Hawks Sign Kent Bazemore
2014/09/bazemore-with-hawks.htmlThe Hawks could have used cap space to acquire other players and circled back to sign Bazemore using the room exception.
And-Ones: LeBron, Novak, Hibbert, Butler
2014/07/lebron-hibbert-butler.htmlThe $9.8MM trade exception that the Warriors had created from the Richard Jefferson deal with the Jazz expired tonight, as David Aldridge of NBA.com observes (via Twitter). … The Cavs could end up with trade exceptions out of the deal, too, but they’re poised to open cap room, so those exceptions would disappear when they officially dip below the cap.
Suns Re-Sign P.J. Tucker
2014/07/suns-sign-tucker.htmlThe terms of the deal would allow Phoenix to utilize Tucker's Early Bird Rights, their Mid-level exception or their available cap room to bring back the forward, though there have yet to be reports of which option they'll choose. … The 29-year-old Texas product has carved out a nice role the past two seasons in Phoenix as a solid defender and a positive influence in the locker room.
Mavs Rumors: Williams, Carter, Blair, Marion
2014/07/rumors-williams-marion.htmlPresuming the Rockets don't match the Mavs' offer sheet to Chandler Parsons, Dallas would like to re-sign Vince Carter for the $2.732MM room exception, but if Carter doesn't bite, the Mavs would strongly consider using it on Williams, MacMahon writes. … If Carter does take that room exception, the Mavs are holding out hope that they can convince Williams to sign for the minimum salary, since he lives in the area and wants to be near his family, MacMahon tweets.
Mavs Nearing Deal With Vince Carter
2014/07/nearing-vince-carter.htmlWEDNESDAY, 7:35pm: If Rockets don't match the max offer sheet the Mavs and Chandler Parsons have agreed to, it would eliminate cap room in Dallas, but the Mavs are still hopeful Carter would re-sign under their $2.73MM cap room exception, a source tells Tim MacMahon of ESPNDallas.com. … It'll likely be a one- or two-year arrangement between $3.5MM and the $5.305MM mid-level exception, MacMahon adds.
Nets Rumors: Pierce, Hollins, Bogdanovic
2014/07/pierce-hollins-rambis.htmlBrooklyn's discussions with draft-and-stash prospect Bojan Bogdanovic center around what would be a deal for the $3.278MM taxpayer's midlevel exception, as Bontemps details. … The Nets aren't in the running for either LeBron James or Carmelo Anthony, but given their role in reported talks with the Cavs involving Jarrett Jack as Cleveland attempts to clear salary cap room for James, Brooklyn is still at the forefront of NBA conversation.
Nikola Mirotic To Join NBA This Year
2014/07/nikola-mirotic-year.htmlOpening cap space would cause the $5.305MM non-taxpayer's mid-level exception to vanish and be replaced by the $2.732MM room exception, which wouldn't cover the cost of Mirotic's buyout. … Ken Berger of CBSSports.com heard in March that Mirotic would seek salaries worth $3-4MM from the Bulls, but Nick Friedell of ESPNChicago.com wrote in January that the Bulls would be quite pleased if Mirotic were to settle for the $5.305MM mid-level exception.
Hawks Acquire Thabo Sefolosha
2014/07/hawks-thabo-sefolosha.htmlThat $4.15MM salary in year one is the value of the trade exception the Thunder create with this deal. … The Hawks had reportedly thought about making a run at Carmelo Anthony, and while that seems like a remote possibility,…
Kings Sign Darren Collison
2014/07/darren-collison-agree.htmlThat would make it for slightly less than the value of the $5.305MM mid-level exception. … The Kings wouldn't have to do that to fit underneath the tax line as it stands, so perhaps Sacramento is thinking about adding salary via trade or saving room to re-sign Thomas to a significant deal, though that's just my speculation (Twitter link).
Heat Telling Free Agents They Can Spend $12MM+
2014/07/telling-agents-spend.htmlThat might come in the form of a signing at the value of the $2.732MM room exception. … The salary cap is projected to come in at $62.3MM, so it seems Heat president Pat Riley is leaving room for a player or two at above the minimum salary in addition to a $12MM acquisition.
Southeast Rumors: Heat, Hornets, Gooden
2014/06/southeast-rumors-hornets.htmlWhile the cap holds for the Heat prevent the team from making significant additions without renouncing the rights to recent opt-outs Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Udonis Haslem, Miami could obtain a $2.5MM room exception for being at least temporarily below the cap, as Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com notes. … The exception is only likely to come into play if the trio of James, Wade, and Chris Bosh re-sign at a discounted rate, or if one of them leaves.
