Pau Gasol ‘Very Likely’ To Opt Out In 2016
2015/12/pau-gasol-very-likely-to-opt-out-in-2016.htmlThe Bulls would have only Early Bird rights on Gasol if he indeed opts out, meaning they'd have to use cap room if they're to give him a starting salary on his next deal that's more than 175% of his nearly $7.449MM salary for this season, a figure that would come to $13,035,330.
Special Trade Eligibility Dates
2015/11/special-trade-eligibility-dates.htmlJanuary 15th is the first day for trades involving free agents who re-signed with their teams via Bird rights or Early Bird rights and received a starting salary greater than the minimum salary and at least 20% more than what they made last season, as long as their teams were over the cap when the signings took place. … If a team signs a player using draft rights anytime between now and January 18th, it can trade him this season, but such a scenario is unlikely.
Jeff Ayres Tops D-League Draftees
2015/10/jeff-ayres-tops-d-league-draftees.htmlRumors of NBA interest in the big man were scarce over the summer after the Spurs renounced their Early Bird rights to him in an effort to clear cap room for their offseason free agent haul, according to RealGM. … Ayres had inked a one-year deal with Shanxi of the Chinese Basketball Association worth a reported $1MM back in early September, but he was unceremoniously waived by the club at the beginning of October.
Perry Jones, Jeff Ayres Signing In D-League
2015/10/perry-jones-jeff-ayres-signing-in-d-league.htmlThe Spurs renounced their Early Bird rights to him to clear cap room for their free agent haul, according to RealGM.
Offseason In Review: Minnesota Timberwolves
2015/11/offseason-in-review-minnesota-timberwolves-2.htmlSigned via Bird rights. … Mitchell's future as the team's coach beyond this season is unresolved but as Patrick Reusse of the Minneapolis Star Tribune recently pointed out, his lineup decisions in the early going suggest that he's focused on the franchise's long-term success.
Offseason In Review: Denver Nuggets
2015/11/offseason-in-review-denver-nuggets-2.htmlSigned via Bird rights. … The Nuggets clearly determined that a change in leadership was key.
Offseason In Review: New Orleans Pelicans
2015/11/offseason-in-review-new-orleans-pelicans.htmlSigned via Early Bird rights. … Signed via Bird rights.
Offseason In Review: Houston Rockets
2015/11/offseason-in-review-houston-rockets-2.htmlSigned via Early Bird rights. … Signed via Bird rights.
Offseason In Review: Phoenix Suns
2015/11/offseason-in-review-phoenix-suns-2.htmlSigned via Bird rights. … He said in early September that “My future will not be in Phoenix,” a few weeks after publicly demanding to be traded.
Offseason In Review: Los Angeles Lakers
2015/11/offseason-in-review-los-angeles-lakers-2015.htmlStill, the Lakers are asking him to concentrate on just one end of the floor, and if he can prove the game-changing defender he was in his heyday at Indiana, the Lakers will have Bird rights and seemingly an inside track to re-signing a key player. … The addition of Russell turned out to be the most significant offseason move for the team, though early returns aren't particularly favorable, thanks in large measure to coach Byron Scott's reluctance to play him during fourth quarters.
Offseason In Review: Washington Wizards
2015/11/offseason-in-review-washington-wizards-2.htmlSigned via Early Bird rights. … Acquired the draft rights to Kelly Oubre Jr.
Offseason In Review: Orlando Magic
2015/11/offseason-in-review-orlando-magic.htmlSigned via Bird Rights. … Smith has also gotten some minutes in a backup role at power forward and center, mainly due to an early-season injury to center Nikola Vucevic.
Offseason In Review: Atlanta Hawks
2015/11/offseason-in-review-atlanta-hawks-2.htmlAtlanta was in a bit of a financial bind entering the summer, with Carroll and Paul Millsap both unrestricted free agents, and the team possessing only their Early Bird Rights, meaning the Hawks couldn't exceed the salary cap to re-sign them. … Acquired Tiago Splitter from the Spurs in exchange for the draft rights to Georgios Printezis and Atlanta's 2017 second round pick (top 55 protected).
