Nets Notes: Irving, Brown, Simmons, Draft Picks, Durant, Nash
2022/04/nets-notes-irving-brown-simmons-draft-picks-durant-nash.htmlThe Nets hold his Bird rights.
Hoops Rumors Glossary: Early Bird Rights
2022/04/hoops-rumors-glossary-early-bird-rights-6.htmlBird rights offer teams the chance to sign their own free agents without regard to the salary cap, but they don't apply to every player. … Other salary cap exceptions are available for teams to keep players who don’t qualify for Bird rights.
Mavs’ Brunson Continues To Boost Value Ahead Of Free Agency
2022/04/mavs-brunson-continues-to-boost-value-ahead-of-free-agency.htmlAlthough Brunson isn't restricted, Dallas holds his Bird rights and can offer him more years and more money than any other suitor -- additionally, team owner Mark Cuban has talked about wanting to lock up the point guard long-term.
2022 NBA Offseason Preview: Houston Rockets
2022/04/2022-nba-offseason-preview-houston-rockets.htmlWe look ahead to the Rockets' offseason, examining their roster and cap situation entering the summer.
Nets Notes: Durant, Irving, Nash, Brown
2022/04/nets-notes-durant-irving-nash-brown.htmlThe Nets own his Bird rights and can go over the cap to keep him.
Clippers’ Lawrence Frank Talks Roster, Offseason, More
2022/04/clippers-lawrence-frank-talks-roster-offseason-more.htmlholds the Bird rights to unrestricted free agent Robert Covington, who recently said he was intrigued by the idea of playing with Leonard and George. … Isaiah Hartenstein is also a free agent, but the Clips only holds his Non-Bird rights.
Hoops Rumors Glossary: Bird Rights
2022/04/hoops-rumors-glossary-bird-rights-5.htmlThe 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 long-term deal or on separate one- or two-year contracts. … For instance, the Pistons will hold Marvin Bagley III's Bird rights when he reaches free agency this offseason, despite just acquiring him in February.
NBA Team Option Decisions For 2022/23
2022/04/nba-team-option-decisions-for-2022-23.htmlHowever, team options can be useful at the end of a contract, since turning down that option allows the team to retain some form of Bird rights on the player -- waiving a player with a non-guaranteed salary doesn't present that same opportunity.
Clippers Notes: Leonard, George, Covington, Batum, Hartenstein, Outlook
2022/04/clippers-notes-leonard-george-covington-batum-hartenstein-outlook.htmlBy trading for Covington, the Clippers also acquired his Bird rights, which will allow them to exceed the salary cap and luxury tux to retain him, ESPN's Bobby Marks notes in his guide to the team's offseason. … They hold Non-Bird rights on another unrestricted free agent, Isaiah Hartenstein.
Lakers Notes: Monk, Westbrook, LeBron, Pelinka
2022/04/lakers-notes-monk-westbrook-lebron-pelinka.htmlThe Lakers will likely make a strong effort to retain Malik Monk this summer, but they only hold Monk's Non-Bird rights and would have to dip into their mid-level exception to sign the 24-year-old to a deal worth more than about $2.5MM.
Blazers Sign Reggie Perry To Hardship Deal For Final Game
2022/04/blazers-sign-reggie-perry-to-hardship-deal-for-final-game.htmlPerry's contract will expire when the regular season ends, so the club won't have any form of Bird rights on…
Thunder Sign Georgios Kalaitzakis To Hardship Deal
2022/04/thunder-sign-georgios-kalaitzakis-to-hardship-deal.htmlThere are only six days left in the regular season, so referring to Kalaitzakis' agreement as a "10-day" is a bit of a misnomer -- it's essentially a rest-of-season hardship deal that won't give Oklahoma City any form of Bird rights on the rookie this offseason.
