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2017 Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Detroit Pistons

June 1st, 2017 at 6:53pm CST by Luke Adams

Poised to continue building on a 2015/16 season that saw them record 44 wins and land their first playoff berth in seven years, the Pistons instead regressed, falling out of the postseason picture with a 37-45 record. Reggie Jackson was plagued by injuries and was ineffective for much of the season, while Andre Drummond‘s free throw woes continued to make him a liability in late-game situations. Now, the Pistons are virtually capped-out and will have to figure out how to improve a roster that could use reinforcements in several different areas.

Here’s where things currently stand for the Pistons financially, as we continue our Offseason Salary Cap Digest series for 2017:

Guaranteed Salary

Player Options

Team Options

  • None

Non-Guaranteed Salary

  • Darrun Hilliard ($1,471,382)2
  • Michael Gbinije ($812,611) — Partial guarantee. Guaranteed portion noted above.1
  • Total: $2,283,993

Restricted Free Agents

Cap Holds

  • Aron Baynes ($8,450,000) — If player option is declined
  • No. 12 overall pick ($2,759,280)
  • Beno Udrih ($1,471,382)
  • Total: $12,680,662

Projected Salary Cap: $101,000,000

Maximum Cap Room: $1,626,336

  • Taking into account their nine guaranteed salaries and cap charges for a first-round pick and two empty roster spots, the Pistons have a team salary of $99,373,664. That would involve renouncing Caldwell-Pope, Baynes, and Bullock, and still doesn’t create any real cap room, making it an unlikely scenario. So unless they make a cost-cutting trade or two, the Pistons will be an over-the-cap team this offseason.

Footnotes:

  1. Gbinije’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after July 15.
  2. Hilliard’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after July 1.

Salary information from Basketball Insiders and The Vertical was used in the creation of this post.

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2017 Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Charlotte Hornets

May 31st, 2017 at 12:47pm CST by Luke Adams

After a solid 2015/16 season, the Hornets took a step back in ’16/17, with their win total dipping from 48 to 36. As Charlotte looks to bounce back, the fact that Kemba Walker is the sixth-highest-paid player on the roster is both good and bad news for the club — Walker is on a very team-friendly contract, but the Hornets have made some other questionable big-money investments that will limit their flexibility.

Here’s where things currently stand for the Hornets financially, as we continue our Offseason Salary Cap Digest series for 2017:

Guaranteed Salary

Player Options

  • None

Team Options

Non-Guaranteed Salary

Restricted Free Agents

  • None

Cap Holds

Trade Exceptions

Projected Salary Cap: $101,000,000

Maximum Cap Room: –$5,677,173

  • The Hornets’ guaranteed salaries, plus cap holds for their first-round pick and two empty roster spots, total $106,677,173, putting the team over the cap. So, barring a significant change in direction, Charlotte is unlikely to dip below the cap this summer.

Footnotes:

  1. O’Bryant’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after August 1.
  2. Weber’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after August 1.

Salary information from Basketball Insiders and The Vertical was used in the creation of this post.

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2017 Offseason Salary Cap Digest: New Orleans Pelicans

May 30th, 2017 at 3:08pm CST by Luke Adams

The Pelicans entered the 2016/17 season with playoff aspirations, but quickly fell out of the race and couldn’t climb back in, even after their deadline acquisition of DeMarcus Cousins. The frontcourt pairing of Cousins and Anthony Davis is a very intriguing one, particularly with a full offseason ahead for the two star bigs to get comfortable with one another. Still, the duo will need some help and New Orleans doesn’t have a ton of cap flexibility to continue adding complementary pieces.

Here’s where things currently stand for the Pelicans financially, as we continue our Offseason Salary Cap Digest series for 2017:

Guaranteed Salary

Player Options

  • None

Team Options

  • None

Non-Guaranteed Salary

Restricted Free Agents

  • None

Cap Holds

Trade Exceptions

Projected Salary Cap: $101,000,000

Maximum Cap Room: $13,308,395

  • Adding three cap charges for empty roster spots to New Orleans’ nine guaranteed contracts results in a total team salary of $87,691,605. The cap space created in that scenario is minimal, so the Pelicans are more likely to retain one or two of their players on non-guaranteed contracts and to keep Holiday’s cap hold on the books as they attempt to re-sign him. That would mean staying over the cap.

