Trade Breakdown: Chris Paul To The Warriors
2023/12/trade-breakdown-chris-paul-to-the-warriors.htmlPaul’s $30MM salary for ‘24/25 is non-guaranteed, while Poole will be in the second year of his rookie scale extension. … They’re young, on relatively inexpensive contracts, and may or may not develop into useful NBA players.
81 NBA Players Newly Eligible To Be Traded
2023/12/81-nba-players-newly-eligible-to-be-traded.htmlTwelve more newly trade-eligible players are still on non-guaranteed contracts, including multiple members of the Celtics and Nets.
Roster Decisions Looming For Grizzlies
2023/12/roster-decisions-looming-for-grizzlies.htmlNowell has been playing fairly regular minutes since joining the club, but as Chris Herrington of The Daily Memphian tweets, he logged just eight minutes on Monday and didn't play in the second half, which suggests that the Grizzlies are unlikely to move off one of their players on guaranteed contracts in order to keep him around.
Clippers Officially Promote Joshua Primo To Standard Roster
2023/11/clippers-officially-promote-joshua-primo-to-standard-roster.htmlNovember 16: Primo received a two-year, minimum-salary deal that is fully guaranteed for the remainder of this season and features a $1MM partial guarantee for 2024/25, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). … The move had to be made official today because teams aren't permitted to carry fewer than 14 players on standard contracts for more than two weeks at a time.
Xavier Cooks Reportedly Joining Japanese Team
2023/11/xavier-cooks-reportedly-joining-japanese-team.htmlAfter helping lead the Kings to a National Basketball League title earlier this year, the 28-year-old signed a four-year contract with the Wizards in March that included two guaranteed seasons — 2022/23 and '23/24. … When the Wizards faced a roster crunch this fall, with 17 players on guaranteed contracts battling for 15 standard roster spots, Cooks was one of the odd men out despite his guaranteed $1,719,864 salary, which he'll still receive from Washington.
2023/24 NBA Waiver Claims
2023/11/2023-24-nba-waiver-claims.htmlPortland was willing to take a flier on Wainright, whose minimum-salary deal won't become guaranteed until January. … The victim of a roster crunch in Phoenix, Wainright was waived by the Suns before the regular season as the team trimmed its roster from 17 players on standard contracts to 15.
Warriors Sign Gui Santos To Three-Year Deal
2023/11/warriors-to-sign-gui-santos-to-three-year-deal.htmlOnly $75K of that money is guaranteed, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link), who adds that the second and third seasons are non-guaranteed. … The Warriors only have 13 players on standard contracts after waiving several training camp invitees before the '23/24 season started.
2023/24 NBA Two-Way Contract Conversions
2023/11/2023-24-nba-two-way-contract-conversions.htmlFirst two years guaranteed. … The majority of these players were invited to training camp on Exhibit 10 contracts and ultimately earned two-way slots based on their performances in camp and the preseason.
Knicks Notes: B. Brown, Tournament, Mitchell, Centers
2023/11/knicks-notes-b-brown-tournament-mitchell-centers.htmlRyan Arcidiacono and Dylan Windler, who both have non-guaranteed contracts, said they would use the bonus money to help pay off their mortgages.
Roster Notes: Grizzlies, Hornets, Clippers, Warriors
2023/11/roster-notes-grizzlies-hornets-clippers-warriors.htmlWhile we don't know the details of Biyombo's contract yet, it will likely be non-guaranteed so that the Grizzlies can waive him in December without being on the hook for a full-season salary. … Memphis has no other players on non-guaranteed contracts, so if Biyombo proves invaluable and the team doesn't want to let him go, a player with a guaranteed salary would have to be cut.
Clippers Trade Filip Petrusev, Cash To Kings
2023/11/clippers-to-trade-filip-petrusev-cash-to-kings.htmlAssuming the terms of his contract aren't being adjusted as part of the trade, Petrusev's salary is currently only partially guaranteed for $559,782 (50% of his full salary), so the Kings could waive him at some point with no real financial penalty if they want to reopen that 15th roster spot. … Under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, a team can only carry fewer than 14 players on standard contracts for up to 14 days at a time and 28 total days during a season, so Los Angeles will have to replace Petrusev on its roster sooner rather than later.
Pistons Exercise 2024/25 Options On Cunningham, Ivey, Duren
2023/11/pistons-exercise-2024-25-options-on-cunningham-ivey-duren.htmlCunningham's $13,940,809 salary for the 2024/25 season is now guaranteed, as is Ivey's $7,977,240 figure and Duren's $4,536,840 cap charge. … The three young players are cornerstones of the franchise's rebuild and their rookie scale contracts are relatively modest investments.
