112517.htmlBird Rights…
Hoops Rumors Glossary: Non-Bird Rights
2017/11/hoops-rumors-glossary-non-bird-rights-2.htmlPlayers and teams have to meet certain criteria to earn Bird rights and Early Bird rights, but Non-Bird rights are something of a given. … Teams can also claim Non-Bird rights on Early Bird free agents if they renounce them.
Hoops Rumors Glossary: Early Bird Rights
2017/11/hoops-rumors-glossary-early-bird-rights-2.htmlThe Bird exception is for players who have spent three seasons with one club without changing teams as a free agent, but Early Bird rights are earned after just two such seasons. … Bird rights offer teams the chance to sign their own free agents without regard to the salary cap, but they don't apply to every player.
Hoops Rumors Glossary: Bird Rights
2017/11/hoops-rumors-glossary-bird-rights.htmlIf a player is waived and claimed off waivers, and he would have been in line for Bird rights at the end of the season, he would retain only Early Bird rights. … The most basic way for a player to earn Bird rights is to play for the same team for at least three seasons, either on a multiyear deal or separate one-year contracts.
Explaining The Celtics’ Disabled Player Exception
2017/11/explaining-the-celtics-disabled-player-exception.htmlYoung big men on rebuilding teams, such as Nerlens Noel and Alex Len, would be intriguing possibilities, though they have the ability to veto trades and would lose their Bird rights if dealt. … Disabled player exceptions aren't used with nearly the same frequency as other salary cap exceptions, such as the mid-level or bi-annual, and the rules surrounding DPEs are a little more complicated than they are for most other exceptions.
2017 Offseason In Review: Boston Celtics
2017/10/2017-offseason-in-review-boston-celtics.htmlAdditionally, the Celtics were forced to renounce the rights of key bench player Kelly Olynyk in order to have enough cap room to sign Hayward, resulting in Olynyk heading south and signing with the Heat. … If things don't look good early on, Boston fans may begin to question Danny Ainge's decision to overhaul the roster so quickly after such a successful campaign the season before.
2017 Offseason In Review: New Orleans Pelicans
2017/09/2017-offseason-in-review-new-orleans-pelicans.htmlAcquired the draft rights to Frank Jackson (No. … However, the Pelicans clearly liked what they saw from him during his time with Brose Bamberg in Germany, having used part of their mid-level exception to sign him.
Timberwolves Re-Sign Shabazz Muhammad
2017/09/shabazz-muhammad-will-return-to-timberwolves.htmlMuhammad will receive a veterans minimum salary of $1.6MM, and his Bird rights will remain in place for a potentially longer contract next summer (Twitter link). … Several teams reached out to Muhammad early in free agency, with the Hawks, Nets, Bucks and Knicks among the suitors.
Players Who Can’t Be Traded Until January 15
2017/08/players-who-cant-be-traded-until-january-15-2.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. … That means that nearly every team has at least one player - and generally a handful - who won't become trade-eligible until mid-December.
Lakers Interested In Ian Clark
2017/07/lakers-interested-in-ian-clark.htmlThe Warriors own Clark's Early Bird rights, though the team is already in the luxury tax after re-signing most of its core.
Jazz Renounce Jeff Withey, Tyrone Wallace
2017/07/jazz-renounce-jeff-withey-tyrone-wallace.htmlThe Jazz could still re-sign Withey if they want to, but they can no longer use his Early Bird rights to do so. … The Jazz have renounced their rights to free agent center Jeff Withey and former second-round pick Tyrone Wallace, according to RealGM's transactions log.
Spurs Make Jonathon Simmons Unrestricted FA
2017/07/spurs-make-jonathon-simmons-unrestricted-fa.htmlWithdrawing Simmons' QO would leave the Spurs with his Early Bird rights, while renouncing him would leave only the bi-annual exception or Non-Bird rights for a new deal. … If that's the case, it seems the team may have simply rescinded Simmons' qualifying offer rather than renouncing his rights entirely.
Hawks Re-Sign Ersan Ilyasova
2017/07/hawks-agree-to-re-sign-ersan-ilyasova.htmlThe Hawks renounced Ilyasova last week in the process of creating cap space, but they still have plenty of room to bring him back without using any form of Bird rights. … Last season, he was traded from Oklahoma City to Philadelphia early on, then flipped to Atlanta prior to the trade deadline.
Southeast Notes: Wall, Porter, Bosh, Muscala, Riley, Ellington
2017/07/southeast-notes-wall-porter-bosh-muscala-riley-ellington.htmlHe's one of the best catch-and-shoot players in the league." Riley goes on to mention that the team has Early Bird Rights on Ellington and credits the player's loss of 20 pounds with yielding many benefits on the court.
Nene Agrees To New Deal With Rockets
2017/07/nene-agrees-to-new-deal-with-rockets.htmlThe maximum amount the Rockets can pay Nene using his Non-Bird rights is $10,954,440 over three years, so it appears the two sides struck a deal for those terms. … The veteran center had agreed to a four-year, $15MM deal with Houston early on Saturday, but that was voided because of an age restriction.
Knicks Maintain ‘Serious’ Interest In Derrick Rose
2017/07/knicks-maintain-serious-interest-in-derrick-rose.htmlConsidering the Knicks hold Rose's Bird rights, the former MVP makes some sense from a cap perspective. … However, Rose's defense and outside shooting was suspect, and his season included going AWOL in early January and suffering a torn meniscus toward the end of the year.
Cavs To Make Contract Offer To Kyle Korver
2017/06/cavs-to-make-contract-offer-to-kyle-korver.htmlBecause the Cavaliers traded for Korver during the season, they acquired the veteran's Bird rights along with him, which will allow them to make him a contract offer without any restrictions. … 11:57am: The Cavaliers are expected to make a contract offer to Kyle Korver when free agency opens early on Saturday morning, according to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com.
Kevin Durant To Opt Out, Re-Sign With Warriors
2017/06/kevin-durant-to-opt-out-re-sign-with-warriors.htmlAt that point, Golden State would hold Durant's Early Bird rights -- those Early Bird rights won't allow for a five-year contract, but Durant could get the max for four years without the team having to use cap room. … Having controlled Durant for just one season, the Warriors don't have his full Bird rights, which would allow the team to go over the cap to sign him to a max deal.
Five Key Offseason Questions: San Antonio Spurs
2017/06/five-key-offseason-questions-san-antonio-spurs.htmlSan Antonio owns Simmons' Early Bird rights, but a heavily backloaded deal would make it difficult for the Spurs to keep him around. … The Spurs retain his rights after drafting him back in 2011.
Ian Clark In Line For Significant Raise In Free Agency?
2017/06/ian-clark-in-line-for-significant-raise-in-free-agency.htmlWith Clark's Early Bird rights in hand, the Warriors would have a certain level of flexibility to give him a raise when he reaches unrestricted free agency this summer.
Five Key Offseason Questions: Los Angeles Clippers
2017/05/five-key-offseason-questions-los-angeles-clippers.htmlThe Clippers can go over the cap to sign Griffin since they own his Bird rights, and giving the 28-year-old power forward whatever it takes to keep him on the team makes the most sense for the franchise. … The franchise has nearly $60MM in guaranteed deals on its books for the 2016/17 campaign.
Why NBA Sign-And-Trades Are Rare
2017/05/why-nba-sign-and-trades-are-rare.htmlFor their troubles, the Bucks received an extra $200K in cash from Cleveland, and all they gave up were the draft rights to Albert Miralles, a 2004 pick who will almost certainly never come stateside. … And for the Lakers, trading for George early would put them in the driver's seat to keep him long term, since they could offer him the most years.