Free Agent Market For Small Forwards
2012/03/free-agent-market-for-small-forwards-2.htmlLandry Fields and Danny Green highlight the rest of the restricted free agents, and each will have Early Bird rights, so their current teams could re-sign them if they so choose. … Sonny Weems should return from playing overseas, and the Raptors will still hold his rights, though it's unclear if Weems is in Toronto's future plans.
The Cavaliers And The Salary Cap
2012/04/the-cavaliers-and-the-salary-cap.htmlCap holds are added to current-player salaries, essentially to prevent teams from using cap room to sign free agents, then using Bird rights to re-sign their own free agents. … It was confirmed over the weekend that the Cavaliers renounced their free agents rights to Wally Szczerbiak, eliminating his cap hold from their books.
Free Agent Stock Watch: Ersan Ilyasova
2012/04/free-agent-stock-watch-ersan-ilyasova.htmlThe Bucks own Ilyasova's Bird Rights, so they would be able to retain him for any number up to a max…
Bird Rights
2012/04/bird-rights-2.htmlA player who qualifies for the Bird exception, formally referred to as a Qualifying Veteran Free Agent, is said to have "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. … A player retains his Bird rights in the following scenarios: He changes teams via trade, rather than being waived or signing elsewhere as a free agent.
J.R. Smith Expected To Decline Option
2012/04/jr-smith-expected-to-decline-option.htmlEven if New York doesn't pursue a big-name free agent, the team may need to use its mid-level exception to retain Jeremy Lin, leaving little to offer Smith, who wouldn't have Bird rights.
Early Bird Rights
2012/04/early-bird-rights-2.htmlIdeally, if a team is interested in re-signing its own free agent at any cost, the player will have earned Bird rights, allowing his club to offer up to the maximum salary to retain him. … However, there are also salary cap exceptions available for signing players who have yet to earn full Bird rights.
Non-Bird Rights
2012/04/non-bird-rights-2.htmlNon-Bird rights are earned when a player spends just a single season with his team after having signed as a free agent or being claimed off waivers. … Even if a player is waived halfway through the season and signs a rest-of-season contract with another team, he'll earn Non-Bird rights at the end of the year.
Hoops Rumors Originals: 4/16/12 – 4/22/12
2012/04/hoops-rumors-originals-41612-42212.htmlAn overview of Non-Bird Rights.
Bi-Annual Exception
2012/04/bi-annual-exception-2.htmlLast week, we looked at what it means for an NBA player to earn Bird rights, Early Bird rights, or Non-Bird rights. … The Bird exceptions allow teams to sign their own free agents, but they can't be used to sign other teams' free agents.
Myers Wants To Retain Brandon Rush
2012/04/myers-wants-to-retain-brandon-rush.htmlGolden State owns his Bird Rights, and I would expect them to retain him barring a scenario where another team decides to wildly overpay for him.
Shumpert’s Injury May Impact Knicks’ Offseason
2012/04/shumpert-injury-may-impact-knicks-offseason.htmlThe Knicks hold Fields' Early Bird rights, which means the Knicks can offer Fields up to 175% of the league's average salary for up to four years without having to use their mid-level exception.
Cap Holds
2012/05/cap-holds.htmlThe following criteria are used for determining the amount of a free agent's cap hold: First-round pick coming off rookie contract: 250% of previous salary if prior salary was below league average; 200% of previous salary if prior salary was above league average Bird player: 190% of previous salary (if below average) or 150% (if above average) Early Bird player: 130% of previous salary Non-Bird player: 120% of previous salary Minimum-salary player: Portion of minimum salary not reimbursed by the league In the case of a Cavalier free agent like Anthony Parker, the cap hold this summer will be $4.275MM -- because Parker will have Bird rights, his free agent amount is calculated by taking 190% of this year's $2.25MM salary. … Each of the Cavs' own free agents will be assigned a free agent amount or "cap hold" until the player signs a new contract or has his rights renounced by the team.
