NBA Players Who Can Veto Trades In 2023/24
2023/08/nba-players-who-can-veto-trades-in-2023-24.htmlIf any player who re-signed for one year approves a trade during the 2023/24 league year, he'll have Non-Bird rights at season's end instead of Early Bird or full Bird rights. … Muscala and Edwards eventually had their team options for '23/24 picked up, so their Bird rights - only lack thereof - didn't come into play this summer.
How New CBA Has Impacted Summer Roster Moves
2023/07/how-new-cba-has-impacted-summer-roster-moves.htmlEven the Suns, Bontemps notes, were impacted a little by those new rules, given that they opted to fill out their roster with minimum-salary players rather than using their Early Bird rights to re-sign some of their own free agents, like Torrey Craig and Jock Landale.
Hoops Rumors Glossary: No-Trade Clause
2023/07/hoops-rumors-glossary-no-trade-clause.htmlA player who meets these criteria and still decides to consent to a trade will lose his Bird or Early Bird rights at the end of the season and will instead be deemed to have Non-Bird rights. … While explicit no-trade clauses in the NBA are rare, these criteria that give players veto rights for a year at a time aren't uncommon at all, and often end up applying to non-stars, giving them a little control over their own professional futures.
Spurs Considered Lucrative Offer Sheet For Austin Reaves
2023/07/spurs-considered-lucrative-offer-sheet-for-austin-reaves.htmlAlthough the Lakers could only offer Reaves about $53.8MM over four years using his Early Bird rights, the Arenas provision allowed a rival team with cap room to give him a bigger, back-loaded offer sheet worth up to nearly $102MM over four years -- the Lakers would have had the right to match any offer sheet despite not being able to offer Reaves that much money directly. … Ultimately, no rival suitors decided to aggressively pursue Reaves, allowing the Lakers to bring him back on his maximum Early Bird deal, worth $53.8MM across four seasons.
Lakers Notes: Reaves, Westbrook, Castleton, Gay
2023/07/lakers-notes-reaves-westbrook-castleton-gay.htmlReaves was a restricted free agent, and the Lakers were limited to an offer of about $54MM over four years with his Early Bird rights.
More Contract Details: White, Lyles, A. Holiday, Draymond, D-Lo, More
2023/07/more-contract-details-white-lyles-a-holiday-draymond-d-lo-more.htmlA player who re-signs with his previous team on a one-year deal (or a two-year deal with a second-year option) has the right to veto a trade, since he'd lose his Bird (or Early Bird) rights if he's dealt.
Lakers Re-Sign Austin Reaves To Four-Year Contract
2023/07/lakers-to-re-sign-austin-reaves-to-four-year-contract.htmlIt's a great outcome for the Lakers, who only held Reaves' Early Bird rights and couldn't legally offer him any more than approximately $54MM over four years. … JULY 1: Restricted free agent guard Austin Reaves will be returning to the Lakers, per Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link), who hears from agents Aaron Reilly and Reggie Berry that Reaves will be signing a four-year contract worth the full Early Bird amount to remain in Los Angeles.
Salary Cap, Tax Line Set For 2023/24 NBA Season
2023/06/salary-cap-tax-line-set-for-2023-24-nba-season.htmlThe Early Bird amount - which was confirmed to Hoops Rumors by Yossi Gozlan of HoopsHype - is the maximum amount a team can offer a player it intends to re-sign using his Early Bird rights. … Pelicans forward Herbert Jones has already agreed to an Early Bird deal.
Jock Landale To Become Unrestricted Free Agent
2023/06/jock-landale-to-become-unrestricted-free-agent.htmlStill, it's worth noting that the Suns will keep his Early Bird rights if other plans fall through, notes Gerald Bourguet of PHNX Sports (via Twitter).
2023 NBA Free Agency Primer
2023/06/2023-nba-free-agency-primer.htmlNeed a refresher on how sign-and-trades work, what it means to have "Early Bird rights" on a player, or how a team becomes hard-capped? We explain all in our glossary.
Pelicans Decline Options On Jones, Hernangomez; Will Make Hayes UFA
2023/06/pelicans-decline-options-on-jones-hernangomez-will-make-hayes-ufa.htmlSince he just finished his second season, New Orleans will only have Jones' Early Bird rights, so he'll be an Arenas provision restricted free agent, the same as Lakers guard Austin Reaves.
Pacific Notes: Paul, Warriors, LeBron, Schröder, Walker
2023/06/pacific-notes-paul-warriors-lebron-schroder-walker.htmlThe Lakers are hoping to re-sign Dennis Schroder and Lonnie Walker IV, even though they're both unrestricted and the team doesn't have full Bird rights on either player, states Jovan Buha of The Athletic. … He admits it will be "a little weird" to have Paul on his team after battling him in the playoffs for nearly a decade.
Timberwolves Waive Taurean Prince
2023/06/timberwolves-to-waive-taurean-prince.htmlBecause Prince has a non-guaranteed contract rather than an option, he'll have to be waived, meaning Minnesota won't retain any form of Bird rights on him. … A decision on his 2023/24 salary was due today, as our list of early guarantee dates shows.
Bucks’ Jevon Carter Opts Out, Headed To Free Agency
2023/06/bucks-jevon-carter-opts-out-headed-to-free-agency.htmlIt's uncertain how much the new coaching staff values the veteran guard, and the Bucks do have salary-cap issues, but they'll hold his Early Bird rights.
