Hollinger: Jaylen Brown, RJ Barrett and the NBA’s coming salary-cap rise
2 years, 4 months ago

Hollinger: Jaylen Brown, RJ Barrett and the NBA’s coming salary-cap rise

New York Times  

A new word is about to enter the NBA lexicon: “Extendability.” Extendability is the ability to extend a player’s contract at the max level, despite the fact that the salary cap is likely to rise by 10 percent a year or more for the next half-decade or so as the NBA bakes in a new TV deal and the league continues its general post-COVID recovery. However, if we have a $200 million cap by then and he’s supermax eligible, he’d be able to start a new max deal at $70 million a year. If he doesn’t improve at all from that point, the rises in the cap environment alone will make him worth $145 million over the first four years of an extension. Wouldn’t a player like Herro or Barrett prefer to sign, say, a short three-year extension and hit unrestricted free agency as a 26-year-old with a post-TV-deal cap?

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NBA 2024/25: Suns, Kevin Durant plan on $120M extension after season
1 month ago

NBA 2024/25: Suns, Kevin Durant plan on $120M extension after season

The Hindu  

Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia plans to offer Kevin Durant a $120 million extension this summer after he said the two sides bypassed the eligible one-year agreement in July. Ishbia told ESPN there’s mutual interest in a deal that would bring both sides closer to their goal of the 14-time NBA All-Star retiring with the franchise eventually. There’s never been …

Rockets, Jalen Green agree to 3-year, $106 million extension including a player option: Sources
2 months ago

Rockets, Jalen Green agree to 3-year, $106 million extension including a player option: Sources

New York Times  

The Houston Rockets and guard Jalen Green agreed to a three-year, $106 million contract extension Monday, ahead of the 6 p.m. deadline for rookie-scale extensions, league sources confirmed. Green, 22, cements his place as part of an exciting Rockets young core that is looking to return to the postseason for the first time since 2020. Green, Şengün, Reed Sheppard, Amen …

As NBA’s extension landscape changes, 5 intriguing names to watch
2 months, 3 weeks ago

As NBA’s extension landscape changes, 5 intriguing names to watch

New York Times  

Circulating around the NBA is a trendy motto: Extensions, execs and agents say, are the new free agency. Contract: $28.9 million in 2024-25, $30.9 million player option in 2025-26 Part of the reason the New York Knicks agreed to trade Randle for Karl-Anthony Towns was Randle’s contract situation. The Knicks could have offered Randle a starting salary as large as …

Cavaliers and free agent forward Isaac Okoro agree to 3-year, $38 million deal, AP source says
3 months, 1 week ago

Cavaliers and free agent forward Isaac Okoro agree to 3-year, $38 million deal, AP source says

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — Restricted free agent forward Isaac Okoro has agreed to re-sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers on a three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday. Okoro’s new deal is worth $38 million, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract has not been signed or …

NBA salary-cap outlook: An early glance at the 2025 offseason landscape
3 months, 3 weeks ago

NBA salary-cap outlook: An early glance at the 2025 offseason landscape

New York Times  

With the major business of the 2024 NBA offseason complete, the larger picture for summer 2025 and beyond looks far clearer as well. They should still be able to use the full $14.1 million nontaxpayer MLE while staying under the luxury tax, even without other major moves, so they will have some spending power. Their big question is whether $59 …

What should Knicks, Julius Randle expect in contract extension negotiations?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

What should Knicks, Julius Randle expect in contract extension negotiations?

