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.
Nets Notes: Offseason Needs, C. Johnson, Curry, Watanabe
2023/04/nets-notes-offseason-needs-c-johnson-curry-watanabe.htmlRe-signing Yuta Watanabe may be a higher priority, but Gozlan notes that Brooklyn only has non-Bird rights and would have to use part of its mid-level exception to give him a salary that's very much above the minimum.
NBA Team Option Decisions For 2023/24
2023/04/nba-team-option-decisions-for-2023-24.htmlHowever, team options can be useful at the end of a contract, since turning down that option allows the team to retain some form of Bird rights on the player -- waiving a player with a non-guaranteed salary doesn't present that same opportunity.
Southeast Notes: Strus, Hawks, Davis, Leonsis
2023/04/southeast-notes-strus-hawks-davis-leonsis.htmlThe Heat can exceed the cap to re-sign Strus up to his maximum salary because they hold his Bird rights.
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.
Lakers Notes: Schröder, Hachimura, Vanderbilt, Reaves
2023/04/lakers-notes-schroder-hachimura-vanderbilt-reaves.htmlSince the Lakers will only hold his Non-Bird rights, it'll be tricky for them to give the veteran guard much of a raise, but head coach Darvin Ham sounds like someone who'd like to see the team figure something out.
Final Round-Up Of 2022/23 In-Season Trades
2023/04/final-round-up-of-2022-23-in-season-trades.htmlThe Clippers will have his Bird rights if they want to re-sign him this summer. … The Nets acquired the draft rights to David Michineau
Trade Breakdown: Clippers/Nuggets/Lakers/Magic Deal
2023/04/trade-breakdown-clippers-nuggets-lakers-magic-deal.htmlIf they do release him and want to bring him back, they’ll have to re-sign him using something besides his…
Trail Blazers Sign Skylar Mays, Chance Comanche
2023/04/trail-blazers-sign-skylar-mays-chance-comanche.htmlSince they're on hardship contracts, Mays, Comanche, and Minaya will all become free agents after today's game and the Blazers won't hold any form of Bird rights on them this summer.
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.
Blazers Sign Justin Minaya For Rest Of Season
2023/04/blazers-sign-justin-minaya-for-rest-of-season.htmlHe'll immediately become a free agent at that time and Portland won't hold any form of Bird rights on him this summer.
What To Watch For In NBA Season’s Final Week
2023/04/what-to-watch-for-in-nba-seasons-final-week.htmlA 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. … Why 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.
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.
Free Agent Stock Watch: Los Angeles Lakers
2023/03/free-agent-stock-watch-los-angeles-lakers.htmlThe 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. … That 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.
Free Agent Stock Watch: Chicago Bulls
2023/03/free-agent-stock-watch-chicago-bulls.htmlFinally, he lost his Bird rights when he was bought out, so the Bulls will be limited in what they can offer him – they could give him a 120% raise on his current minimum salary, which would be around $3.1MM, but otherwise they would have to dip into one of their exceptions (mid-level or bi-annual) to give him more than the minimum.
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.
Heat Notes: Lowry, Oladipo, Love, Zeller, Haslem
2023/03/heat-notes-lowry-oladipo-love-zeller-haslem.htmlThe Heat will only have Non-Bird rights on veteran big men Kevin Love and Cody Zeller, but that might be enough to bring them back without using their taxpayer mid-level exception, according to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald.
Free Agent Stock Watch: Southeast Division
2023/03/free-agent-stock-watch-southeast-division-6.htmlThe 25-year-old has outplayed his minimum-salary deal, and the Magic have his Bird rights if they want to bring him back.
Trade Breakdown: Kevin Durant To The Suns (Four-Team Deal)
2023/03/trade-breakdown-kevin-durant-to-the-suns-four-team-deal.htmlThe Bucks will have his Bird rights if they want to bring him back. … The 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).
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: Josh Hart To The Knicks (Four-Team Deal)
2023/03/trade-breakdown-josh-hart-to-the-knicks-four-team-deal.htmlThe Knicks almost certainly would not have made this deal for 25 games of Hart – you can bet that they intend to bring him back, and they have his Bird rights, meaning they won't require cap room to sign him. … The Knicks acquired Josh Hart, the draft rights to Bojan Dubljevic, and the draft rights to Daniel Diez (all from Trail Blazers).
Rockets Notes: Harden, Green, Porter, Kaminsky
2023/03/rockets-notes-harden-green-porter-kaminsky.htmlHolding his Bird rights, they can offer up to a projected $272MM over five years, while Houston and any other potential suitor will be limited to four years at about $202MM.
Mavs Notes: Kleber, Kidd, Irving, Holiday, Bertans
2023/02/mavs-notes-kleber-kidd-irving-holiday-bertans.html"Dallas is where he'll want to be." As the executive noted, the Mavs will hold Irving's Bird rights, giving them the ability to offer him more years and money than a rival team could. … "Kyrie's goal in pushing out of Brooklyn was to get his rights with a team willing to pay him," one front office source told Pincus.
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.