Hoops Rumors Glossary: Cap Holds
2024/03/hoops-rumors-glossary-cap-holds-8.htmlNon-Bird player: 120% of previous salary.
Hoops Rumors Glossary: Non-Bird Rights
2024/03/hoops-rumors-glossary-non-bird-rights-7.htmlPlayers and teams have to meet certain criteria to earn Bird rights and Early Bird rights, but Non-Bird rights are practically a given.
Trade Breakdown: Bradley Beal To The Suns
2023/10/trade-breakdown-bradley-beal-to-the-suns.htmlPhoenix also re-signed Josh Okogie at near the minimum -- he got a slight raise using his non-Bird rights.
Heat Notes: Love, Adebayo, Free Agency, Training Camp
2023/09/heat-notes-love-adebayo-free-agency-training-camp.htmlWhen they re-signed him this summer, the Heat used their Non-Bird rights on Love to give him a salary that's 20% above the veteran's minimum, so he'll earn $3,835,738 in 2023/24 instead of $3,196,448.
Community Shootaround: Nuggets’ Offseason
2023/09/community-shootaround-nuggets-offseason.htmlThe 27-year-old received far more money from Indiana than the Nuggets could have given him because they only had his Non-Bird rights, so it's not like they did something wrong.
NBA Players Who Can Veto Trades In 2023/24
2023/08/nba-players-who-can-veto-trades-in-2023-24.htmlIf any player who re-signed for one year approves a trade during the 2023/24 league year, he'll have Non-Bird rights at season's end instead of Early Bird or full Bird rights.
Hoops Rumors Glossary: No-Trade Clause
2023/07/hoops-rumors-glossary-no-trade-clause.htmlA player who meets these criteria and still decides to consent to a trade will lose his Bird or Early Bird rights at the end of the season and will instead be deemed to have Non-Bird rights.
Contract Details: Okogie, Phillips, Schröder, Williams, Stewart, Wagner
2023/07/contract-details-okogie-phillips-schroder-williams-stewart-wagner.htmlSuns wing Josh Okogie received a Non-Bird deal when he re-signed with the team, according to Bobby Marks of ESPN (Twitter link).
Contract Details: Poeltl, Strus, Love, Robinson, Walsh, R. Lopez
2023/07/contract-details-poeltl-strus-love-robinson-walsh-r-lopez.htmlKevin Love's two-year deal with the Heat is worth the full Non-Bird amount -- $3.84MM in year one and $4.03MM in year two (with a player option).
Russell Westbrook Re-Signs With Clippers
2023/07/russell-westbrook-staying-with-clippers.htmlwill use the Non-Bird exception for Westbrook, who joined the team in February after being traded to the Jazz and negotiating a buyout.
Kevin Love Signs Two-Year Deal With Heat
2023/06/kevin-love-agrees-to-two-year-deal-with-heat.htmlThe Heat are using their Non-Bird rights to re-sign Love, which will result in a $3.7MM cap hit for next season, the Miami Herald's Anthony Chiang tweets.
Pacers Sign Bruce Brown To Two-Year Contract
2023/06/pacers-to-sign-bruce-brown-to-two-year-contract.htmlBecause Brown signed with the Nuggets just one year ago, the team only held his Non-Bird rights, which limited their maximum offer to about $7.8MM, a 20% raise on his previous $6.5MM salary.
Free Agent Rumors: Lopez, Rockets, DiVincenzo, Warriors, Saric, Mavs, Gordon, FVV, More
2023/06/free-agent-notes-lopez-rockets-divincenzo-warriors-saric-williams-mavericks-gordon-vanvleet.htmlThe Warriors can only offer a four-year, $23.2MM deal due to cap restrictions since they only held his Non-Bird rights.
Western FA Rumors: D-Lo, Lakers, H. Jones, Suns, Warriors
2023/06/western-fa-rumors-d-lo-lakers-h-jones-suns-warriors.htmlSchroder will likely require a raise that exceeds the Non-Bird exception, so if Los Angeles uses its mid-level exception on an outside free agent, the team may have to allot its bi-annual exception to him, Fischer explains.
Stein’s Latest: Mavs, D. Powell, VanVleet, Schröder, D. Hall
2023/06/steins-latest-mavs-d-powell-vanvleet-schroder-d-hall.htmlThe Lakers are "eager" to bring back point guard Dennis Schroder and would like to give him a raise, but will have a limited ability to do so with his Non-Bird rights.
Bruce Brown Plans Meetings With Five Teams
2023/06/bruce-brown-plans-meetings-with-five-teams.htmlThe Lakers remain confident about their chances to land Brown with the MLE, but there are also indications that he…
Free Agent Rumors: Brown, Mavs, Lakers, Gordon, Yurtseven, Kuzma, Barnes
2023/06/free-agent-rumors-brown-mavs-lakers-gordon-yurtseven-kuzma-barnes.htmlMacMahon adds that Brown may be open to taking a discount to return to the champs, who only have his Non-Bird rights available, which would cap them at a $7.8MM offer for next season.
Free Agent Rumors: Brown, Lakers, Bridges, Cavs, Heat, Love
2023/06/free-agent-rumors-brown-lakers-bridges-cavs-heat-love.htmlMiami only holds Love's Non-Bird rights, so he'd likely have to accept a minimum-salary contract or something slightly above that if he wants to return.
Free Agency Rumors: Brown, Temple, Green, Suns
2023/06/free-agency-rumors-brown-temple-green-suns.htmlThe Nuggets only hold Non-Bird rights on Brown, which limits them to an offer around $7.8MM -- a 20% raise on what he made last season.
Top 50 NBA Free Agents Of 2023
2023/06/top-50-nba-free-agents-of-2023.htmlUnfortunately, Denver only holds Non-Bird rights on Brown and will be limited to offering a 20% raise, which works out to a starting salary of $7.8MM.
Donte DiVincenzo To Decline Option, Become Free Agent
2023/06/donte-divincenzo-to-decline-option.htmlThey only held Non-Bird rights, preventing them from offering a higher starting salary than $5.4MM, ESPN's Bobby Marks tweets.
Suns Want To See Ayton Play Alongside Star Trio
2023/06/suns-want-to-see-ayton-play-alongside-star-trio.htmlThe club won't have access to the mid-level or bi-annual exception this summer, but does have a $5MM trade exception…
Clippers Notes: George, Leonard, Westbrook, Brown, Miller
2023/06/clippers-notes-george-leonard-westbrook-brown-miller.htmlFrank made it clear during this week's press conference that the club wants to re-sign point guard Russell Westbrook, despite only having the ability to offer him a salary of $3.8MM using the Non-Bird exception.
Nuggets’ Bruce Brown Declining 2023/24 Player Option
2023/06/nuggets-bruce-brown-declining-2023-24-player-option.htmlBecause Brown signed with the Nuggets just one year ago, the team only holds his Non-Bird rights, giving them the ability to offer up to about $7.8MM, a 20% raise on his previous $6.5MM salary.
Trade Rumors: Brogdon, Ayton, Blazers, Zion, CP3, More
2023/06/trade-rumors-brogdon-ayton-blazers-zion-cp3-more.htmlThe Clippers, previously identified as a possible trade partner for Paul, wouldn't shut the door on re-signing Russell Westbrook if they were able to land CP3, according to Law Murray of The Athletic, who hears from sources that the Clips would still offer Westbrook the biggest deal they can using his Non-Bird rights (120% of the veteran's minimum).