New York Times  

The New York Knicks could embark on a summer of contract extensions. Brunson taking less — signing a four-year, $156.5 million extension instead of waiting until 2025 free agency, where he could have re-upped on a five-year, $269.1 million contract — was significant not because it shoved extra bills into James Dolan’s pockets but because of the flexibility it gave …

Cavaliers, center Jarrett Allen agree to 3-year, $91 million contract extension, AP source says
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Cavaliers, center Jarrett Allen agree to 3-year, $91 million contract extension, AP source says

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen has agreed to a three-year, $91 million contract extension with Cleveland, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Allen, who has become indispensable for the Cavs as well as one of the Eastern Conference’s top big men, will be guaranteed $131 million over the next five seasons, said the …

Cavaliers, Evan Mobley agree to 5-year, $224 million max rookie extension: Source
5 months ago

Cavaliers, Evan Mobley agree to 5-year, $224 million max rookie extension: Source

New York Times  

By David Aldridge, Jason Lloyd and Alex Andrejev The Cleveland Cavaliers and Evan Mobley have agreed on a five-year, $224 million maximum rookie contract extension that could be worth up to $269 million, a league source confirmed Saturday. Mobley is the second key player Cleveland locked up with a maximum extension this month after agreeing to a three-year, $150.3 million …

Why Jalen Brunson has agreed to the greatest financial favor in NBA history
5 months, 1 week ago

Why Jalen Brunson has agreed to the greatest financial favor in NBA history

New York Times  

LAS VEGAS — With a chance to sign the second nine-figure contract of his career, Jalen Brunson was unavailable. The New York Knicks were about to hand Brunson all that they could, even if the deal would not be commensurate with a player of his stature. The team was capped at how much it could pay Brunson, limited to a …

What’s next for Lauri Markkanen, Brandon Ingram and the NBA’s transaction landscape?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s next for Lauri Markkanen, Brandon Ingram and the NBA’s transaction landscape?

New York Times  

So … now what? First : Philadelphia acquires Markkanen by sign-and-trading Kenyon Martin Jr. on a three-year max deal, with only the first year guaranteed, and adding Ricky Council IV and four firsts ; that keeps the Sixers just under the second apron, and they can do this wacky contract because Martin has full Bird rights and hasn’t signed yet. …

Knicks’ Jalen Brunson is eligible for an extension, but should he re-sign now or wait?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Knicks’ Jalen Brunson is eligible for an extension, but should he re-sign now or wait?

New York Times  

The most important moment of the New York Knicks’ offseason is yet to come. Since the Knicks’ season ended with a Game 7, second-round loss to the Indiana Pacers, Brunson has mulled over whether he should wait until free agency for the bigger contract or take the money now. If Brunson were to take it, cementing a deal that would …

NBA: Donovan Mitchell to stay at Cleveland Cavaliers, agrees to three-year deal extension - Reports
5 months, 3 weeks ago

NBA: Donovan Mitchell to stay at Cleveland Cavaliers, agrees to three-year deal extension - Reports

The Hindu  

Donovan Mitchell has agreed to a three-year NBA contract extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers worth $150.3 million that keeps him with the team through 2028-29, according to multiple reports Tuesday. The Cavaliers, who lost to eventual champion Boston in the second round of last season’s playoffs, fired coach J.B. Bickerstaff after the campaign and have hired former Golden State assistant …

Celtics star Jayson Tatum agrees to 5-year, $314 million supermax extension, AP source says
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Celtics star Jayson Tatum agrees to 5-year, $314 million supermax extension, AP source says

Associated Press  

Jayson Tatum is the newest member of the NBA’s $300 million club. The Boston Celtics star has agreed to a five-year, $314 million contract extension to remain with the reigning NBA champions, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. When completed Tatum’s new, supermax contract will become the largest in NBA history, supplanting the …

Jayson Tatum, Celtics finalizing NBA-record $314 million extension: Sources
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Jayson Tatum, Celtics finalizing NBA-record $314 million extension: Sources

New York Times  

The Boston Celtics are locking in All-NBA star Jayson Tatum on a record deal. Tatum is finalizing a five-year, $314 million super maximum contract extension with the team through the 2029-30 season, league sources told The Athletic on Monday. Boston Celtics All-NBA star Jayson Tatum is finalizing a five-year, $314 million super maximum contract extension through the 2029-30 season, sources …

NBA free agency 2024: LeBron James stands alone atop list of power forwards
5 months, 3 weeks ago

NBA free agency 2024: LeBron James stands alone atop list of power forwards

New York Times  

NBA free-agency breakdown: Overall Top 25 | Point Guards | Shooting Guards | Small Forwards | Centers As we continue our survey of the free-agent market, the power forward group offers one generational name who probably isn’t truly available, one player who is already off the market and then a lot of shrugging. Vlatko Čančar, Denver Čančar is listed here …

