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Contract Details: Brand, Rockets, Thunder, Pacers

September 30th, 2016 at 8:48am CST by Luke Adams

With training camps underway, teams have now officially finalized the contract agreements with various camp invitees that had been reported over the past several weeks, meaning we have plenty of contract details to round up. As usual, Eric Pincus of Basketball Insiders has been busy reporting those details, updating his salary pages for teams around the NBA.

Because we have so many updates to pass along from Pincus, we’ll divide them up by players who received some guaranteed money from their teams, and those who didn’t. All of the links below point to the Basketball Insiders team salary pages, so be sure to click through for additional information.

Here are the latest salary updates from across the league, via Pincus:

Players receiving guaranteed money:

These players aren’t necessarily assured of regular-season roster spots. In fact, many of them likely received guarantees as an incentive to accept a D-League assignment. Still, for some players, larger guarantees should increase their odds of making 15-man rosters.

  • Thomas Walkup (Bulls): One year, minimum salary. $69.5K guaranteed.
  • Keith Benson (Heat): Two years, minimum salary. $75K guaranteed.
  • Henry Sims (Jazz): One year, minimum salary. $75K guaranteed.
  • Alex Poythress (Pacers): One year, minimum salary. $35,381 guaranteed.
  • Kevin Seraphin (Pacers): Two years, $3.681MM. First year ($1.8MM) guaranteed.
  • Julyan Stone (Pacers): One year, minimum salary. $50K guaranteed.
  • Gary Payton II (Rockets): Two years, minimum salary. First year ($543,471) guaranteed.
  • Isaiah Taylor (Rockets): Two years, minimum salary. $50K guaranteed.
  • Kyle Wiltjer (Rockets): Two years, minimum salary. $275K guaranteed.
  • Cat Barber (Sixers): One year, minimum salary. $50K guaranteed.
  • Elton Brand (Sixers): One year, minimum salary. $1MM guaranteed.
  • Derrick Jones (Suns): Three years, minimum salary. $42.5K guaranteed.
  • Alex Caruso (Thunder): One year, minimum salary. $50K guaranteed.
  • Kaleb Tarczewski (Thunder): One year, minimum salary. $75K guaranteed.
  • Chris Wright (Thunder): One year, minimum salary. $100K guaranteed.

Players receiving no guaranteed money:

The following players all signed one-year, minimum salary contracts with no guaranteed money. Many of these deals are “summer contracts,” which won’t count against a team’s cap unless the player earns a spot on the 15-man roster.

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Cavs Sign Jonathan Holmes, Finalize Camp Roster

September 26th, 2016 at 11:42am CST by Luke Adams

The Cavaliers have officially announced their camp roster, and there’s one new name on the list of 20 players. According to Cleveland’s announcement, the team has signed 6’9″ forward Jonathan Holmes to its roster for camp.

Holmes, who played his college ball at Texas, went undrafted in 2015 after his final season with the Longhorns. He joined the Lakers for training camp, and suffered a dislocated right shoulder before the season began. While the injury sidelined him for the next several months, it did ensure that he earned his full salary for the 2015/16 from Los Angeles.

In Cleveland, Holmes likely won’t make the team’s 15-man roster for the regular season, but it’s possible he’ll end up being assigned to the club’s D-League affiliate, the Canton Charge. I’d expect his deal to be a minimum-salary pact that contains little to no guaranteed money.

As for the Cavs, their announcement today confirmed several previously-reported signings — agreements with players like John Holland, Dahntay Jones, and Cory Jefferson are now official. Cleveland is also carrying the maximum allowable 20 players, and J.R. Smith‘s name isn’t among them, though of course that doesn’t prevent the two sides from eventually working out a deal.

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Cavaliers, Cory Jefferson Agree To Deal

August 31st, 2016 at 3:49pm CST by Luke Adams

Former Baylor power forward Cory Jefferson will join the Cavaliers for training camp, reports international basketball journalist David Pick (via Twitter). According to Pick, Jefferson and the Cavs have agreed to terms on a deal.

A second-round pick in 2014, Jefferson appeared in 50 games for the Nets in his rookie season, but played in just eight games for the Suns last season. The 25-year-old saw more playing time in 2015/16 for the Bakersfield Jam, Phoenix’s D-League affiliate, averaging 17.3 PPG and 9.8 RPG in 19 games with the club.

With Jefferson poised to join the team, the Cavaliers are also eyeing Eric Moreland as a potential training camp target, says Pick. Moreland, who played his college ball at Oregon State, has spent some time with the Kings during the last two seasons, but didn’t get a qualifying offer from Sacramento this summer, making him an unrestricted free agent.

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Free Agent Notes: Durant, Rockets, Clippers

June 4th, 2016 at 7:28pm CST by ChrisCrouse

Kevin Durant would give himself a better chance at winning a title if he were to leave the Thunder and join the Warriors or sign with an Eastern Conference team, Bill Simmons of The Ringer writes. Many believe that Durant will sign a two-year deal with OKC that contains a player option for year two, as was reported earlier this week.