Top 50 NBA Free Agents Of 2023
2023/06/top-50-nba-free-agents-of-2023.htmlUnfortunately, Denver only holds Non-Bird rights on Brown and will be limited to offering a 20% raise, which works out to a starting salary of $7.8MM. … He turned down an option worth nearly $23MM and could exceed $30MM on a multiyear deal.
Suns Want To See Ayton Play Alongside Star Trio
2023/06/suns-want-to-see-ayton-play-alongside-star-trio.htmlThe club won't have access to the mid-level or bi-annual exception this summer, but does have a $5MM trade exception…
Nuggets’ Bruce Brown Declining 2023/24 Player Option
2023/06/nuggets-bruce-brown-declining-2023-24-player-option.htmlBrown is considered likely to receive an offer in the neighborhood of the full mid-level ($12MM) from another team, but spoke after the Nuggets' championship about his desire to remain in Denver, telling reporters that "money isn't everything." If he's willing to accept a below-market salary in 2023/24, he could sign another one-plus-one deal, then opt out again in 2024 and sign a more lucrative, longer-term contract with the Nuggets once they hold his Early Bird rights. … Because Brown signed with the Nuggets just one year ago, the team only holds his Non-Bird rights, giving them the ability to offer up to about $7.8MM, a 20% raise on his previous $6.5MM salary.
Pacific Notes: Westbrook, Vezenkov, Suns, Dunleavy, Lakers
2023/06/pacific-notes-westbrook-vezenkov-suns-dunleavy-lakers.htmlLeroux suggests that owner Steve Ballmer could try to re-sign Westbrook with an unspoken understanding that he'll get a bigger deal next summer when the team will have his Early Bird rights. … The Clippers would prefer to keep Westbrook, but without his Bird rights, they're limited to an offer of 120% of the veteran's minimum.
Bruce Brown: “I Want To Stay” With Nuggets
2023/06/bruce-brown-i-want-to-stay-with-nuggets.htmlBobby Portis took this route in Milwaukee after winning a title with the Bucks, accepting a below-market deal in 2021 and then inking a four-year, $48.6MM contract in 2022 once the team had his Early Bird rights. … If he turns down that option, Denver would only hold his Non-Bird rights and would be limited to offering him a starting salary of $7.8MM -- that figure represents a 20% raise off his current $6.5MM salary.
2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Denver Nuggets
2023/06/2023-nba-offseason-preview-denver-nuggets.htmlAnd as we noted at the time, there's a precedent for a player with Non-Bird rights accepting a below-market deal from a team he won a title with, then getting a raise on a long-term deal the following year when he has Early Bird rights. … The Nuggets will hold his Non-Bird rights, allowing them to offer up to 120% of his $6.48MM salary from this past season.
2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Miami Heat
2023/06/2023-nba-offseason-preview-miami-heat.htmlThe Heat will have Bird rights on Max Strus and Gabe Vincent, who started the entire playoffs. … They have the types of salaries (two of Kyle Lowry, Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson) to match Beal's huge contract -- he's owed nearly $208MM over the next four seasons, including $46.7MM in '23/24.
2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Los Angeles Lakers
2023/06/2023-nba-offseason-preview-los-angeles-lakers.htmlThe simplest - and seemingly most likely - path for the team this offseason would be to play it relatively safe: Negotiate new long-term contracts with Reaves and Hachimura or match any offer sheets they sign, even if it's a back-loaded Arenas Provision offer for Reaves; re-sign Russell to a shorter-term deal; use the mid-level exception to re-sign Schroder (who will only have Non-Bird rights) and/or add another player; and keep an eye out for supplemental pieces in free agency who could be willing to sign minimum-salary contracts to play in L.A. … If the Lakers were to guarantee Vanderbilt's modest salary for 2023/24, issue a qualifying offer to restricted free agent Austin Reaves, and divest themselves of the rest of their non-guaranteed contracts (including declining options and renouncing free agent cap holds), they could create nearly $28MM in cap room.
2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Golden State Warriors
2023/06/2023-nba-offseason-preview-golden-state-warriors.htmlDraymond Green ($27,586,224): Bird rights… His overall numbers in '22/23 look pretty similar to his career averages, but the major leg injuries he suffered (a torn ACL and a torn Achilles) that caused him to miss two seasons have sapped some of his athleticism, and he isn't nearly the defender he once was.
2023 NBA Offseason Preview: New York Knicks
2023/06/2023-nba-offseason-preview-new-york-knicks.htmlJosh Hart ($12,960,000): Bird rights… Thibodeau and the Knicks clearly value the former MVP's influence in the locker room and on the bench, having opted to keep him on the roster all season rather than buying him out after the trade deadline.
2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Philadelphia 76ers
2023/06/2023-nba-offseason-preview-philadelphia-76ers.htmlIf Harden declines the option, the Sixers will be left with a $46.9MM cap hold and will have his Bird rights, giving them the ability to go over the cap to re-sign him while offering more money than a rival team can. … Harden is clearly past his MVP peak, but he still had a strong year, averaging 20-plus points per game for the 11th straight season while leading the league in assists (10.7) and posting a career-best assist-to-turnover ratio.