As long as a team is operating below the second tax apron, it has access to at least some form of the mid-level exception, a tool designed to allow clubs to add talent without using cap room to do so. As we outline in more detail within our glossary, one of the following MLEs is available to a team below the second apron of $188,931,000: Taxpayer mid-level exception … [Read more...] about Just One Team Has Used Full Non-Taxpayer MLE So Far
Teams Limited To Minimum Salary Contract Offers
There won’t be a ton of free agents who sign for more than the veteran’s minimum between now and the end of the NBA’s regular season. The majority of the players whose markets exceeded the minimum came off the board pretty quickly in July, and teams aren’t looking to spend big on the players who are still available. Still, that certainly doesn’t mean every signing for the next … [Read more...] about Teams Limited To Minimum Salary Contract Offers
Two 2024 Draft Picks Remain Unsigned
Of the 58 players who were selected in June’s draft, 54 have signed their first NBA contracts since the start of July. As our tracker shows, the breakdown is as follows: First-round picks signed using the rookie scale exception: 30 Second-round picks signed using the second-round pick exception: 13 Second-round picks signed to two-way contracts: 10 Second-round picks signed … [Read more...] about Two 2024 Draft Picks Remain Unsigned
Kings’ Huerter Cleared For On-Court Workouts
Kings guard Kevin Huerter has been cleared for on-court workouts, shooting drills, and a complete strength-and-conditioning program, Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee relays (Twitter link) via a team medical update. Huerter underwent surgery in late March to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. He will be reevaluated in mid-October before being cleared for full-contact … [Read more...] about Kings’ Huerter Cleared For On-Court Workouts
Will Warriors Try To Wrap Up Extensions With Kuminga, Mooday?
Now that the Warriors have reached an extension with Stephen Curry, Sam Gordon of the San Francisco Chronicle examines whether they’ll pursue rookie scale extensions with Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody before the October deadline. Both players will become restricted free agents next summer if they don’t sign new deals this offseason. … [Read more...] about Will Warriors Try To Wrap Up Extensions With Kuminga, Mooday?