Footnotes:

  1. Crawford’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after August 1.
  2. Cook’s salary becomes partially guaranteed ($25,000) after July 5. Guarantee increases to $100,000 after July 25.

Salary information from Basketball Insiders and The Vertical was used in the creation of this post.

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2017 NBA Offseason Salary Cap Digest Series

May 30th, 2017 at 10:09am CST by Luke Adams

As we approach the 2017 NBA draft and free agent period, Hoops Rumors has been examining each team’s cap situation, breaking down the guaranteed salaries, non-guaranteed salaries, options, free agents, and cap holds on the books for each of the league’s teams.

We’re also previewing each club’s offseason in more depth, but these salary cap digests provide a bare-bones look at where teams are at with their spending, how much cap room they figure to have this summer, and which players may not be safe, given their contract situations.

You can find the link to your favorite team’s offseason salary cap digest below. If we haven’t covered your team yet, we’ll be doing so soon. You can find this post anytime on our right-hand sidebar under “Hoops Rumors Features.”

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

Central Division

Southeast Division

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Northwest Division

Pacific Division

Southwest Division

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2017 Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Dallas Mavericks

May 29th, 2017 at 11:26am CST by Luke Adams

The Mavericks have been a perennial playoff team for most of the last two decades, but after posting their worst record (33-49) since 1998/99, they finally seem ready to retool — even as Dirk Nowitzki‘s career nears its end. While the Mavs don’t have any players eligible for unrestricted free agency this summer, they have nine players on team options, on non-guaranteed contracts, or eligible for restricted free agency. That should create plenty of opportunity for roster turnover in Dallas in the coming weeks and months.

Here’s where things currently stand for the Mavericks financially, as we continue our Offseason Salary Cap Digest series for 2017:

Guaranteed Salary

Player Options

  • None

Team Options

Non-Guaranteed Salary

Restricted Free Agents

  • Nerlens Noel ($4,187,598 qualifying offer / $10,961,225 cap hold)
  • Total: $10,961,225

Cap Holds

  • No. 9 overall pick ($2,681,900)
  • Total: $2,681,900

Trade Exceptions

Projected Salary Cap: $101,000,000

Maximum Cap Room: $34,340,379

  • The Mavericks have six fully guaranteed contracts on their books. Adding cap charges for their first-round pick and five empty roster spots brings their total team salary to $66,659,621. That would create enough flexibility to pursue a maximum salary player, but it also doesn’t account for players like Noel or Nowitzki, who will almost certainly be back. So, barring cost-cutting trades, Dallas figures to have less cap room than that when July begins.

Footnotes:

  1. Merji’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after July 12.
  2. Liggins’ salary becomes partially guaranteed ($26,773) after June 24 if team option is exercised.
  3. Brussino’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after July 6.
  4. Finney-Smith’s salary becomes partially guaranteed ($100,000) after July 6.
  5. Uthoff’s salary becomes partially guaranteed ($200,000) after July 30.

Salary information from Basketball Insiders and The Vertical was used in the creation of this post.

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2017 Offseason Salary Cap Digest: New York Knicks

May 27th, 2017 at 10:06am CST by Luke Adams

The 2016/17 Knicks season will be remembered for many things: Phil Jackson subtly – and then blatantly – suggesting the team would be better off without Carmelo Anthony; Charles Oakley being ejected and banned from Madison Square Garden; Derrick Rose disappearing with no explanation before a game; Joakim Noah receiving a 20-game suspension; Kristaps Porzingis skipping his exit interview.

New York’s results on the court were practically an afterthought, but they weren’t good either (31-51 record). So in addition to upgrading the roster, Knicks management will have to work this offseason to rebuild the franchise’s one-time reputation as a top destination for NBA players.

