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.
Contract Details: Monk, Bucks, Edwards, Dort, Jones
2022/07/contract-details-monk-bucks-edwards-dort-jones.htmlAs expected, Joe Ingles got the full taxpayer mid-level exception ($6.48MM) from the Bucks, while Bobby Portis's four-year deal is worth the most he could receive using his Early Bird rights ($48.58MM), Hoops Rumors has learned. … But the club may have it earmarked for a player like Sasha Vezenkov, a 2017 second-rounder whose draft rights were acquired from Cleveland last month.
Bulls Re-Sign Derrick Jones To Two-Year Deal
2022/07/bulls-to-re-sign-derrick-jones-to-two-year-deal.htmlChicago held Jones' Early Bird rights, but a deal completed using the Early Bird exception can't include a second-year option, so the team is likely renouncing its Early Bird rights and making Jones a Non-Bird free agent.
Salary Cap, Tax Line Set For 2022/23 NBA Season
2022/06/salary-cap-tax-line-set-for-2022-23-nba-season.htmlThe Early Bird exception is the maximum amount a team can offer a player it intends to re-sign using his Early Bird rights. … Amid a flurry of early contract agreements during the first couple hours of 2022's free agent period, the NBA has officially set the salary cap for its 2022/23 season.
Raptors Sign Thaddeus Young To Two-Year Extension
2022/06/raptors-thaddeus-young-agree-to-two-year-contract.htmlToronto held Young's Bird rights after acquiring him from San Antonio at February's trade deadline, giving the Raptors the ability to exceed the salary cap to retain him. … He's unlikely to find a large role with Toronto over the next couple of seasons, but the Raptors traded their…
Heat Re-Sign Dewayne Dedmon
2022/06/heat-to-re-sign-victor-oladipo-dewayne-dedmon.htmlMiami had Oladipo's Bird rights and Dedmon's Early Bird rights, so the team won't have to use its mid-level or bi-annual exception to complete the deals.
Bucks Re-Sign Bobby Portis To Four-Year Contract
2022/06/bucks-to-re-sign-bobby-portis-to-four-year-contract.htmlThat's the maximum amount that the Bucks could have given Portis using his Early Bird rights after he turned down his $4.6MM player option earlier this week. … Given he's the same age as Antetokounmpo and Lopez is 34 and will be on an expiring deal, clearly the…
2022 NBA Free Agency Primer
2022/06/2022-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.
Bobby Portis To Decline Option With Bucks
2022/06/bobby-portis-to-decline-option-with-bucks.htmlThe Bucks have Early Bird rights on Portis and can pay him up to $49MM over four seasons, according to Bobby Marks of ESPN (Twitter link). … Marks adds that a new Early Bird contract must cover at least two seasons with no options in the second year.
Magic Emerge As Leading Suitor For Isaiah Hartenstein
2022/06/magic-emerge-as-leading-suitor-for-isaiah-hartenstein.htmlWhile the Clippers would presumably like to bring back Hartenstein, their ability to offer him a raise on last season's minimum-salary contract will be extremely limited, since they only hold his Non-Bird rights are are rumored to be using their taxpayer mid-level exception on John Wall. … With Serge Ibaka still rounding into form following offseason back surgery, Hartenstein emerged early in the year as the Clippers' primary backup center and thrived in the role, making 62.6% of his shots from the field and handing out 2.4 APG in just 17.9 minutes per contest.
Clippers In “Driver’s Seat” To Re-Sign Nicolas Batum
2022/06/clippers-in-drivers-seat-to-re-sign-nicolas-batum.htmlThe Clippers will be well above the luxury tax line next season, but will hold Batum’s Early Bird rights, giving them the opportunity to make a competitive offer without using their mid-level exception. … Los Angeles should be able to offer a starting salary up to approximately $11MM using the Early Bird exception.
Scotto’s Latest: Portis, Johnson, Graham, Nets, Batum, More
2022/06/scottos-latest-portis-johnson-graham-nets-batum-more.htmlThe Clippers would have the ability to go that high to re-sign Batum using his Early Bird rights.
Clippers’ Batum To Decline Option, Become Free Agent
2022/06/clippers-batum-to-decline-option-become-free-agent.htmlThe Clippers will be well above the luxury tax line next season, but will hold Batum's Early Bird rights, giving them the opportunity to make a competitive offer without using their mid-level exception. … Los Angeles should be able to offer a starting salary up to approximately $11MM using the Early Bird exception.