Hoops Rumors Glossary
2012/05/hoops-rumors-glossary-2.htmlIf you're confused about our use of phrases like "Bird rights," "mid-level exception," or "cap holds," this reference tool should help clear things up. … Bird Rights
Free Agent Stock Watch: Tim Duncan
2012/05/free-agent-stock-watch-tim-duncan.htmlBecause they own Duncan's Bird Rights, any maximum contract within the CBA's limitations is possible.
Maximum Salary
2012/05/maximum-salary.htmlIf Williams were to re-sign with the Nets, who hold his Bird rights, he could earn 7.5% annual raises over a five-year deal that started at $17,177,795 in its first year.
Offseason Outlook: Brooklyn Nets
2012/05/offseason-outlook-brooklyn-nets.htmlIt makes more sense to attempt to re-sign Kris Humphries by taking advantage of his Bird rights, allowing the team to hang onto those cap exceptions.
Free Agent Stock Watch: Jeremy Lin
2012/05/free-agent-stock-watch-jeremy-lin.htmlThe Knicks will seemingly look to sign Lin for more than one season as Lin would once again become a restricted free agent in 2013 in which the Knicks would only be protected by holding Lin's Early Bird Rights.
Gilbert Arenas Provision
2012/05/gilbert-arenas-provision-2.htmlThe Knicks will own Lin's Non-Bird rights, but the Non-Bird exception certainly won't be enough to match rival offers. … It was named after Gilbert Arenas, an Early Bird free agent for the Warriors in 2003, who signed an offer sheet with the Wizards starting at about $8.5MM.
Union Seeks Ruling On Bird Rights, Waiver Claims
2012/05/union-asks-for-clarification-on-bird-rights-for-waived-players.htmlThe player's union is challenging the NBA's declaration earlier this year that players who are claimed off waivers lose their Bird rights, Howard Beck of The New York Times reports. … If the union's challenge is successful, the teams will be allowed to retain those players using either Early Bird, in the case of Lin and Novak, or full Bird rights, as with Billups and Hickson.
Atlantic Rumors: Knicks, Pietrus, Deron Williams
2012/05/atlantic-rumors-knicks-pietrus-deron-williams.htmlAs two Atlantic Division teams go at it tonight in Game 2 of the Celtics-Sixers series, let's check on what's happening off the court: The Knicks stand to gain if the union prevails on its contention that players claimed off waivers may retain their Bird Rights, but only by so much.
Batum Will Sign First Lucrative Offer Sheet
2012/05/batum-will-sign-first-lucrative-offer-sheet.htmlBecause the team holds Batum's Bird rights, Portland would be able to sign free agents using that space, then go over the cap to re-sign Batum.
NBPA Releases Statement On Bird Rights Issues
2012/05/nbapa-seeks-arbitrators-ruling-on-bird-rights.html“Bird and Early Bird rights are among the most valuable rights that players have by a player to select a team through free agency. … All four players are hoping that an arbitrator will allow them to keep valuable rights as they hit free agency this summer.
Mavericks, Nets Among Teams Eyeing Jeremy Lin
2012/05/mavericks-nets-among-teams-eyeing-jeremy-lin.htmlIf the NBPA is successful in its appeal to allow players claimed on waivers to retain their Bird rights, the Knicks will head into the offseason in much better position to keep their free agents.
Deron Williams’ Maximum Salary
2012/05/deron-williams-maximum-salary.htmlA free agent with Bird rights can sign a contract for up to five years with 7.5% raises with his previous team, or four years and 4.5% raises with a new team.
Week In Review: 5/13/12 – 5/20/12
2012/05/week-in-review-51312-52012.htmlThe union is seeking an arbitrator's ruling to determine whether players claimed off waivers retain their Bird rights, and released a statement on the issue. … Larry Bird became the first man ever to win MVP, Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year, taking home the front-office honor for his work as Pacers president of basketball operations.