Checking In On Active 10-Day Contracts
2022/04/checking-in-on-active-10-day-contracts-3.htmlThose hardship 10-days, like the one the Thunder completed with Georgios Kalaitzakis on Monday, are technically just rest-of-season contracts that don't give the team any form of Bird rights this offseason. … Kalaitzakis will become a free agent immediately after the season ends, and Oklahoma City won't be able to use the Non-Bird exception to re-sign him in the summer.
Lakers Rumors: Coaching Change, Davis, Westbrook, THT, Nunn, Monk
2022/04/lakers-rumors-coaching-change-davis-westbrook-tht-nunn-monk.htmlonly holds Non-Bird rights on Monk and will be limited to a contract that starts at the taxpayer mid-level exception, which is projected to be $6.4MM.
What To Watch For In NBA Season’s Final 10 Days
2022/04/what-to-watch-for-in-nba-seasons-final-10-days.htmlA rest-of-season contract would give the club a player's Bird, Early Bird, or Non-Bird rights for the offseason, whereas a 10-day deal won't. … Why wouldn't those hardship contracts just take the form of rest-of-season deals too? Well, this way, teams can't gain certain offseason rights to more players than the standard roster limits allow.
Free Agent Stock Watch: Southwest Division
2022/03/free-agent-stock-watch-southwest-division-4.htmlHe outperformed that contract early in the season, prompting some discussion about how the Celtics - who would have only held his Non-Bird rights at season's end - wouldn't be able to afford to bring him back.
Pelinka: Lakers Hope Monk Is “Part Of Our Future”
2022/03/pelinka-lakers-hope-monk-is-part-of-our-future.htmlBecause the Lakers will only hold Monk's Non-Bird rights and won't have any cap room this offseason, the highest starting salary they'll be able to offer will likely be $6.34MM, the projected amount of the taxpayer mid-level exception.
Free Agent Stock Watch: Central Division
2022/03/free-agent-stock-watch-central-division-4.htmlHe'll have Early Bird rights this time around, putting him in a better spot to get a raise from the Bucks, who shouldn't expect the 27-year-old to once again accept a team-friendly rate.
Southeast Notes: Oladipo, Porzingis, Beal, Harrell
2022/03/southeast-notes-oladipo-porzingis-beal-harrell.htmlThe Heat will own his Bird rights after giving him a one-year, minimum-salary contract this season, but they may not have much to offer if they're focused on staying out of luxury tax territory.
Joe Ingles Undergoes Successful ACL Surgery
2022/02/joe-ingles-undergoes-successful-acl-surgery.htmlinstead of Ingles, which suggests that the team may still see value in Ingles’ Bird rights.
Dennis Schröder, Rockets Not Pursuing Buyout Agreement
2022/02/dennis-schroder-rockets-not-pursuing-buyout-agreement.htmlAssuming he finishes the season in Houston as planned, Schroder will reach unrestricted free agency again this summer, at which point the Rockets would hold his Non-Bird rights.
Lakers Notes: Monk, LeBron, Handy
2022/02/lakers-notes-monk-lebron-handy.htmlMonk will be an unrestricted free agent this summer and it might be a challenge for the Lakers to retain him -- they only have his Non-Bird rights, so they'll be limited to an offer of 120% of his minimum salary.
Trail Blazers Promote Trendon Watford, Waive Dennis Smith Jr.
2022/02/trail-blazers-to-promote-trendon-watford-waive-dennis-smith-jr.htmlThe fact that Portland is opting to waive Smith rather than injured forward Joe Ingles, who was acquired for salary-matching purposes at this month's trade deadline, suggests that the team may still see value in Ingles' Bird rights.
Nine Candidates To Be Promoted From Two-Way Contracts
2022/02/nine-candidates-to-be-promoted-from-two-way-contracts.htmlThe Pacers already have one open roster spot and could create a second one by waiving injured guard Ricky Rubio, though if they value his Bird rights, they'll want to keep Rubio on the roster.
Victor Oladipo Practicing, Return Date Still Uncertain
2022/02/victor-oladipo-practicing-return-date-still-uncertain.htmlMiami retained Bird Rights on the former All-Star guard.