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.
Magic Re-Sign Moritz Wagner
2023/07/magic-to-re-sign-moritz-wagner.htmlBecause Moritz has a minimum-salary cap hold and full Bird rights, the Magic will be able to use up all their cap room before going over the cap to complete his deal, tweets Yossi Gozlan of HoopsHype.
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.
Bucks To Re-Sign Brook Lopez To Two-Year Deal
2023/07/bucks-to-re-sign-brook-lopez-to-two-year-deal.htmlThere had been rumblings leading up to free agency that the Rockets were preparing a two-year offer in excess of $40MM for Lopez, so the Bucks used their Bird rights to make an aggressive bid for the big man, ensuring that the Defensive Player of the Year runner-up will continue his career in Milwaukee.
Kevin Love Signs Two-Year Deal With Heat
2023/06/kevin-love-agrees-to-two-year-deal-with-heat.htmlThe Heat are using their Non-Bird rights to re-sign Love, which will result in a $3.7MM cap hit for next season, the Miami Herald's Anthony Chiang tweets.
Timberwolves Sign Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Troy Brown
2023/06/timberwolves-to-sign-alexander-walker-troy-brown.htmlThe Wolves declined to give Alexander-Walker a qualifying offer to make him a restricted free agent but will re-sign him using his Bird rights on a two-year, $9MM deal, tweets Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic.
Pacers Sign Bruce Brown To Two-Year Contract
2023/06/pacers-to-sign-bruce-brown-to-two-year-contract.htmlBecause Brown signed with the Nuggets just one year ago, the team only held his Non-Bird rights, which limited their maximum offer to about $7.8MM, a 20% raise on his previous $6.5MM salary.
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).
Free Agent Rumors: Lopez, Rockets, DiVincenzo, Warriors, Saric, Mavs, Gordon, FVV, More
2023/06/free-agent-notes-lopez-rockets-divincenzo-warriors-saric-williams-mavericks-gordon-vanvleet.htmlThe Warriors can only offer a four-year, $23.2MM deal due to cap restrictions since they only held his Non-Bird rights.
Eastern FA Rumors: Kuzma, Kyrie, Bridges, Crowder, Sixers
2023/06/eastern-fa-rumors-kuzma-kyrie-bridges-crowder-sixers.htmlWhile the Wizards are in the process of reshaping their roster, they'll have Kuzma's Bird rights and could view him as a future tradable asset as long as they don't overpay him.
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.
Stein’s Latest: Mavs, D. Powell, VanVleet, Schröder, D. Hall
2023/06/steins-latest-mavs-d-powell-vanvleet-schroder-d-hall.htmlThe Lakers are "eager" to bring back point guard Dennis Schroder and would like to give him a raise, but will have a limited ability to do so with his Non-Bird rights.
Bruce Brown Plans Meetings With Five Teams
2023/06/bruce-brown-plans-meetings-with-five-teams.htmlThe Lakers remain confident about their chances to land Brown with the MLE, but there are also indications that he…
Free Agent Rumors: Brown, Mavs, Lakers, Gordon, Yurtseven, Kuzma, Barnes
2023/06/free-agent-rumors-brown-mavs-lakers-gordon-yurtseven-kuzma-barnes.htmlMacMahon adds that Brown may be open to taking a discount to return to the champs, who only have his Non-Bird rights available, which would cap them at a $7.8MM offer for next season.
No QOs For Suns’ Bazley, Cavs’ Windler, Heat’s Yurtseven
2023/06/no-qos-for-suns-bazley-cavs-windler-heats-yurtseven.htmlWhile it's not clear if Phoenix is interested in re-signing the former first-round pick, the team will hold his Bird rights and could probably re-sign him at a more team-friendly rate.
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.
Lakers To Decline Malik Beasley’s Team Option
2023/06/lakers-to-decline-malik-beasleys-team-option.htmlAs ESPN's Bobby Marks tweets, the Lakers will retain Beasley's Bird rights, and McMenamin reports that the Lakers plan to keep in touch with both players, with new contracts a possibility. … Los Angeles will lose Bamba's Bird rights after waiving him.
Free Agent Rumors: Brown, Lakers, Bridges, Cavs, Heat, Love
2023/06/free-agent-rumors-brown-lakers-bridges-cavs-heat-love.htmlMiami only holds Love's Non-Bird rights, so he'd likely have to accept a minimum-salary contract or something slightly above that if he wants to return.