Atlantic Notes: Walker, Gallinari, Dowtin, Batum
2023/11/atlantic-notes-walker-gallinari-dowtin-batum.htmlSportsnet.ca's Blake Murphy reports (Twitter link) Dowtin is signing a G League contract and will suit up for the Delaware Blue Coats, the affiliate of the Sixers, who acquired his returning player rights in September. … Playing for Boston would have been a dream come true for Danilo Gallinari, who grew up a fan of the Celtics and Larry Bird, according to The Athletic's Jay King.
Sixers Notes: Trade Targets, Harden, Maxey, Embiid, Harris, Martin
2023/11/sixers-notes-trade-targets-harden-maxey-embiid-harris-martin.htmlHe points out that Philadelphia has Harris' Bird rights, which will help with his next contract but would eat into the club's cap room.
Trade Breakdown: Bradley Beal To The Suns
2023/10/trade-breakdown-bradley-beal-to-the-suns.htmlPhoenix also re-signed Josh Okogie at near the minimum -- he got a slight raise using his non-Bird rights. … The Wizards acquired Chris Paul; Landry Shamet; the draft rights to Bilal Coulibaly (No.
Players Currently Affected By Trade Restrictions
2023/09/players-currently-affected-by-trade-restrictions-2.htmlThese 18 players all meet a specific set of criteria: Not only did they re-sign with their previous team this offseason, but they got a raise of at least 20%, their salary is worth more than the minimum, and their team was over the cap, using Bird or Early Bird rights to sign them. … It also includes those players who remain unsigned, such as James Nnaji and Tristan Vukcevic, since their draft rights can be traded until they sign their contract.
Heat Notes: Love, Adebayo, Free Agency, Training Camp
2023/09/heat-notes-love-adebayo-free-agency-training-camp.htmlWhen they re-signed him this summer, the Heat used their Non-Bird rights on Love to give him a salary that's 20% above the veteran's minimum, so he'll earn $3,835,738 in 2023/24 instead of $3,196,448.
Community Shootaround: Nuggets’ Offseason
2023/09/community-shootaround-nuggets-offseason.htmlThe 27-year-old received far more money from Indiana than the Nuggets could have given him because they only had his Non-Bird rights, so it's not like they did something wrong.
Kings Notes: Vezenkov, Monk, McGee
2023/09/kings-notes-vezenkov-monk-mcgee.htmlMonk, who is entering the final year of his deal, will only have Early Bird rights in 2024 after signing a two-year contract with the Kings, and he is not extension-eligible. … Former Olympiacos star Sasha Vezenkov decided to come stateside for the 2023/24 season, signing a three-year, $20MM contract with the Kings, who held his draft rights.
22 Players Remain Eligible For Rookie Scale Extensions
2023/08/22-players-remain-eligible-for-rookie-scale-extensions.htmlOnce they use up their space in '24, they can go over the cap to re-sign Maxey using his Bird rights.
Poll: James Harden’s Team On Opening Night
2023/08/poll-james-hardens-team-on-opening-night.htmlHarden's new team would acquire his Bird rights and might be pretty confident about its ability to re-sign him next summer, but he won't be extension-eligible before becoming a free agent, so there are no guarantees.
Players Who Can’t Be Traded Until January 15
2023/08/players-who-cant-be-traded-until-january-15-7.htmlThese players all meet a specific set of criteria: Not only did they re-sign with their previous team this offseason, but they got a raise of at least 20%, their salary is worth more than the minimum, and their team was over the cap, using Bird or Early Bird rights to sign them.
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. … A handful of players with veto rights consented to trades during the 2022/23 season, including Mike Muscala, Serge Ibaka, Ryan Arcidiacono, and Kessler Edwards.
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.
Hornets’ Kupchak: Miles Bridges’ Return ‘Polarizing Topic’
2023/07/kupchak-miles-bridges-return-polarizing-topic.html"Upon the conclusion of the season, he will become an unrestricted free agent and he will have Bird rights,” Kupchak said. … “So, in the NBA with Bird rights, that gives you an advantage when signing free agents.
How Teams Are Using 2023/24 Mid-Level Exceptions
2023/07/how-teams-are-using-2023-24-mid-level-exceptions.htmlIn addition to receiving approximately $136MM in cap room and being allowed to surpass that threshold in order to sign players using Bird Rights or the minimum salary exception, each NBA team also receives a mid-level exception.
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.
Contract Details: Crowder, Grant, Powell, Green, Lewis
2023/07/contract-details-crowder-grant-powell-green-lewis.htmlThe Bucks held Crowder's Bird rights, so they could have given him any salary up to his maximum.
Mason Plumlee Re-Signs With Clippers On One-Year Deal
2023/07/mason-plumlee-re-signing-with-clippers-on-one-year-deal.htmlHowever, they held Plumlee's Bird rights, so they were able to pay him more than the veteran's minimum.
NBA Minimum Salaries For 2023/24
2023/07/nba-minimum-salaries-for-2023-24.htmlTechnically, a minimum-salary contract could cover five years for a player with full Bird rights, but in actuality, that never happens.
Northwest Notes: Lillard, Jazz, Timberwolves Moves, Brown, Jackson, Braun, Wallace
2023/07/northwest-notes-lillard-jazz-timberwolves-moves-brown-jackson-braun-wallace.htmlThey divvied up their mid-level exception to acquire Shake Milton and Troy Brown, as well as re-signing Nickeil Alexander-Walker via his Bird rights.
Miles Bridges Signs Hornets’ Qualifying Offer
2023/07/miles-bridges-to-sign-hornets-qualifying-offer.htmlHowever, if he were to approve a trade, the team that acquires him would lose his Bird rights.
Central Notes: Bucks, Pistons, Parker, Pacers’ Coaches
2023/07/central-notes-bucks-pistons-parker-pacers-coaches.htmlNehm points out that they can't avoid the apron if they use their full $5MM taxpayer mid-level exception and will have to complete the roster mostly through veteran's minimum contracts and re-signing their own players through Bird rights.
Jae Crowder Signs One-Year Deal With Bucks
2023/07/bucks-jae-crowder-agree-to-one-year-deal.htmlHowever, because Milwaukee possesses Crowder's Bird rights, the team could sign him to a contract above the standard minimum.