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.
Fred VanVleet Switches Agents Ahead Of Possible Free Agency
2023/02/fred-vanvleet-switches-agents-ahead-of-possible-free-agency.htmlToronto controls his Bird rights, giving the team the ability to offer him more years and more money than a rival club, assuming he enters free agency.
Pistons’ Nerlens Noel Hasn’t Actively Pursued Buyout
2023/02/pistons-nerlens-noel-hasnt-actively-pursued-buyout.htmlOn the other hand, agreeing to a buyout and then signing a minimum-salary contract with a new team would force Noel to give up his Bird rights and may pigeonhole him as a minimum-salary player going forward.
Scotto’s Latest: McDaniels, Hornets, G. Williams, Nuggets
2023/02/scottos-latest-mcdaniels-hornets-g-williams-nuggets.htmlAfter trading for him at the deadline, the Sixers are hoping to use their Bird rights on the older McDaniels brother to retain him, but they'll face competition. … Clubs were interested in acquiring Williams ahead of his restricted free agency to secure his Bird rights, Scotto writes, adding that some executives around the NBA believe Boston will be hesitant to match an offer sheet exceeding $15MM+ per year for the forward this summer.
Boban Marjanovic To Be Waived, Re-Signed By Rockets
2023/02/boban-marjanovic-to-be-waived-re-signed-by-rockets.htmlHowever, assuming he goes through the waiver wire without getting claimed (which is a formality, as he makes $3.5MM and seldom plays), the Rockets will re-sign Marjanovic to a minimum-salary contract and retain his Bird rights, a person with knowledge of the situation tells Feigen.
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.
Lakers To Trade Thomas Bryant To Nuggets
2023/02/lakers-to-trade-thomas-bryant-to-nuggets.htmlLos Angeles also has veteran big man Wenyen Gabriel for depth purposes up front and would have been limited in its ability to give Bryant a raise as a free agent this summer since the team only controlled his Non-Bird rights.
Raptors Acquire Jakob Poeltl From Spurs
2023/02/raptors-to-acquire-jakob-poeltl-from-spurs.htmlThey'll control his Bird rights, giving them the ability to offer him any amount up to the maximum without any cap restrictions.
Mavs Don’t Plan To Offer Irving In-Season Extension
2023/02/mavs-dont-plan-to-offer-irving-an-extension.htmlIt's an obvious risk for the Mavericks to take that approach, even though The Athletic reported that Irving now prefers to head into unrestricted free agency with the hope that his new team, which also gains his Bird rights, will sign him to a four-year, $198MM maximum salary deal.
Raptors Notes: VanVleet, Trent, Anunoby, Banton
2023/02/raptors-notes-vanvleet-trent-anunoby-banton.htmlWhile there's some truth to that observation, it's worth noting that VanVleet's Bird rights would go with him to a new team if he's traded on or before February 9, so that club wouldn't face any cap-related limits if it wanted to give him a significant raise on this season's $21.25MM salary.
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.
Trade Rumors: Beasley, Vanderbilt, Pelicans, Hyland, Pacers
2023/01/trade-rumors-beasley-vanderbilt-pelicans-hyland-pacers.htmlScotto adds that the Suns and Raptors are also watching McDaniels and may attempt to trade for him now to acquire his Bird rights.
Nuggets Gauging Bones Hyland’s Value
2023/01/nuggets-gauging-bones-hylands-value.htmlThe Nuggets only have Brown's Non-Bird rights, so they’ll be limited to offering him 120% of his current contract – a new deal would start at $7.8MM, only a $1MM raise on his player option.
Blazers Reportedly Offered Jerami Grant An Extension
2023/01/blazers-reportedly-offered-jerami-grant-an-extension.htmlHowever, they hold his Bird Rights, so if he waits until free agency, Portland would be able to offer him more years and more money than any other team -- up to a projected $233MM over five years.
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.
Heat Notes: Lowry, Dedmon, Robinson, Vincent
2023/01/heat-notes-lowry-dedmon-robinson-vincent.htmlVincent will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, tweets Bobby Marks of ESPN, but the Heat own his Bird rights and can go over the cap to re-sign him. … The new name may be temporary, as the organization seeks a new naming-rights sponsor.
Suns Among Teams Interested In Jalen McDaniels
2023/01/suns-among-teams-interested-in-jalen-mcdaniels.htmlThat could make the Suns and other teams hesitant to give up too much for him -- McDaniels' club would…
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.
Scotto’s Latest: Porzingis, LaVine, Trent, Pacers, Spurs
2022/12/scottos-latest-porzingis-lavine-trent-pacers-spurs.htmlThe team holds Porzingis' and Kuzma's Bird rights, but both players would be unrestricted free agents, so Washington wouldn't be able to fully control the process.
Free Agent Stock Watch: Northwest Division
2022/12/free-agent-stock-watch-northwest-division-5.htmlHe 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. … If 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.
Southeast Notes: Hampton, Beal, Porzingis, Kuzma, Butler
2022/12/southeast-notes-hampton-beal-porzingis-kuzma-butler.htmlThe Wizards do hold his Bird Rights, so they can offer him an additional year -- and more money -- than a rival team could.
Raptors Notes: Core, Trade Options, Poeltl, Shooting Woes
2022/12/raptors-notes-core-trade-options-poeltl-shooting-woes.htmlPoeltl is also on an expiring contract and has full Bird rights, making him a logical option for the Raptors, who want to maintain their cap flexibility while having the ability to invest in a player they like.
Nuggets Notes: Porter, Brown, Bench
2022/11/nuggets-notes-porter-brown-bench-kamagate.htmlIf Brown turns down his $6.8MM player option for 2023/24, Denver would only have his Non-Bird rights and would be limited to offering him a 120% raise in the first year of a new contract, which would be about $7.75MM.
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.