Simmons offers an unconventional viewpoint on Durant’s impending decision. Two years ago, Durant signed a $300MM deal with Nike. At the time, he and LeBron James had the best selling sneakers among all NBA players, Simmons points out. The 2014 MVP then injured his foot and missed a significant amount of time during the 2014/15 campaign. Durant’s comeback 2015/16 season was overshadowed by Kobe Bryant‘s retirement and the Warriors’ historic 73-9 record. Now, the conversation is between Nike with James and the Jordan Brand and Under Armour with Stephen Curry, Simmons adds. Simmons argues that Durant, his representatives and Nike know they won’t be competing with the top brands unless Durant wins a ring or he leaves the Thunder and he speculates that if Nike had its way, Durant would sign elsewhere this summer.

The piece, which is must-read, is a reminder that the NBA is a business and there are several off the court factors that play into basketball decisions. Selling sneakers likely won’t be the primary force that drives Durant to stay or leave, but it’s an interesting perspective nonetheless.

Here’s more on the NBA’s upcoming free agency:

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Pacific Notes: Durant, Barnes, Scott, Jefferson

February 3rd, 2016 at 9:28am CST by Chuck Myron

The Warriors are “the leaders in the clubhouse” for Kevin Durant, an NBA GM recently said to Vincent Goodwill of CSN Chicago (Twitter link), a comment that echoes the Tuesday report from Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical on Yahoo Sports that Golden State would be Durant’s preferred choice if he leaves the Thunder. Wojnarowski heard that Durant isn’t leaning one way or another toward leaving Oklahoma City, but Goodwill’s report doesn’t indicate that Durant’s preference for the Warriors is contingent on a decision about the Thunder first. See more from Golden State amid news from the Pacific Division:

  • An “undercurrent of disenchantment” existed within the Warriors organization about the length of time it took for Harrison Barnes to return from a sprained ankle earlier this season, according to Monte Poole of CSNBayArea.com. Barnes, who missed 16 games with the injury, hasn’t shown enough to prove he’s worthy of a massive contract in restricted free agency this summer, Poole contends. The uncertainty over his future makes it easier to see why the Warriors drafted combo forward Kevon Looney last year, as Poole explains.
  • The second half of the season is essentially a referendum whether the Lakers retain Byron Scott for next year, sources close to the organization tell Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times, who adds that Scott would help his cause if the team becomes more competitive and if the young players on the Lakers show signs of development. A lot of people around the league expect the Lakers will move on from Scott this summer, but the team says he’s definitely sticking around to the end of the season and will undergo an evaluation after that, Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News said on NBA TV this week, as Harrison Faigen of SB Nation’s Silver Screen & Roll transcribes.
  • Power forward Cory Jefferson has returned to the Suns D-League affiliate following the expiration of his 10-day contract with Phoenix this past weekend, notes Chris Reichert of Upside & Motor (Twitter links).
  • The Suns have formally hired NBA coaching veteran Bob Hill as an assistant coach, the team announced. Wojnarowski reported Monday that the move would take place.
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Suns Sign Cory Jefferson To 10-Day Contract

January 21st, 2016 at 3:47pm CST by Chuck Myron

THURSDAY, 3:47pm: The signing is official, the team announced.

1:01pm: Jefferson had signed a D-League contract and had been set to join Phoenix’s D-League affiliate, the Bakersfield Jam, according to Chris Reichert of Upside & Motor (Twitter links). Instead, he’ll play for the organization’s NBA side.

WEDNESDAY, 12:39pm: The Suns plan to sign Cory Jefferson to a 10-day contract, league sources tell Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link). Phoenix on Monday signed Lorenzo Brown to his second 10-day deal, but the team still has an open roster spot. Jefferson had been with the Suns from the start of the season until earlier this month, when they waived him to avoid guaranteeing his minimum salary for the balance of the season.

Jefferson will make $49,709 on the 10-day deal, assuming it’s for a prorated portion of the minimum salary, as almost all 10-day deals are. He was reportedly expected to sign with the D-League as of a few days ago, but it appears his return to the Suns will forestall that.

The 25-year-old who was the last pick of the 2014 draft played only 28 total minutes across six regular season games this season on his original contract with Phoenix, but he has a decent chance to see significant action in Thursday’s matchup with the Spurs. Fellow power forwards Markieff Morris, Jon Leuer and Mirza Teletovic are all questionable to play because of injuries.

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Cory Jefferson Expected To Sign With D-League

January 15th, 2016 at 9:04pm CST by Arthur Hill

Former Sun Cory Jefferson is expected to sign a contract with the D-League soon, tweets Chris Reichert of Upside & Motor. A league source told Reichert the move should happen in the next few days. Once Jefferson signs, he will be subject to the league’s waiver process to determine where he will play.