NBA free agency 2024: Paul George, OG Anunoby top strong group of small forwards
5 months, 4 weeks ago

NBA free agency 2024: Paul George, OG Anunoby top strong group of small forwards

New York Times  

NBA free-agency breakdown: Overall Top 25 | Point Guards | Shooting Guards | Power Forwards | Centers The small forward position might offer the most inviting possibilities for cap space teams, with two legitimate difference-makers likely in unrestricted free agency in Paul George and OG Anunoby. That’s perhaps understandable given that George is 34 and has been increasingly hampered by …

NBA free agency 2024: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope leads top available shooting guards
5 months, 4 weeks ago

NBA free agency 2024: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope leads top available shooting guards

New York Times  

NBA free-agency breakdown: Overall Top 25 | Point Guards | Small Forwards | Power Forwards | Centers The shooting guard market for this summer isn’t exactly mind-blowing at the top, but it’s heavy on the type of shooting specialists and 3-and-D role players whom contending teams crave to fill out their rosters. Luke Kennard, Memphis : $8,933,728 Kennard’s team option …

NBA free agency 2024: James Harden, Tyrese Maxey and the top available point guards
6 months ago

NBA free agency 2024: James Harden, Tyrese Maxey and the top available point guards

New York Times  

NBA free-agency breakdown: Overall Top 25 | Shooting Guards | Small Forwards | Power Forwards | Centers Following my ranking of the top 25 overall players likely available in free agency, it’s time to break down the positions. Jose Alvarado, New Orleans : $12,128,673 Alvarado is signed for next season at just $1.95 million, but the possibility exists that the …

NBA free agency: LeBron James, Paul George and the top 25 available players in 2024
6 months ago

NBA free agency: LeBron James, Paul George and the top 25 available players in 2024

New York Times  

NBA free-agency breakdown: Point Guards | Shooting Guards | Small Forwards | Power Forwards | Centers NBA free agency is here again, and that’s probably more exciting in theory than it will be in practice. Photo: Dan Hamilton / USA Today Tier II - Recent former Raptors G Tier III - Need cap room 8 D'Angelo Russell G Lakers Age: …

NBA free agency starts … right now? A few deals we could see sooner rather than later
6 months, 1 week ago

NBA free agency starts … right now? A few deals we could see sooner rather than later

New York Times  

Are you ready for the NBA offseason? Here are five I’d expect to happen sooner rather than later: Tyrese Maxey, 76ers After making the All-Star team at age 23, Maxey is surely getting a max contract from the Sixers, a five-year deal worth a projected $205 million. DeRozan can technically agree to an extension before June 30 rather than a …

Hollinger: NBA’s middle-class contract extension revolution; analyzing Giannis’ bag
1 year, 2 months ago

Hollinger: NBA’s middle-class contract extension revolution; analyzing Giannis’ bag

New York Times  

It’s a middle-class revolution. There are exceptions — Philadelphia didn’t extend Maxey because it wants to have him in restricted free agency, where his piddling $13 million cap hold gives the Sixers far more cap space than a max extension would. This deal theoretically keeps him in Cream City until at least 2027, by which he’ll be 32 years old; …

Knicks, Immanuel Quickley fail to reach contract extension, so what happens now?
1 year, 2 months ago

Knicks, Immanuel Quickley fail to reach contract extension, so what happens now?

