When the clock strikes 12 in several minutes, ending the moratorium period and beginning the feeding frenzy of free agency, these are the numbers NBA teams will be working with for the 2012-13 season as announced by the league Tuesday night: The salary cap will be $58.044 million. That is the same amount it was last season. The luxury tax threshold will be $70.307 million. That is also the same as last season. Any team whose payroll exceeds the threshold has to
Welcome to the Sheridan Hoops team-by-team offseason activity index. If you are looking for a specific team’s offseason trades, free agent signings and other moves, just click on the links below to find out how any of the 30 teams are building their roster for the 2012-13 season. As the offseason progresses, we will update each team with each move it makes, modifying our analysis and projection. Atlanta Hawks Offseason Moves & Analysis — What grade did they get? Boston Celtics Offseason Moves & Analysis — What
Yesterday, we ran down the top 20 unrestricted free agents. Today, we look at the top 10 restricted free agents, which is a little trickier. By and large, restricted free agents are all on their rookie contract, which provides guaranteed money that can establish the starting point for negotiations. And that’s where it gets tricky. JaVale McGee made $2.46 million this season and has a qualifying offer for $3.49 million next season. Both figures are well below what starting centers receive. But how
Unlike Allan Houston and the “Allan Houston Rule,” it was fitting that Derrick Rose was the first player to benefit from the “Derrick Rose Rule,” a provision in the new collective bargaining agreement that makes a player completing his rookie deal eligible for 30 percent of the salary cap as a max salary if he meets certain criteria. Beginning with the 2012-13 season, Rose will receive nearly $95 million over the next five years. That’s about $11 million more than he