Jefferson was waived by Phoenix last week, just before the leaguewide contract guarantee date. The moved saved the Suns from paying the majority of his $845,059 salary.

Jefferson appeared in just six games and saw 28 minutes of playing time with Phoenix before being released. He had 12 points and 10 rebounds. The second-year player out of Baylor spent his rookie season with Brooklyn, where he averaged 3.7 points and 2.9 rebounds in 50 games.

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Suns Waive Bryce Cotton

January 7th, 2016 at 4:13pm CST by Chuck Myron

4:13pm: The Suns have officially announced that Cotton has been waived.

7:51am: The Suns are waiving point guard Bryce Cotton, reports Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link). The move will formally take place in advance of the close of business today, just as with the team’s release of Cory Jefferson, writes Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic. Today is the last chance that NBA teams have to cut non-guaranteed contracts before they become guaranteed for the rest of the season. Cotton, like Jefferson, is on a one-year, minimum-salary deal that’s non-guaranteed. The Suns, who’ll be left with 13 players, are expected to fill their two openings with players on 10-day contracts, according to Coro, and Charania points out that Cotton and Jefferson are eligible to sign such deals with the Suns.

Cotton joined the Suns on November 25th, after Bledsoe had missed a game with a sore right knee and Brandon Knight was feeling less than 100% about his left ankle, on which he’d undergone surgery in April, Coro notes. Phoenix kept Cotton around even as Bledsoe and Knight became healthy, and when Bledsoe tore the meniscus in his left knee last week, an injury that knocked him out for the season, it seemed Cotton’s chances of remaining on the roster had improved, but it appears the Suns will let him go anyway. Cotton’s release is poised to leave the Suns with just two point guards, at least temporarily.

Phoenix coach Jeff Hornacek used Cotton in only three games, and he totaled four points, three assists, five steals and five turnovers in 33 combined minutes. The 23-year-old who went undrafted out of Providence in 2014 was with the Spurs D-League affiliate before signing with the Suns, so he could go back to them, seek an overseas deal or try to find another NBA job. He’ll nonetheless see a prorated portion of his Suns salary worth 44/170ths of the one-year veteran’s minimum, since he has been with Phoenix for 44 days. That’ll come to $218,721, a figure that will stick on Phoenix’s books.

Which player do you think has a better chance to end up back in the NBA, Cotton or Jefferson? Leave a comment to share your thoughts.

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Suns Waive Cory Jefferson

January 7th, 2016 at 4:10pm CST by Eddie Scarito

THURSDAY, 4:10pm: The Suns have officially announced the release of Jefferson.

WEDNESDAY, 11:06pm: The Suns are waiving power forward Cory Jefferson, Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports reports (Twitter link). The move comes prior to Thursday’s leaguewide contract guarantee date, so Phoenix won’t be on the hook for the remainder of Jefferson’s $845,059 salary for the season.

Jefferson, 25, was the No. 60 overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft. He has only appeared in six contests for Phoenix on the season, averaging 2.0 points and 1.7 rebounds in 4.7 minutes per game. The 6’9″ forward appeared in 50 games for the Nets in 2014/15 when he notched averages of 3.7 points and 2.9 rebounds on 44.9% shooting. Jefferson had been waived by Brooklyn back in July so that the team could avoid his non-guaranteed salary for 2015/16 becoming partially guaranteed for $150K. He inked a training camp deal with Phoenix in August and subsequently made the regular season roster.

The Suns’ roster count will drop to 14 players as a result of waiving Jefferson, which will leave one open slot to add a player via a 10-day signing or a trade.

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Suns Cut Henry Sims, Keep Cory Jefferson

October 24th, 2015 at 4:19pm CST by Eddie Scarito

4:19pm: The release of Sims is official, the team announced via Twitter.

2:06pm: The Suns intend to waive center Henry Sims, Paul Coro of The Arizona Republic reports. Sims’ deal was non-guaranteed, so the move won’t cost Phoenix any funds. The departure of Sims also means that Cory Jefferson will make the regular season roster, Coro adds. The Suns’ roster count will go down to 14 players, one under the regular season maximum.

Sims, 25, made 73 appearances for the Sixers last season, including 32 starts. He averaged 8.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 19.2 minutes per contest. His career numbers through three NBA campaigns are 7.8 PPG, 4.9 RPG, and 1.1 APG to go along with a slash line of .475/.174/.760. Philadelphia didn’t tender a qualifying offer to the big man this summer, making him an unrestricted free agent.

Jefferson, the final pick of the 2014 draft, appeared in 50 games for the Nets this past season, averaging 3.7 points in 10.6 minutes per game. Brooklyn waived the 24-year-old 6’9″ forward in July so the team could avoid his non-guaranteed salary becoming partially guaranteed for $150K.

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