Sixers Trade James Harden To Clippers In Three-Team Deal
2023/11/sixers-trading-james-harden-to-clippers.htmlGreen's salary had only been partially guaranteed for $200K. … While the Sixers won't land Terance Mann - whose inclusion in the deal was long believed to be a sticking point - they'll acquire four players on expiring contracts and get out from under Tucker's 2024/25 player option, further increasing their cap flexibility for the summer of 2024.
Rookie Scale Option Decisions Due On Tuesday
2023/10/rookie-scale-option-decisions-due-on-tuesday.htmlFor instance, when the Hawks picked up Jalen Johnson's fourth-year option last Sunday, they were locking in his salary for the 2024/25 season -- his '23/24 salary became guaranteed last October when the team exercised his third-year option. … The deadline for teams to exercise their 2024/25 team options on rookie scale contracts arrives on Tuesday (October 31), and several of those decisions have yet to be reported or announced.
Key In-Season NBA Dates, Deadlines For 2023/24
2023/10/key-in-season-nba-dates-deadlines-for-2023-24.htmlLast day to waive non-guaranteed NBA contracts (including two-way contracts) before they become guaranteed for the rest of the season. … First day teams can sign players to 10-day contracts.
Eastern Notes: I. Smith, Strus, Hawks, Bulls, Dosunmu
2023/10/eastern-notes-i-smith-strus-hawks-bulls-dosunmu.htmlIsh Smith's new contract with the Hornets is a one-year, minimum-salary deal that is fully non-guaranteed, Hoops Rumors has learned. … Smith is one of three Hornets players without a fully guaranteed salary -- Frank Ntilikina and JT Thor are also on non-guaranteed contracts.
Hornets Sign Ish Smith, Waive Edmond Sumner
2023/10/hornets-to-sign-ish-smith-waive-edmond-sumner.htmlWhile terms of Smith's deal haven't been reported, I'd expected a non-guaranteed minimum-salary deal. … It's bad news for Sumner, who was on track to be one of four players on non-guaranteed Exhibit 9 contracts to make an opening night roster.
Trade Breakdown: Bradley Beal To The Suns
2023/10/trade-breakdown-bradley-beal-to-the-suns.htmlShamet is a decent player on a pseudo-expiring mid-sized contract -- he’ll earn a guaranteed $10.25MM this season, but the final two years of his rookie scale extension are non-guaranteed. … I certainly don’t think he’s the sixth-best player in the league, but that’s not really how contracts work.
Three Players On Exhibit 9 Contracts Make Opening Night Rosters
2023/10/four-players-on-exhibit-9-contracts-make-opening-night-rosters.htmlThese three players will now be on one-year, minimum-salary contracts that will remain non-guaranteed until January 10. … As we explain in a glossary entry, Exhibit 9 contracts are generally handed out by NBA teams to players who will only be with the team during training camp and/or the preseason.
Wizards Cut Taj Gibson, Xavier Cooks
2023/10/wizards-cut-taj-gibson-xavier-cooks.htmlWashington faced a roster crunch this fall, with all 17 of their players on standard contracts owed fully guaranteed salaries in 2023/24. … The Wizards have reduced their roster from 17 players on standard contracts to 15 by waiving big man Taj Gibson and forward Xavier Cooks, reports Josh Robbins of The Athletic (Twitter link).
Sixers Waive Montrezl Harrell
2023/10/sixers-waiving-montrezl-harrell.htmlHarrell was one of 14 Sixers players whose salary for 2023/24 is fully guaranteed, but he underwent knee surgery in August after tearing his right ACL and medial meniscus, making him an obvious candidate to be released. … Philadelphia had been carrying 16 players on standard contracts and needed to get down to 15 before opening night.
Rockets Waive Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
2023/10/rockets-to-waive-jeremiah-robinson-earl.htmlHe'll earn a guaranteed $1.9MM salary this season, but the Rockets won't be on the hook for his $1.99MM team option for 2024/25. … Houston now has 16 players on standard contracts and three on two-way deals, so one more move will be necessary today to set their roster for the regular season.
Spurs Exercise 2024/25 Options On Sochan, Branham, Wesley
2023/10/spurs-exercise-2024-25-options-on-sochan-branham-wesley.htmlWhile the moves won't impact the players this season, the trio now have their 2024/25 salaries guaranteed. … The Spurs have exercised their third-year team options on the rookie scale contracts of Jeremy Sochan, Malaki Branham and Blake Wesley, the team announced today.
John Butler Signs Two-Way Contract With Wizards
2023/10/john-butler-to-sign-two-way-contract-with-wizards.htmlThe Wizards still have 17 players with guaranteed contracts and will have to make two cuts by 4:00 pm CT…
Suns Waive Keon Johnson
2023/10/suns-plan-to-waive-keon-johnson.htmlJohnson would be eligible for a two-way contract with a new team, but not with the Suns, since his contract was guaranteed for more than $75K (the maximum two-way protection amount). … Cutting the 21-year-old will allow the team trim its standard roster to the required league maximum of 15 players on standard contracts, Woj adds.