Teams Projected To Be Taxpayers In 2013/14
2013/03/teams-projected-to-be-taxpayers-in-201314.htmlAny club that spends more than the taxpayer mid-level exception, uses its bi-annual exception, or acquires a player via sign-and-trade next season won't be permitted to increase its team salary more than $4MM above the tax threshold -- those clubs will face a hard cap similar to the one the Bulls have been up against this year. … Miami Heat: The Heat will rack up a significant tax bill in '13/14, but ownership should be happy to pay that price for what could be the team's last run together.
Offseason Outlook: Chicago Bulls
2013/05/offseason-outlook-chicago-bulls.html20 pick ($1,174,200) (Nikola Mirotic - $1,038,900)3 Daequan Cook ($884,293) Nazr Mohammed ($884,293) Vladimir Radmanovic ($884,293) Nate Robinson ($884,293) (Brian Scalabrine - $884,293)4 Draft Picks 1st Round (20th overall) 2nd Round (49th overall) Cap Outlook Guaranteed Salary: $73,044,288 Options: $0 Non-Guaranteed Salary: $4,884,293 Cap Holds: $8,982,965 Total: $86,911,546 Considering Derrick Rose never played a single game, the season went about as well as could be expected for the Bulls. … Injuries held Hamilton back from becoming the reliable starting two-guard the team signed him to be, but even when he was healthy and the Bulls were in need of help in the postseason, Thibodeau rarely called on him.
Implications Of Projected ’13/14 Cap, Tax Figures
2013/06/implications-of-a-possible-585mm-salary-cap.htmlThe Nets, Bulls, Lakers, Heat, and Knicks are among the clubs that figure to be affected by the new tax rates. … That wouldn't be a huge leap either, but it'd be more significant than the projected cap increase, considering this past season's tax line was about $70.31MM.
Offseason Outlook: Miami Heat
2013/06/offseason-outlook-miami-heat.htmlA third championship in a row, which would put Miami in the elite company of the Celtics, Lakers and Bulls as the only franchises ever to accomplish such a feat, is within the team's grasp. … He, like Wade and Bosh, took less than the max to sign with the Heat in 2010, but with a mounting stack of MVP awards, James not be so charitable this time around.
NBA Veterans Eligible For Contract Extensions
2013/08/nba-veterans-eligible-for-contract-extensions.htmlHere's the complete list, by my count, of veteran players currently eligible for extensions: Bobcats: Ben Gordon, Brendan Haywood Bucks: Luke Ridnour Bulls: Carlos Boozer, Luol Deng Cavaliers: Anderson Varejao Celtics: Rajon Rondo Heat: Joel Anthony, Chris Bosh, Udonis Haslem, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade Jazz: Andris Biedrins, Richard Jefferson, Marvin Williams Kings: Travis Outlaw, John Salmons Knicks: Andrea Bargnani, Amar'e Stoudemire Lakers: Steve Blake, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol Magic: Hedo Turkoglu Mavericks: Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki Nets: Joe Johnson, Paul Pierce Pacers: Danny Granger, Luis Scola Pistons: Charlie Villanueva Raptors: Rudy Gay, Amir Johnson, Kyle Lowry Spurs: Matt Bonner Suns: Channing Frye, Marcin Gortat Thunder: Kevin Durant, Thabo Sefolosha Trail Blazers: LaMarcus Aldridge, Wesley Matthews Warriors: Andrew Bogut, David Lee Wizards: Trevor Ariza, Emeka Okafor In addition to the players listed above, several players will become extension-eligible sometime before next June. … The criteria for those players are fairly simple: If you're still playing on the rookie-scale deal you signed as a first-round draft pick and you're entering the final year of that contract, you're extension-eligible.
Eastern Notes: Singleton, Okafor, Bulls, Knicks
2013/09/eastern-notes-singleton-bulls-heat-knicks.htmlWhile Tom Thibodeau has downplayed any sort of discord between him and the Bulls' front office, a source tells Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times that the head coach would be upset if the team traded Luol Deng or let him walk in free agency. … Begley adds (via Twitter) that former prep star Jonathan Hargett worked out at the Knicks facility, though it was in an informal capacity and the team isn't currently planning to sign him.