2022 NBA Offseason Preview: Golden State Warriors
2022/06/2022-nba-offseason-preview-golden-state-warriors.htmlGolden State has the cap flexibility to make competitive offers to both players - the team holds Looney's Bird rights and Payton's Early Bird rights - but the tax implications of giving either player a sizable raise would be substantial. … The club did well to secure Porter and Nemanja Bjelica to minimum-salary contracts last summer, but Porter in particular will probably get an offer from another team that the Warriors can't realistically match, since they only have his Non-Bird rights.
2022 NBA Offseason Preview: Boston Celtics
2022/06/2022-nba-offseason-preview-boston-celtics.htmlJuwan Morgan ($1,815,677): Non-Bird rights 1… Sam Hauser ($1,563,518): Non-Bird rights 2
2022 NBA Offseason Preview: Miami Heat
2022/06/2022-nba-offseason-preview-miami-heat.htmlVictor Oladipo and Martin are candidates to return and fill a couple of those roster spots, but negotiating a new deal with Martin could be tricky, since Miami only holds his Non-Bird rights. … Since the Heat have Oladipo's Bird rights, they have more flexibility to offer him a raise.
Top 50 NBA Free Agents Of 2022
2022/06/top-50-nba-free-agents-of-2022.htmlAlthough the Pacers hold Smith's Bird rights, they won't be able to offer him a starting salary higher than $4.67MM, the amount of his declined option. … The Bucks would be limited to offering Portis an Early Bird contract, which would start in the range of $11MM.
2022 NBA Offseason Preview: Dallas Mavericks
2022/06/2022-nba-offseason-preview-dallas-mavericks.htmlThe Mavs hold Brunson's Bird rights and could go all the way up to the max if they need to, but they'll pay a penalty for every extra dollar they spend, since their team salary projects to surpass the luxury tax line even without Brunson on the books. … Halfway through the 2021/22 season, the Mavericks - still below .500 through 35 games - appeared headed for another middle-of-the-pack playoff spot and an early postseason exit.
2022 NBA Offseason Preview: Milwaukee Bucks
2022/06/2022-nba-offseason-preview-milwaukee-bucks.htmlHolding his Early Bird rights, the Bucks will be able to give Portis a deal starting up to approximately $11MM. … He has earned a raise and the Bucks hold his Bird rights, so they have the cap flexibility to give it to him as long as they're comfortable paying the associated tax penalty.
2022 NBA Offseason Preview: Utah Jazz
2022/06/2022-nba-offseason-preview-utah-jazz.htmlEric Paschall ($2,228,276 qualifying offer / $2,228,276 cap hold): Bird rights… The Jazz can live with those limitations, but doing so would be easier if Gobert wasn't set to earn nearly $170MM over the next four years.
2022 NBA Offseason Preview: Toronto Raptors
2022/06/2022-nba-offseason-preview-toronto-raptors.htmlWe look ahead to the Raptors' offseason, examining their roster and cap situation entering the summer.
2022 NBA Offseason Preview: Denver Nuggets
2022/06/2022-nba-offseason-preview-denver-nuggets.htmlThe Nuggets only have his Non-Bird rights. … on the shelf due to back surgery, Denver was missing two of its top three scorers for nearly the entire season.
2022 NBA Offseason Preview: Chicago Bulls
2022/06/2022-nba-offseason-preview-chicago-bulls.htmlIf the Bulls don't retain LaVine or any other free agents, they could potentially open up nearly $18MM in cap room, but that's an unlikely scenario -- if LaVine walks, the team would probably try to get something back in a sign-and-trade, eating up any available cap space.
2022 NBA Offseason Preview: Brooklyn Nets
2022/06/2022-nba-offseason-preview-brooklyn-nets.htmlThe Nets hold his NBA rights. … Durant put up MVP-type numbers in the first half to help compensate for Irving's absence, but he went down with a knee injury in January that cost him nearly two months.
Stein’s Latest: Portis, J. Howard, Lakers, Celtics, Hornets
2022/06/steins-latest-portis-j-howard-lakers-celtics-hornets.htmlBecause he has spent the last two seasons with the Bucks, they now hold his Early Bird rights and would be able to offer him a raise if he opts out. … Assuming the Bucks use Portis' Early Bird rights to re-sign him, they'll have to offer him a deal covering at least two seasons, since Early Bird contracts can't be for just one year.