How They Were Signed: Cap Space

Continuing Hoops Rumors overview as to how each player currently on an NBA roster was signed, we will look at the players who were signed using a team’s cap space. Ironically, more players are signed to a team’s roster using a salary cap exception than are signed to a team’s roster using a team’s salary cap space.

For the 2013/14 NBA season, each team has a salary cap of $58.679M. Players signed to an exception still count against this salary cap. For example, the Bulls haven’t signed any player to their current roster using cap space but are $20M above the cap.

Below is a team-by-team list of which players on current NBA rosters were signed using only a team’s cap space.

  • Atlanta Hawks 
  • Boston Celtics 
    • None
  • Brooklyn Nets
    • None
  • Charlotte Bobcats
  • Chicago Bulls
    • None
  • Cleveland Cavaliers 
  • Dallas Mavericks
    • Monta Ellis ($8.00MM 13/14; $8.36MM 14/15; $8.72MM 15/16)
    • Jose Calderon ($6.79MM 13/14; $7.10MM 14/15; $7.40MM 15/16; $7.71MM 16/17)
    • Samuel Dalembert ($3.70MM 13/14; $3.87MM 14/15)
    • Jae Crowder ($0.80MM 13/14; $0.92MM 14/15; $1.18MM 15/16)
    • Bernard James ($0.80MM 13/14; $1.12MM 14/15)
    • Ricky Ledo ($0.54MM 13/14; $0.82MM 14/15; $1.00MM 15/16; $1.02MM 16/17)
    • Gal Mekel ($0.49MM 13/14; $0.82MM 14/15; $1.00MM 15/16; $1.22MM 16/17)
  • Denver Nuggets 
    • None
  • Detroit Pistons
  • Golden State
    • None
  • Houston Rockets
    • Dwight Howard ($20.50MM 13/14; $21.44MM 14/15; $22.36MM 15/16; 23.28MM 16/17)
    • Omer Asik ($8.37MM 13/14; $8.37MM 14/15)
    • Jeremy Lin ($8.37MM 13/14; $8.37MM 14/15)
    • Chandler Parsons ($0.93MM 13/14; $0.96MM 14/15)
    • Patrick Beverley ($0.79MM 13/14; $0.92MM 14/15; $1.18MM 15/16)
    • Isaiah Canaan ($0.57MM 13/14; $0.82MM 14/15; $0.95MM 15/16; $1.22MM 16/17)
    • Robert Covington ($0.50MM 13/14; $0.82MM 14/15; $0.95MM 15/16; $1.22MM 16/17)
  • Indiana Pacers
  • Los Angeles Clippers
    • None
  • Los Angeles Lakers
    • None
  • Memphis Grizzlies
    • Mike Conley ($8.60MM 13/14; $9.29MM 14/15; $9.99MM 15/16)
  • Miami Heat
  • Milwaukee Bucks
  • Minnesota Timberwolves
    • Kevin Love ($14.69MM 13/14; $15.72MM 14/15;  $16.74MM 15/16)
    • Jose Barea ($4.69MM 13/14; $4.52MM 14/15)
    • Corey Brewer ($4.50MM 13/14; $4.70MM 14/15; $4.91MM 15/16)
    • Alexey Shved ($3.15MM 13/14; $3.28MM 14/15; $4.10MM 15/16)
  • New Orleans Pelicans
  • New York Knicks
  • Oklahoma City Thunder
    • None
  • Orlando Magic
    • None
  • Philadelphia 76ers
  • Phoenix Suns
  • Portland Trailblazers
  • Sacramento Kings
    • Marcus Thornton ($8.05MM 13/14; $8.58MM 14/15)
    • Carl Landry ($6.50MM 13/14; $6.50MM 14/15; $6.50MM 15/16; $6.50MM 16/17)
    • Chuck Hayes ($5.72MM 13/14; $5.96MM 14/15)
    • Travis Outlaw ($3.00MM 13/14; $3.00MM 14/15)
    • Isaiah Thomas ($0.88MM 13/14; $1.15MM 14/15)
    • Ray McCallum ($0.52MM 13/14; $0.82MM 14/15; $0.95MM 15/16; $1.22MM 16/17)
  • San Antonio Spurs
    • None
  • Toronto Raptors
  • Utah Jazz
  • Washington Wizards
    • None

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