2023 NBA Offseason Preview: Portland Trail Blazers
2023/05/2023-nba-offseason-preview-portland-trail-blazers.htmlWe look ahead to the Trail Blazers' 2023 offseason, examining their roster and cap situation entering the summer.
Timberwolves Notes: Edwards, Reid, McDaniels, Roster Decisions
2023/05/timberwolves-notes-edwards-reid-mcdaniels-roster-decisions.htmlThe 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
2023/05/2023-nba-offseason-preview-detroit-pistons.htmlAlec 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
2023/04/lakers-notes-lebron-davis-reaves-irving.htmlThe 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.
Bulls Notes: Offseason, Vucevic, White, Ball, LaVine, DeRozan, Beverley
2023/04/bulls-notes-karnisovas-vucevic-white-ball-lavine-derozan-beverley.htmlYossi Gozlan of HoopsHype points out that the Bulls can offer Beverley a $3.2MM veteran's minimum salary or $3.8MM with his Non-Bird rights. … “Last year, with him being hurt and me carrying so much of the load and this year him coming off his surgery, I know early on in the season he was frustrated just trying to find his rhythm.
Mavs’ Cuban Talks Irving, Wood, Brunson, Kidd, Doncic, More
2023/04/mavs-cuban-talks-irving-wood-brunson-kidd-doncic-more.htmlThe Mavs had Brunson's Bird rights, so they theoretically could have offered him more years and more money than a rival team. … Dallas' owner went on to explain that Brunson's camp was looking for a deal in the range of $18-23MM annually in early February 2022, but the Mavs could only offer him $14MM per year due to the limitations on veteran extensions, according to Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News (Twitter links).
What To Watch For In NBA Season’s Final Week
2023/04/what-to-watch-for-in-nba-seasons-final-week.htmlWhy wouldn't those hardship contracts just take the form of rest-of-season deals too? Well, this way, teams can't gain certain offseason rights to more players than the standard roster limits allow. … A rest-of-season contract would give the club a player's Bird, Early Bird, or Non-Bird rights for the offseason, whereas a 10-day deal won't.
Running List Of Changes In NBA’s New Collective Bargaining Agreement
2023/04/running-list-of-changes-in-nbas-new-collective-bargaining-agreement.htmlA team and player can agree to remove the player's trade veto rights if he re-signs on a one-year contract that would give him Early Bird or Bird rights at the end of the contract. … The NBA and National Basketball Players Association reached a tentative deal on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement early on the morning of Saturday, April 1.
Free Agent Stock Watch: Los Angeles Lakers
2023/03/free-agent-stock-watch-los-angeles-lakers.htmlThat would give him Early Bird rights in 2024 and make it easier for the Lakers to give him a more lucrative longer-term contract, if they’re so inclined. … The Lakers only have his Non-Bird rights, so they will be limited to offering the 29-year-old 120% of the veteran's minimum, which would amount to $3.8MM.
Hoops Rumors Glossary: Gilbert Arenas Provision
2023/03/hoops-rumors-glossary-gilbert-arenas-provision-4.htmlAt the time, the Warriors only had Early Bird rights on Arenas, who signed an offer sheet with the Wizards starting at about $8.5MM. … The Heat had Early Bird rights on Johnson, who had only been in the NBA for two seasons.
Trade Breakdown: Kevin Durant To The Suns (Four-Team Deal)
2023/03/trade-breakdown-kevin-durant-to-the-suns-four-team-deal.htmlThe Nets acquired Mikal Bridges, Cameron Johnson, the Suns' 2023 first-round pick (unprotected), the Suns' 2025 first-round pick (unprotected), the Suns' 2027 first-round pick (unprotected), the Suns' 2029 first-round pick (unprotected), the right to swap first-round picks with the Suns in 2028, the Bucks' 2028 second-round pick, the Bucks' 2029 second-round pick, and the draft rights to Juan Pablo Vaulet (from Pacers). … Unfortunately, Johnson tore his meniscus during that span, and Chris Paul was sidelined by a foot injury until early December.
Lakers, Reaves Have Mutual Interest In New Deal In Offseason
2023/03/lakers-reaves-have-mutual-interest-in-new-deal-in-offseason.htmlAdditionally, the team will only hold his Early Bird rights at that time, rather than his full Bird rights. … And despite only holding Reaves' Early Bird rights, the Lakers would have the ability to match such an offer via the Arenas provision.
Free Agent Stock Watch: Pacific Division
2023/03/free-agent-stock-watch-pacific-division-5.htmlThe Lakers were only able to give him a two-year rookie contract after using most of their taxpayer mid-level exception on Kendrick Nunn a couple years ago, so they will hold his Early Bird rights, with a maximum offer of $50.77MM over four years. … The Warriors only have his Non-Bird rights, so it will be very difficult to bring him back unless he really loves playing for them and is willing to accept a team-friendly deal.