New York Times  

Immanuel Quickley’s future is uncertain. The New York Knicks did not extend the 24-year-old before Monday’s 6 p.m. deadline, meaning Quickley will become a restricted free agent next summer. A season after establishing himself as the best player on the Knicks’ bench and finishing second in NBA Sixth Man of the Year voting, Quickley is betting on himself. If the …

Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis Signs Richest Annual Contract Extension In NBA History
1 year, 4 months ago

Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis Signs Richest Annual Contract Extension In NBA History

News 18  

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis is set sign a three-year, $186 million max contract extension to remain with the team through 2028. Davis, who is projected to be the future of the Lakers once LeBron James takes leave, already has two more years left on a contract worth 84 millions dollars. This new contract extension will provide Davis with …

Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers agree on a three-year, $186 million extension
1 year, 4 months ago

Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers agree on a three-year, $186 million extension

The Hindu  

Anthony Davis will be under contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for the next five seasons, after agreeing to an extension that comes with the highest per-season average salary in NBA history. Davis and the Lakers have agreed on a three-year, $186 million contract extension, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul said Friday. At an average value of $62 million per …

Anthony Davis, Lakers agree on a 3-year, $186 million extension
1 year, 4 months ago

Anthony Davis, Lakers agree on a 3-year, $186 million extension

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Anthony Davis is under contract to the Los Angeles Lakers for the next five seasons, after agreeing to an extension that comes with the highest per-season average salary in NBA history. Davis and the Lakers have agreed on a three-year, $186 million contract extension, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul said Friday. At an average value of $62 …

Lakers star Anthony Davis to sign 3-year, $186 million contract extension: Sources
1 year, 4 months ago

Lakers star Anthony Davis to sign 3-year, $186 million contract extension: Sources

New York Times  

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis will sign a three-year, $186 million max contract extension to remain with the team through 2028, team sources told The Athletic. The Athletic’s instant analysis: The next linchpin of the Lakers This extension cements Davis as the face of the next era of Lakers basketball. Whenever LeBron James is no longer a Laker — …

Buha: Anthony Davis’ extension has risk but is a win-win for both him and Lakers
1 year, 4 months ago

Buha: Anthony Davis’ extension has risk but is a win-win for both him and Lakers

New York Times  

The drumbeat of the Lakers’ 2023 offseason has been preserving the core continuity that helped them pull off one of the more impressive in-season turnarounds in recent memory. The three-year extension ensures Davis will be a Laker through 2028, cementing him as the bridge to the franchise’s next era of basketball after LeBron James’ Lakers tenure eventually ends. But Lakers …

Jaylen Brown, Celtics agree to 5-year supermax deal worth up to $304 million, biggest in NBA history
1 year, 4 months ago

Jaylen Brown, Celtics agree to 5-year supermax deal worth up to $304 million, biggest in NBA history

Firstpost  

It’s the richest contract in NBA history, surpassing the $264 million deal signed by Nuggets center Nikola Jokic last summer. The Celtics’ wing has agreed to terms on a five-year supermax contract extension that will pay him up to $304 million, his agent said Tuesday. And that’s hard to find.” Those sentiments were echoed by All-Star Jayson Tatum, who has …

Jaylen Brown, Celtics agree to 5-year supermax deal worth up to $304 million, biggest in NBA history
1 year, 4 months ago

Jaylen Brown, Celtics agree to 5-year supermax deal worth up to $304 million, biggest in NBA history

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. From the moment this past season ended, Celtics president …

Celtics, Jaylen Brown agree to 5-year, $304 million supermax extension, per sources: How this impacts Boston
1 year, 4 months ago

Celtics, Jaylen Brown agree to 5-year, $304 million supermax extension, per sources: How this impacts Boston

New York Times  

By Shams Charania, Jared Weiss and Jay King The Boston Celtics and Jaylen Brown have agreed to a five-year, $304 million supermax contract extension, league sources tell The Athletic. BREAKING: Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has agreed to a five-year, $304 million supermax contract extension with the franchise, per sources. — King Brown cements himself as one of the NBA’s …

Brook Lopez and the Bucks agreed to two-year $48 million contract extension
1 year, 5 months ago

Brook Lopez and the Bucks agreed to two-year $48 million contract extension

Daily Mail  

Milwaukee agreed to a three-year deal with Khris Middelton at the start of FA Brook Lopez and the Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to a two-year $48million contract extension, according to reports. The Bucks were already able to retain All-Star Khris Middleton who agreed to a long-term extension with the team just as free agency opened. Last season the 35-year-old Lopez …