Here’s where things currently stand for the Knicks financially, as we continue our Offseason Salary Cap Digest series for 2017:

Guaranteed Salary

Player Options

  • None

Team Options

  • None

Non-Guaranteed Salary

Restricted Free Agents

  • Ron Baker ($1,512,611 qualifying offer / $1,512,611 cap hold)
  • Total: $1,512,611

Cap Holds

Projected Salary Cap: $101,000,000

Maximum Cap Room: $19,588,175

  • Adding the Knicks’ eight guaranteed salaries to cap holds for their first-round pick and three empty roster spots, the team’s salary totals $81,411,825. Even after waiving their three non-guaranteed players and renouncing free agents like Rose, Holiday, and Baker, that wouldn’t be nearly enough for a maximum-salary contract, so the Knicks will have to get creative – or dump salary in a Carmelo trade – if they want to make a splash in free agency.

Footnotes:

  1. Ndour’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after June 30.
  2. Plumlee’s salary becomes partially guaranteed ($100,000) after June 30.
  3. Rose’s cap hold is his maximum salary, based on a $101MM cap projection. If the salary cap is higher than $101MM, Rose’s cap hold would increase along with it, up to a maximum of $31,984,878.

Salary information from Basketball Insiders and The Vertical was used in the creation of this post.

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2017 Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Sacramento Kings

May 26th, 2017 at 6:40pm CST by Luke Adams

After flirting with possible playoff contention in the first half, the Kings opted instead for a full rebuild, sending DeMarcus Cousins to New Orleans over the All-Star break for what was widely considered to be an underwhelming trade package. But with Buddy Hield playing well down the stretch and the Pelicans’ pick turning into a top-10 selection, the return on Cousins doesn’t look too bad anymore — and some lottery luck ensured that Sacramento will also have a top-five pick in June. Hitting on those two lottery selections would help get the Kings’ rebuild get off to a great start.

Here’s where things currently stand for the Kings financially, as we continue our Offseason Salary Cap Digest series for 2017:

Guaranteed Salary

Player Options

Team Options

  • None

Non-Guaranteed Salary

  • Arron Afflalo ($11,000,000) — Partial guarantee. Guaranteed portion noted above.2
  • Anthony Tolliver ($6,000,000) — Partial guarantee. Guaranteed portion noted above.1
  • Total: $17,000,000

Restricted Free Agents

  • Ben McLemore ($4,187,598 qualifying offer / $10,022,205 cap hold)
  • Total: $10,022,205

Cap Holds

Trade Exceptions

Projected Salary Cap: $101,000,000

Maximum Cap Room: $55,844,782

  • The Kings have cap holds for a pair of top-10 draft picks to account for, but their guaranteed contracts don’t amount to much. Taking into account their draft picks, guaranteed salaries, and three cap charges for empty roster spots, the Kings would have just $45,155,218 in team salary. However, that would hinge on Galloway turning down his player option, Afflalo and Tolliver being waived, every free agent leaving, and Bogdanovic not being signed this season, so Sacramento is unlikely to have quite that much room heading into free agency.

Footnotes:

  1. Tolliver’s salary reportedly becomes fully guaranteed after June 1.
  2. Afflalo’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after June 23.

Salary information from Basketball Insiders and The Vertical was used in the creation of this post.

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2017 Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Orlando Magic

May 24th, 2017 at 4:02pm CST by Luke Adams

The Magic’s 2016 offseason, which saw them add Serge Ibaka, Bismack Biyombo, and Jeff Green while giving up Victor Oladipo and their lottery pick, received mixed reviews at best. Critics of the team’s moves were ultimately proven right, as Orlando landed in the lottery again, moving Ibaka prior to the trade deadline in an attempt to salvage last summer’s deal before he reached free agency. The Magic’s roster isn’t exactly overflowing with talent, but the club has a pair of first-round picks and a little cap flexibility heading into the summer.