Offseason In Review: Indiana Pacers
2015/11/offseason-in-review-indiana-pacers.htmlSigned via Bird rights. … It’s new to everyone." While the early returns from the position switch have been mixed, it's a situation that certainly bears watching as the team moves forward.
Offseason In Review: Detroit Pistons
2015/11/offseason-in-review-detroit-pistons.htmlSigned via Bird rights. … Ilyasova has jumped right into the Pistons' starting five, though Van Gundy has limited his minutes in the early going.
Offseason In Review: Chicago Bulls
2015/11/offseason-in-review-chicago-bulls-2.htmlSigned via early Bird rights. … Signed via Bird Rights.
Offseason In Review: New York Knicks
2015/10/offseason-in-review-new-york-knicks-2.htmlSigned via Non-Bird rights. … The early signs have been positive, and Porzingis has shown flashes of talent that portend good things to come for the player and his new team.
Offseason In Review: Boston Celtics
2015/11/offseason-in-review-boston-celtics-2.htmlSigned via Bird rights. … The early results of his Celtics tenure are telling, as the team appears to regard him as just one of five big men jockeying for playing time in an overcrowded frontcourt.
Players Who Can Veto Trades
2015/10/players-who-can-veto-trades-2.htmlBird rights, Early Bird rights and Non-Bird rights are all mechanisms that allow teams to go above the salary cap to retain their own players. … Trades usually have no effect on those rights, but that’s not the case with players on one-year contracts, or two-year contracts that include an option.
Players Ineligible To Be Traded Until January 15th
2015/09/players-ineligible-for-trades-until-jan-15.htmlPlayers who had full Bird or Early Bird rights and re-signed with their teams on a contract that gives them a raise of 20% or better in the first year of the deal are ineligible to be traded until January 15th, as long as their respective teams were over the cap once they made the signing. … LeBron James is making less than 20% more than what he made last season, and that, plus the fact he merely had Non-Bird rights, makes him trade-eligible on the standard December 15th date.
Nets Rumors: Guarantees, Reed, McCullough
2015/09/nets-rumors-guarantees-reed-mccullough.htmlReed just has a one-year contract, but the Nets own his Early Bird Rights, NetsDaily.com notes in the same piece.
Nuggets Re-Sign Darrell Arthur
2015/08/nuggets-re-sign-darrell-arthur.htmlThe Nuggets renounced their Bird rights to the Jerry Hicks client last month, so they'll have to use cap space or the $2.814MM room exception to give Arthur more than the minimum. … The Pistons and Wizards were also apparently interested early last month, but Washington is similarly cash-strapped and Detroit only has the room exception to spend.
Knicks, Others Eye Kevin Seraphin
2015/07/knicks-others-eye-kevin-seraphin.htmlThe Knicks and Lakers have their $2.814MM room exception available, but the Wizards have his Bird rights, so they can outbid other teams. … Spears of Yahoo Sports reported interest from the Lakers early this month, and Scotto added the Wizards a few days later, but this appears to be the first time New York has come up in connection with the center.
Over-The-Cap Spending For 2015/16
2015/07/how-over-cap-teams-spent-money.htmlBird rights, Early Bird rights and Non-Bird rights all come into play for those teams, as do the two forms of the mid-level exception: The $5.464MM available for teams under the $88.74MM tax apron, and the $3.376MM version for teams over that line. … Bulls — The keys were re-signing Jimmy Butler and Mike Dunleavy, and with those deals done, Chicago dipped into its taxpayer's mid-level to re-sign Aaron Brooks for more than what his Non-Bird rights would have afforded.
Latest On Glen Davis
2015/07/clippers-bucks-interested-glen-davis.htmlDavis has Early Bird rights with the Clippers to sign for up to $5.739MM, giving the Clips a financial edge over the Bucks, who are limited to the $2.814MM room exception.