Celtics adding Oshae Brissett, but bigger decisions loom for GM Brad Stevens
1 year, 5 months ago

Celtics adding Oshae Brissett, but bigger decisions loom for GM Brad Stevens

New York Times  

Follow live free-agency news and analysis from our entire NBA staff, and sign up for The Bounce to get basketball content delivered straight to your inbox. Boston’s depth chart entering Friday looked something Point guards: Derrick White, Malcolm Brogdon, Payton Pritchard Wings: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser, Jordan Walsh Big men: Kristaps Porziņģis, Al Horford, Robert Williams, Luke Kornet …

NBA’s top free-agent centers in 2023: Kristaps Porziņģis, Brook Lopez and more
1 year, 6 months ago

NBA’s top free-agent centers in 2023: Kristaps Porziņģis, Brook Lopez and more

New York Times  

The Athletic has around-the-clock coverage of 2023 NBA Free Agency. Vooch is still a talented offensive player, but his 40 percent 3-point season in 2020-21 now looks like a major outlier, and defensively, he’s a popular target for opposing schemes. The Thunder will bring back Chet Holmgren next year but still need a backup five, so I wouldn’t be shocked …

NBA salary-cap preview: The wild-card Lakers and where each team stands for summer 2023
2 years, 1 month ago

NBA salary-cap preview: The wild-card Lakers and where each team stands for summer 2023

New York Times  

Now that the extension window is closed for both rookie-scale players and veterans with more than one season left on their contracts, it is a great time to get a sense of the 2023 offseason. Here are the projected max contracts for each experience level: 25 percent max : $33.5 million starting salary; five years, $194.3 million with current team; …

Knicks, RJ Barrett finalizing 4-year rookie extension: Source
2 years, 3 months ago

Knicks, RJ Barrett finalizing 4-year rookie extension: Source

New York Times  

The New York Knicks and RJ Barrett are finalizing a four-year, $107 million rookie extension that could be worth up to $120 million with incentives, a league source confirmed to The Athletic on Monday. Barrett, 22, became eligible for an extension on July 1 and would’ve hit restricted free agency next summer if the two sides hadn’t reached an agreement …

Lakers, LeBron James agree to 2-year, $97.1 million contract extension: Sources
2 years, 4 months ago

Lakers, LeBron James agree to 2-year, $97.1 million contract extension: Sources

New York Times  

The Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James have agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension, sources tell The Athletic. Sources: Four-time NBA champion LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million maximum contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, taking him under contract through 2024-25 season. GO DEEPER LeBron James extension means the Lakers need to do whatever …

Warriors’ financial collision course: Four players, four tough contract decisions
2 years, 4 months ago

Warriors’ financial collision course: Four players, four tough contract decisions

New York Times  

An easy answer exists. But slice one of those theoretical contract extensions completely away, even the smallest — Poole’s $27 million, for the sake of this exercise — and the total 2023-24 bill nosedives more than $200 million back to around $338 million, a range Lacob appears more comfortable paying. After playing like the Defensive Player of the Year frontrunner …

Celtics offer Jaylen Brown package for Kevin Durant, the latest on Donovan Mitchell and more: Inside Pass
2 years, 4 months ago

Celtics offer Jaylen Brown package for Kevin Durant, the latest on Donovan Mitchell and more: Inside Pass

New York Times  

As the calendar nears August and much of the roster maneuvering that happens via the NBA draft and free agency is behind us, the dog days of the offseason are here. The Nets have set an incredibly high threshold for the return the franchise wants in a Durant trade — a two-time NBA champion, two-time Finals MVP, a former league …

Cavaliers All-Star Darius Garland agrees to $193-million contract extension
2 years, 5 months ago

Cavaliers All-Star Darius Garland agrees to $193-million contract extension

LA Times  

Cavaliers guard Darius Garland makes a pass after driving against Clippers defenders Amir Coffey and Ivica Zubac during a game last season. Cleveland’s All-Star point guard agreed Saturday to a five-year, $193-million contract extension, his agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports told the Associated Press. Garland agreed to the same deal that another elite young guard, Ja Morant of the …

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