Here’s where things currently stand for the Magic financially, as we continue our Offseason Salary Cap Digest series for 2017:

Guaranteed Salary

Player Options

  • None

Team Options

  • None

Non-Guaranteed Salary

Restricted Free Agents

  • Damjan Rudez ($1,724,305 qualifying offer / $1,724,305 cap hold)
  • Total: $1,724,305

Cap Holds

  • Jeff Green ($18,000,000)
  • Jodie Meeks ($12,426,000)
  • No. 6 overall pick ($4,186,320)
  • No. 25 overall pick ($1,516,200)
  • Total: $36,128,520

Trade Exceptions

Projected Salary Cap: $101,000,000

Maximum Cap Room: $15,751,170

  • Orlando’s eight guaranteed salaries, cap holds for two first-round picks, and cap charges for two empty roster spots total $85,248,830 in team salary. The Magic aren’t likely to waive all their non-guaranteed players, but they don’t have any free agents they badly needs to bring back, so renouncing those FAs and getting close to their maximum cap room is possible.

Footnotes:

  1. Watson’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after July 10.
  2. Zimmerman’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after July 6.

Salary information from Basketball Insiders and The Vertical was used in the creation of this post.

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2017 Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Minnesota Timberwolves

May 22nd, 2017 at 11:01pm CST by Luke Adams

A popular sleeper pick to earn a playoff spot in the West heading into the 2016/17 season, the Timberwolves got off to a terrible start and never recovered, proving that they weren’t quite ready to make that leap. Nonetheless, Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins continue to improve, and Tom Thibodeau now has a year under his belt with his new team. With another top-seven pick on the way and some cap space available, the Wolves are in position to continue improving their roster and perhaps to get back to the postseason in 2017/18.

Here’s where things currently stand for the Timberwolves financially, as we continue our Offseason Salary Cap Digest series for 2017:

Guaranteed Salary

Player Options

  • None

Team Options

  • None

Non-Guaranteed Salary

Restricted Free Agents

  • Shabazz Muhammad ($4,187,598 qualifying offer / $7,615,748 cap hold)
  • Total: $7,615,748

Cap Holds

Projected Salary Cap: $101,000,000

Maximum Cap Room: $32,037,943

  • Although Pekovic remains on the Timberwolves’ books, medical retirement appears likely for him. If that becomes official, the Wolves could remove Pekovic’s charge from their cap, leaving the team with nine guaranteed salaries, a cap hold for a first-round pick, and two cap hits for empty roster spots, totaling $68,962,057. That would leave enough room to offer a maximum-salary contract to any free agent with less than 10 years of NBA experience.

Footnotes:

  1. Hill’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after June 30.

Salary information from Basketball Insiders and The Vertical was used in the creation of this post.

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2017 Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Brooklyn Nets

May 22nd, 2017 at 1:02pm CST by Luke Adams

Still reeling from the 2013 trade with Boston that cost them a handful of first-round picks, the Nets entered the 2016/17 season as the odds-on favorite to lose the most games of any team. Sure enough, they delivered, posting a 20-62 mark as their top free agent addition (Jeremy Lin) battled injuries for most of the year.

With the Celtics still in control of Brooklyn’s first-round picks in 2017 and 2018, the Nets will be hard-pressed to add star talent, but GM Sean Marks will look to continue adding young pieces with a pair of draft picks in the 20s — and with the team’s max-level cap room.

Here’s where things currently stand for the Nets financially, as we continue our Offseason Salary Cap Digest series for 2017:

Guaranteed Salary

Player Options

  • None

Team Options

Non-Guaranteed Salary

Restricted Free Agents

  • None

Cap Holds

  • Randy Foye ($3,000,000)
  • No. 22 overall pick ($1,713,720)
  • No. 27 overall pick ($1,423,560)
  • Total: $6,137,280

Projected Salary Cap: $101,000,000

Maximum Cap Room: $33,209,882

  • With eight guaranteed salaries, two cap holds for first-round picks, and a pair of cap charges for empty roster spots, the Nets would have a team salary of $67,790,118. Their available cap room will dip a little if they keep some of their players with non-guaranteed salaries, as is expected, but they’d still have more than enough room to aggressively pursue at least one major free agent — perhaps an RFA, if they follow 2016’s blueprint.

Footnotes:

  1. Acy’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after July 16.
  2. Harris’ salary becomes fully guaranteed after June 30.
  3. Kilpatrick’s salary becomes fully guaranteed after June 30.

Salary information from Basketball Insiders and The Vertical was used in the creation of this post.

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