Offseason Outlook: Detroit Pistons
2013/06/offseason-outlook-detroit-pistons.htmlMost high-priority players and teams come to agreements during the moratorium and wait to make their deals official once the date passes, but if the former Raptors point guard hesitates to make his decision, the Pistons must give serious consideration to renouncing his rights to make room for other free agents. … Whether the Hall of Fame guard continues his nearly 30-year association with the team for much longer may rest on the outcome of this offseason.
Offseason Outlook: Indiana Pacers
2013/06/offseason-outlook-indiana-pacers.htmlThe Pacers can use his Non-Bird rights to ink him to a four-year deal worth as much as $4.866MM, and while I don't think he'll get a contract that lengthy, a two- or three-year deal with annual salaries in the $1.2MM range sounds about right. … Indiana could clearly use some bench production, and Granger could be a potent sixth man if the team opts to use him in that role.
Offseason Outlook: Miami Heat
2013/06/offseason-outlook-miami-heat.htmlThe Heat could re-sign Allen to a deal with a starting salary of $3.708MM for as many as four years through Non-Bird rights. … The future of LeBron James promises to be a topic of nearly ceaseless discussion for the next 12 months as he nears…
Several Teams Eyeing J.R. Smith, Chris Copeland
2013/06/bucks-have-strong-interest-in-jr-smith.htmlThe taxpaying Knicks have Early Bird rights on Smith, but that limits them to a four year deal with a starting salary at either 175% of his previous salary, which would be $5,132,298, or 104.5% of the league average salary, whichever is greater. … Copeland is a Non-Bird free agent, and the best the Knicks could do for him would be a four-year deal starting at $3.183MM via the taxpayer's mid-level exception.
Keith Bogans To Get $5MM In 2013/14
2013/06/keith-bogans-to-get-5mm-in-201314.htmlThe early thinking on Bogans' contract is that he is allowed to receive up to the average league salary as a player with bird rights, which comes out to roughly $5.2MM (link).
2013 NBA Free Agency Primer
2013/06/2013-nba-free-agency-primer.htmlAmong them: Bird Rights, Early Bird Rights, Mid-Level Exception, Cap Holds, Sign-And-Trades, and Traded Player Exception.
The Poison Pill Misconception
2013/07/the-poison-pill-misconception.htmlBecause the player's current team only holds his Non-Bird or Early Bird rights, the club would typically be unable to match a big offer sheet. … Since the Knicks don't hold Copeland's Early Bird rights and don't have the full MLE available, the team won't be able to match an offer that starts at more than $3.18MM (the taxpayer MLE), making the need for a so-called third-year "poison pill" unnecessary.
Free Agent Rumors: Kirilenko, Andersen, Collison
2013/07/free-agent-rumors-kirilenko-andersen-collison.htmlHere's more on the latest from around the league: The Wolves and Andrei Kirilenko didn't speak about the notion of a return today, but the team hasn't given up and retains his Non-Bird Rights, as Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN Twin Cities reports via Twitter. … Andersen, who was expressed a desire to re-sign with the Heat, figures to make a decision early next week, says Zwerling (Twitterlinks).
Renounced Players: Wednesday
2013/07/pelicans-pistons-clippers-renounce-players.htmlBobcats are set to re-sign Josh McRoberts, but they won't be using their Early Bird rights to do so, as they've renounced his rights, RealGM shows. … As teams clear cap space to finalize signings and trades, it may mean renouncing Early Bird or Bird rights to their own free agents, in order to remove cap holds from the books.
Knicks Re-Sign J.R. Smith
2013/07/jr-smith-knicks-agree-to-terms.htmlBecause the Knicks held the 27-year-old's Early Bird rights, they're permitted to offer him a contract that starts at 104.5% of the NBA's average salary, which is expected to be in the neighborhood of $5-5.5MM. … If Smith declines his third-year option, he can become a free agent in 2015 with full Bird rights
The Subtle Value Of Three-Year Contracts
2013/07/the-hidden-value-of-three-year-contracts.htmlThe team's Early Bird rights weren't enough to keep Jeremy Lin around, since the Gilbert Arenas Provision allowed the Rockets to make a backloaded offer. … The simple answer for why players of such widely varying resumes wind up with three-year deals is that three seasons is the amount of time a player must spend with his team for the club to gain his full Bird Rights.
Mavericks Re-Sign Brandan Wright
2013/07/mavericks-agree-to-re-sign-brandan-wright.htmlWith Wright's Early Bird rights in hand, the team can go over the cap to re-sign him.
Important Dates For The 2013/14 NBA Season
2013/08/important-dates-for-the-201314-nba-season.htmlJanuary 15: Players with Bird or Early Bird rights who re-signed with their own over-the-cap team (on or before October 15th) and received at least a 20% raise can be traded as of this date.