Trade Breakdown: Jakob Poeltl To The Raptors
2023/02/trade-breakdown-jakob-poeltl-to-the-raptors.htmlToronto traded away a fairly lightly protected 2024 first-round pick (it's top-six protected through 2026) and a couple second-rounders to bolster the team this season and have Poeltl’s Bird rights in free agency to give him a long-term contract. … 39 at the moment as well, which is pretty early.
Matisse Thybulle To Blazers, Jalen McDaniels To Sixers In Three-Team Trade
2023/02/matisse-thybulle-to-blazers-jalen-mcdaniels-to-sixers-in-three-team-trade.htmlThe former 52nd overall pick will be an unrestricted free agent in the summer, but the Sixers will hold his Bird rights if they want to re-sign him. … That pick will land in the early 30s, so it has solid value.
Trade Rumors: Bogdanovic, Collins, Pistons, Wood
2023/02/trade-rumors-bogdanovic-collins-pistons-wood.htmlIf Bogdanovic does get moved, whichever team acquires him would have his Bird rights, so it would be able to go over the cap to re-sign him and potentially offer him more years and more money than another team could. … Mavericks big man Christian Wood, who is currently sidelined with a fractured left thumb, will likely be out for around another week, according to Stein, who says Wood is "unlikely to play before next week at the earliest." Sources tell Stein that contract extension talks between Wood and Dallas are still in the early stages, which is notable with the trade deadline fast approaching -- the 27-year-old is earning $14.3MM in the final year of his contract.
21 More NBA Players Become Trade-Eligible
2023/01/21-more-nba-players-become-trade-eligible.htmlHis team was over the cap and used Bird or Early Bird rights to sign him. … Today is Sunday, January 15, which means that nearly two dozen players who signed free agent contracts meeting specific criteria this past offseason are now eligible to be traded.
Pacific Notes: Reaves, Booker, DiVincenzo, Fernandez
2022/12/pacific-notes-reaves-booker-divincenzo-fernandez.htmlWhile the Lakers haven't been in position to make competitive offers to certain standout role players, including Malik Monk this past offseason, they'll hold Reaves' Early Bird rights in the summer of 2023, giving them more flexibility to make a strong bid.
Free Agent Stock Watch: Northwest Division
2022/12/free-agent-stock-watch-northwest-division-5.htmlIf Denver is where he really wants to be, another option would be picking up his option and then re-signing once the Nuggets have his Early Bird rights after '23/24 – Nicolas Batum and Bobby Portis took that route in recent years with the Clippers and Bucks, respectively. … He has been a relative bargain thus far, but the problem for the Nuggets is if he opts out, they’ll only have his Non-Bird rights, so they’ll be limited to offering him 120% of his current contract – a deal would start at $7.8MM in 2023/24, only a $1MM raise on his player option.
Hoops Rumors Glossary: Waivers
2022/11/hoops-rumors-glossary-waivers-3.htmlA player who has Early Bird or full Bird rights retains Early Bird rights if he's claimed off waivers.
Players Currently Affected By Trade Restrictions
2022/09/players-currently-affected-by-trade-restrictions.htmlThese 20 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. … Liddell or Kendall Brown, since their draft rights can be traded until they sign their contract.
How Players Who Declined Options Fared In Free Agency
2022/08/how-players-who-declined-options-fared-in-free-agency-5.htmlHaving accrued Early Bird rights by this summer, both players turned down their '22/23 options in order to sign more lucrative multiyear contracts. … After successful initial stints with the Clippers and Bucks, respectively, during the 2020/21 season, they re-signed in 2021 on team-friendly deals for the maximum allowable salaries they could receive using Non-Bird rights.
Players Who Can’t Be Traded Until January 15
2022/07/players-who-cant-be-traded-until-january-15-6.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. … That means that nearly every team has at least one player - and often more than one - who won't become trade-eligible until mid-December.
NBA Players Who Can Veto Trades In 2022/23
2022/07/nba-players-who-can-veto-trades-in-2022-23.htmlHill had suffered a torn hamstring prior to that trade and knew he'd likely be waived soon by one team or another, so vetoing the deal in an effort to retain his Early Bird rights with Atlanta would've been futile. … If any player who re-signed for one year approves a trade during the 2022/23 league year, he'll have Non-Bird rights at season's end instead of Early Bird or full Bird rights.
Contract Details: Moneke, Ibaka, J. Williams, Gibson
2022/07/contract-details-moneke-ibaka-j-williams-gibson.htmlMilwaukee had Ibaka's Early Bird rights and could have gone above the minimum, but will instead carry a cap hit of just $1,836,090 for the big man, who will earn $2,905,851.