Rockets In Mix For Stephen Jackson?
2013/08/rockets-in-mix-for-stephen-jackson.htmlThe Rockets can offer minimum-salary contracts to free agents, and are believed to still have their $2.65MM room exception available as well.
Contract Details: Oden, Pargo, Williams, Udrih
2013/08/contract-details-oden-pargo-williams-udrih.htmlThe Trail Blazers signed Mo Williams using their full room exception, and included a 15% trade kicker in his deal.
How Teams Have Used Their Mid-Level Exceptions
2013/08/how-teams-have-used-their-mid-level-exceptions.htmlFinally, for teams that have used cap space, there's not technically a mid-level exception available, but the so-called "room exception" acts as an MLE of sorts. … As we explain in the Hoops Rumors Glossary, there are essentially three different types of mid-level exceptions for NBA teams to use.
Observations On 2013/14 Mid-Level Exceptions
2013/08/observations-on-201314-mid-level-exceptions.htmlThe Pelicans are the first -- Deeks has New Orleans listed as having signed Greg Stiemsma using a portion of the non-taxpayer mid-level exception, while Pincus suggests the Pelicans have the full room exception available, which must mean Stiemsma was signed using cap space. … Earlier this afternoon, we published a piece detailing the current status of the 2013/14 mid-level exceptions for all 30 NBA teams.
Fallout From Bucks’ Acquisition Of Caron Butler
2013/08/fallout-from-bucks-acquisition-of-caron-butler.htmlAgain, the presence of Daniels' cap hold affects the club's remaining cap room, but it's safe to say Milwaukee should have between $1MM and $2MM of leftover space, plus the $2.652MM room exception. … As I detailed earlier this month when I examined how teams have used their 2013 mid-level exceptions, fewer than half of the NBA's 30 teams claimed cap room this summer.
Suns Sign Alex Len
2013/08/suns-sign-alex-len.htmlI noted earlier today when I examined that deal that it wouldn't be surprising to see Phoenix make Len's deal official simultaneously, since that would allow the club to go over the cap, creating a sizable trade exception in the Butler swap Assuming the Suns chose that route, they'll obtain a $5,548,537 TPE, but would have to renounce it to free up cap space. … Renouncing the exception would result in $5,241,838 of cap room, according to figures at HoopsWorld and ShamSports.
Sixers Acquire Tony Wroten From Grizzlies
2013/08/sixers-acquire-tony-wroten-from-grizzlies.htmlThe over-the-cap Grizzlies will create a traded player exception worth Wroten's salary ($1,160,040), the latest in a long list of TPEs for the club. … Because they still have plenty of cap room, the 76ers able to absorb Wroten's contract without sending out any salary in return.
The Sixers And The Salary Cap
2013/09/the-sixers-and-the-salary-cap.htmlHowever, while Philadelphia's guaranteed player salaries only currently total about $41.48MM, a variety of cap holds and exceptions ensure that the team is still technically an over-the-cap club. … At some point, the Sixers will likely renounce their outstanding cap holds and exceptions in order to use cap room, but for now, there's no real benefit to doing so.