Nick Young Opts Out, Will Become Free Agent
2014/06/young-become-agent.htmlThe Lakers would probably be limited to giving Young a 20% raise via his Non-Bird rights or using the $2.732MM room exception on him.
Nets, Cavs, Celtics Close To Jarrett Jack Trade
2014/07/discussing-thornton-trade.htmlBoston would be using its nearly $10.3MM trade exception to acquire Thornton, according to Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com, who adds that the first-rounder the Celtics are getting is for 2016 (Twitter link). … Unloading Jack has become key to Cleveland's efforts to clear max cap room for LeBron James, as we passed along earlier.
Offseason Outlook: San Antonio Spurs
2014/06/offseason-outlook-antonio.htmlThat means the club can use the mid-level exception — probably the higher, non-taxpayer's variety — to add a valuable piece to the championship mix. … Doing so would give the Spurs the chance to open more than $17MM in cap room, but it's doubtful that San Antonio would be able to attract anyone better, and certainly not anyone more knowledgeable of the Spurs complicated system, than Parker.
Offseason Outlook: Los Angeles Clippers
2014/06/offseason-outlook-los-angeles-clippers-3.htmlThe Clips can make additions with their non-taxpayer mid-level exception, which will allow them to sign any free agent to a contract with a starting salary as high as $5.3MM, but there's little flexibility outside of that. … Without significant wiggle room, the Clippers' draft pick at No.
Non-Bird Rights
2014/06/non-bird-rights-3.htmlTeams are permitted to sign their own free agents using the Non-Bird exception for a salary starting at 120% of the player's previous salary or 120% of the minimum salary, or the amount of a qualifying offer (if the player is a restricted free agent), whichever is greater. … That would force the Mavs to use another exception or cap room if they're to re-sign him, which could prove tricky, given the team's plans to use cap space to attract marquee free agents.
Hoops Rumors Originals
2014/05/hoops-rumors-originals-41.htmlHere's a refresher on the biannual exception, courtesy of Chuck. … As I outlined earlier this week, the Raptors have room to make improvements this summer, but the biggest boost they can get will come from within.
Western Notes: Wolves, Nuggets, Thomas, Scola
2014/05/western-nuggets-thomas.html"We have the 11th pick, obviously, we have our picks going forward, we have a pretty big trade exception (worth…
Offseason Outlook: Detroit Pistons
2014/05/offseason-outlook-detroit-pistons-3.htmlThat would give the Pistons 10 players under contract and about $10MM in available cap space, enough leeway to re-sign Rodney Stuckey or go after a shooter with money that would exceed the value of the mid-level exception. … The commonly held belief is that the Pistons' experiment with Smith, Monroe and Drummond in the same lineup is a failure, so presuming Van Gundy agrees with that and judging by his fondness for Drummond, it sounds like there's room for only one of Smith and Monroe.
Biannual Exception
2014/05/biannual-exception.htmlThe most common method over-the-cap teams use to sign free agents from other teams is the mid-level exception, but it's not the only tool those clubs can use to squeeze an extra player onto the payroll. … They must use their cap room to sign players.
Offseason Outlook: Denver Nuggets
2014/05/offseason-outlook-nuggets.htmlThey're nonetheless nowhere near the tax line, which is expected to rise to $77MM, so they'll have the $5.305MM non-taxpayer's mid-level exception at their disposal. … His inspiring comeback from a gruesome injury probably gives him the sort of locker room presense Dempsey says the team will also be looking for.
Offseason Outlook: Washington Wizards
2014/05/offseason-outlook-washington-wizards-3.htmlGrunfeld won't have the biannual exception at his disposal, having used it last summer on Eric Maynor, who flopped as the backup point guard. … The Hawks appear to have him on their list of potential targets, and the Cavs, who can clear plenty of cap room, reportedly engaged in trade discussions about him with the Wizards at the deadline.
Andray Blatche Opts Out
2014/06/andray-blatche-opt.htmlHe re-signed with Brooklyn last year to a deal at the full value of the Non-Bird exception, but this year, Brooklyn can give him much more via Early Bird rights. … Blatche's decision to opt out doesn't give Brooklyn any cap room or significantly alter the team's chances of dropping out of the tax.
Mid-Level Exception
2014/05/mid-level-exception-3.htmlThe mid-level exception is the most common way for NBA teams that are over the salary cap to sign free agents from other clubs.
Offseason Outlook: Golden State Warriors
2014/05/offseason-outlook-warriors.htmlEven if the cap winds up going even higher, any room the Warriors could create would almost certainly not be significant enough to entice the team to renounce its cap holds and officially dip under the cap, thus causing the forfeiture of the non-taxpayer's mid-level exception. … Curry and Thompson are young, with room for continued improvement, and the same can be said of Barnes, providing that this past season was an aberration.