2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Phoenix Suns

I don't have a great sense of what the team might do with Ish Wainright's minimum-salary team option, and having Non-Bird rights on Damion Lee, Josh Okogie, Terrence Ross and T.J. … Injuries to Ayton and Paul played a factor in another second-round exit, this time at the hands of the Nuggets, who were clearly the better team when Devin Booker wasn't completely unstoppable.

2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Sacramento Kings

They exclusively control his NBA rights and can negotiate a deal with him after next month's draft -- he remains under contract with his current club, Olympiacos, but has buyout language in that deal. … The Kings can create nearly $24MM in cap room if they renounce all their cap holds, keep their first-round pick (No.

2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Los Angeles Clippers

Xavier Moon: Early Bird rights… The club would lose any form of Bird rights on Gordon if he's cut, potentially ending the relationship unless he's willing to accept a minimum-salary deal, which seems unlikely.

2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Milwaukee Bucks

Still, the Heat were clearly the better, more composed team when it mattered most.

2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves

The Wolves have said they want to retain him, and they have his Bird rights, but I wonder if he'll look for an opportunity for more minutes elsewhere in his first foray into free agency. … Kessler, who finished third in Rookie of the Year voting and nearly doubled Gobert's block total (173 vs.

“Several” Cap Space Teams To Show Interest In Austin Reaves?

only has Reaves' Early Bird rights, so his max from a rival team would be a back-loaded deal worth approximately $100MM+ over four years.

2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers

Ed Davis ($1,989,698 cap hold): Early Bird rights… In fact, the Cavs don't currently have any future tradable first-round picks due to the Mitchell deal, though they technically could give up swap rights in 2024.

2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Brooklyn Nets

But Brooklyn doesn't control its own first-round pick for any of the four years from 2024-27 -- the Rockets will receive the Nets' unprotected pick in 2024 and 2026 and have swap rights in '25 and '27.

2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Chicago Bulls

Andre Drummond ($3,360,000): Non-Bird rights… With nearly $112MM committed to just six players, and a couple of $3.4MM player options (Andre Drummond and Derrick Jones Jr.), becoming a cap room team doesn’t make sense.

2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Orlando Magic

The Magic have his Bird rights, so they won’t have to earmark cap room or an exception to re-sign him, assuming they want him back. … If they really wanted to, the Magic could create nearly $60MM in cap room this summer if they choose not to guarantee any of their own salaries and renounce all of their free agents and cap holds (aside from the lottery picks).

2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Washington Wizards

2023 NBA Offseason Preview: New Orleans Pelicans

They also own the Lakers' 2024 first-rounder (unprotected, with the option to defer it to 2025), the Bucks' unprotected 2027 pick, and swap rights with Milwaukee in 2024 and 2026. … While the Pelicans' early-season success was encouraging, their reversal of fortunes once Williamson went down was a reminder that they don't have enough talent to consistently win without him and that they can't rely on him to stay on the court -- he has played more than 29 games just once in his first four NBA seasons.

2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Dallas Mavericks

They also said they wanted to bring back Brunson last year (Cuban talked about having his Bird rights and being able to offer more money than a rival team), so those comments offer no guarantees. … Dallas was highly criticized throughout the season for opting against re-signing Jalen Brunson, who has publicly said he would have agreed to an extension ($55.6MM over four years) in '21/22 had the Mavs offered it prior to or early in the season.

Western Notes: Lakers, Reaves, Curry, Miller

The Lakers hold his Early Bird rights and are limited to an $11.4MM offer in the first year of a new contract, but they can match an offer sheet.

2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Oklahoma City Thunder

That approach was on display last June when the Thunder traded three protected future first-rounders for the rights to the No.

2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Toronto Raptors

Fred VanVleet ($22,824,074): Bird rights… The individuals were better than the sum of the parts though, and a thin, inconsistent bench that lost Otto Porter to a foot injury early in the season didn't help matters.

2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Indiana Pacers

Indiana only has five free agents (including both two-way players) entering the offseason, and president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard has already said that the team’s interest in bringing back Oshae Brissett, James Johnson and George Hill hinges on what happens during the draft and the early days of free agency.

Hoops Rumors Glossary: Cap Holds

Each of Dallas' own free agents will be assigned a free agent amount - or "cap hold" - until the player signs a new contract or the Mavericks renounce his rights. … Early Bird player: 130% of previous salary.

2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Charlotte Hornets

Kelly Oubre ($16,380,000 cap hold): Early Bird rights… They Hornets will have his Non-Bird rights if they want to give him a modest raise on his minimum-salary deal -- otherwise they’ll have to use one of the aforementioned exceptions to give him a bit more money.

2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Utah Jazz

Jordan Clarkson ($14,260,000): Bird rights… They'd just traded away nearly their entire starting lineup, including All-Stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell and forwards Bojan Bogdanovic and Royce O'Neale.

2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Houston Rockets

($1,930,681): Bird rights…

2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Portland Trail Blazers

We look ahead to the Trail Blazers' 2023 offseason, examining their roster and cap situation entering the summer.

Timberwolves Notes: Edwards, Reid, McDaniels, Roster Decisions

The Timberwolves hold Bird rights on Naz Reid, which means they can offer him more money than anyone else in free agency, but they're not able to give him a starting spot with Towns and Gobert on the roster, notes Chris Hine of The Star Tribune, who believes that will factor into whether Reid decides to re-sign this summer. … The front office wants Edwards to get as much postseason experience as possible early in his career.

2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Detroit Pistons

Alec Burks ($10,489,600): Bird rights… Part of the problem with being bad every year, drafting early in the lottery, and trying to develop young players is that most rookies are not good NBA players.

Lakers Notes: LeBron, Davis, Reaves, Irving

The Lakers hold his Early Bird rights and are limited to an $11.4MM offer in the first year of a new contract, but Reaves expressed a desire to stay in L.A.