Trade Breakdown: Patrick Beverley To Lakers
2022/09/trade-breakdown-patrick-beverley-to-lakers.htmlBeverley’s expiring deal will pay him $13MM in ‘22/23, and the Lakers will hold his Bird rights, so they’ll be able to go over the salary cap to re-sign him next summer if both parties are amenable to that arrangement. … The Jazz will have his Bird rights if they’d like to keep him around.
Western Notes: Wieskamp, Lakers, Jazz, Wolves, Rockets
2022/08/western-notes-wieskamp-lakers-jazz-wolves-rockets.htmlThe team completed the signing using cap room in order to give Wieskamp a greater raise than his Non-Bird rights allowed.
Community Shootaround: Best Free Agent Value Signings
2022/08/community-shootaround-best-free-agent-value-signings.htmlThe Heat only held Non-Bird rights on Caleb Martin entering the offseason, which limited their ability to offer him much of a raise on last year's minimum salary.
Contract Details: Muscala, Harden, Blazers, More
2022/08/contract-details-muscala-harden-blazers-more.htmlSince Oklahoma City had Muscala's Bird rights, the club didn't have to dip into its mid-level exception to complete the signing.
How Players Who Declined Options Fared In Free Agency
2022/08/how-players-who-declined-options-fared-in-free-agency-5.htmlAfter successful initial stints with the Clippers and Bucks, respectively, during the 2020/21 season, they re-signed in 2021 on team-friendly deals for the maximum allowable salaries they could receive using Non-Bird rights. … Having accrued Early Bird rights by this summer, both players turned down their '22/23 options in order to sign more lucrative multiyear contracts.
Players Who Can’t Be Traded Until January 15
2022/07/players-who-cant-be-traded-until-january-15-6.htmlThese 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.
NBA Players Who Can Veto Trades In 2022/23
2022/07/nba-players-who-can-veto-trades-in-2022-23.htmlIf any player who re-signed for one year approves a trade during the 2022/23 league year, he'll have Non-Bird rights at season's end instead of Early Bird or full Bird rights. … The only player with veto rights who consented to a trade during the 2021/22 season was forward Solomon Hill -- he signed off on a deal that sent him from the Hawks to the Knicks.
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.
How Teams Are Using 2022/23 Mid-Level Exceptions
2022/07/how-teams-are-using-2022-23-mid-level-exceptions.htmlIn addition to receiving approximately $123.7MM in cap room and being allowed to surpass that threshold in order to sign players using Bird Rights or the minimum salary exception, each NBA team also receives a mid-level exception.
Heat Notes: Martin, Durant, Two-Ways, 2023 Cap
2022/07/heat-notes-martin-durant-two-ways-2023-cap.htmlAddressing the Heat's free agent moves during a radio appearance on 790 The Ticket, general manager Andy Elisburg said the team recognized it was "unrealistic" to bring back all its free agents due to various Bird rights limitations, but was happy to re-sign Martin, Victor Oladipo, and Dewayne Dedmon.
Trade Breakdown: Christian Wood To Mavericks
2022/07/trade-breakdown-christian-wood-to-mavericks.htmlDallas will hold Wood’s Bird rights if the two sides are unable to reach an in-season extension, but he won’t come cheap.
Contract Details: Drummond, Jones, LaVine, Cancar, Martin, Nurkic
2022/07/contract-details-drummond-jones-lavine-cancar-martin-nurkic.htmlThe only real difference between the two deals is how the Bulls completed them -- Drummond received a portion of the non-taxpayer mid-level exception, while Jones was re-signed using his Non-Bird rights.
Nuggets, Vlatko Cancar Complete Three-Year Deal
2022/07/nuggets-vlatko-cancar-agree-to-three-year-deal.htmlWhile the team held the Slovenian's Bird rights, it would be surprising if his new deal is worth more than the minimum, and it's unclear how much of it will be guaranteed.
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.
Heat Re-Sign Caleb Martin To Three-Year Deal
2022/07/heat-caleb-martin-agree-to-three-year-deal.htmlThe Heat only held Martin's Non-Bird rights entering this offseason, limiting their ability to offer him much of a raise after he finished the 2021/22 season on a minimum-salary contract.
Southeast Notes: Heat, Martin, Hampton, Banchero
2022/07/southeast-notes-heat-martin-hampton-banchero.htmlRestricted free agent Caleb Martin remains unsigned but since the Heat do not have his Bird Rights, they are unable to match offers above the $10.49MM mid-level exception.
Sam Hauser Re-Signs With Celtics
2022/07/sam-hauser-to-return-to-celtics.htmlBoston possesses Hauser's Non-Bird rights and can sign him using those.
Nets Rumors: Durant, Trade Request, Edwards, Irving
2022/07/nets-rumors-durant-trade-request-edwards-irving.htmlBrooklyn holds Edwards' Non-Bird rights and is talking to the 21-year-old forward about a new deal.
Hornets Re-Sign Cody Martin To Four-Year Deal
2022/07/hornets-cody-martin-agree-to-four-year-deal.htmlBecause the Hornets held his Bird rights, they won't need to dip into their mid-level exception to complete the signing.
Nets Rescind Kessler Edwards’ QO, Making Him UFA
2022/07/nets-rescind-kessler-edwards-qo-making-him-ufa.htmlWhile the Nets will no longer have the ability to unilaterally match any offer Edwards receives, they still hold his Non-Bird rights and could re-sign him.
Pacers Re-Sign Jalen Smith
2022/07/pacers-to-re-sign-jalen-smith-to-two-year-deal.htmlThere was a sense that Smith may be playing himself out of the Pacers' price range -- even though they hold his Bird rights, they were prohibited from offering him a starting salary higher than $4.67MM, the amount of his declined option.
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.
Knicks Sign Mitchell Robinson To Four-Year Contract
2022/07/knicks-re-signing-mitchell-robinson-to-four-year-contract.htmlPlus, his minimum-salary cap hold gives New York the flexibility to use up its cap room before going over the cap to re-sign him using his Bird rights.
NBA Minimum Salaries For 2022/23
2022/07/nba-minimum-salaries-for-2022-23.htmlTechnically, a minimum-salary contract could cover five years for a player with full Bird rights, but in actuality, that never happens.
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. … Bobby Portis (Bucks) and Nicolas Batum (Clippers) are among the players who have already agreed to Early Bird deals.