Brooklyn Nets Salary Archive – 2015/16

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Name 2015-16
Joe Johnson (waived) $21,894,863
Brook Lopez $19,689,000
Thaddeus Young $11,435,955
Jarrett Jack $6,300,000
Deron Williams (stretched) $5,474,787
Bojan Bogdanovic $3,425,510
Sergey Karasev $1,599,840
Wayne Ellington $1,500,000
Shane Larkin $1,500,000
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson $1,335,480
Chris McCullough $1,140,240
Andrea Bargnani (waived) $1,039,298
Thomas Robinson $981,348
Willie Reed $947,276
Donald Sloan $947,276
Markel Brown $845,059
Sean Kilpatrick $221,176
Ryan Boatright (waived) $75,000
Henry Sims (expired 10-days) $111,444
Quincy Miller (waived) $50,000
Sean Kilpatrick (expired 10-days) $99,418
Henry Sims $44,578
Dahntay Jones (waived) $17,637
Justin Harper (waived) $9,942
Total $80,685,127

Quick: Over the cap.

Projected 2016-17 Cap Space: $0-$41.1 million

Exceptions

  • Mid-Level Exception: $2,242,824 remaining unused (partially used on Shane Larkin, Wayne Ellington and Sean Kilpatrick)
  • Trade Exception (Mason Plumlee, expiring 6/27/16) — $1,357,080
  • Trade Exception (Steve Blake, expiring 7/13/16) — $2,170,465

Roster Count:  15 guaranteed

Depth Chart:
PG: Shane Larkin, Donald Sloan, Jarrett Jack (injured)
SG: Bojan Bogdanovic, Sean Kilpatrick, Markel Brown, Wayne Ellington
SF: Sergey Karasev, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
PF: Chris McCullough, Thomas Robinson, Thaddeus Young (injured)
C: Willie Reed, Henry Sims, Brook Lopez (injured)

Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.

  • 5/17/16 — 2016 NBA draft lottery.
  • 6/15/16 — Player option for Thomas Robinson.
  • 6/19/16 — The no-trade restriction lifts on Sean Kilpatrick.
  • 6/23/16 — 2016 NBA Draft.
  • 6/27/16 — Mason Plumlee $1.4 million trade exception expires.
  • 6/29/16 – Player options for Wayne Ellington and Shane Larkin.
  • 6/30/16 — Jarrett Jack’s $6.3 million guarantees for 16/17.
  • 6/30/16 — Qualifying offer deadline Willie Reed and Markel Brown.
  • 7/1/16-7/6/16 — NBA annual moratorium.
  • 7/7/16 — Free agent signing period begins.
  • 7/13/16 — Steve Blake $2.2 million trade exception expires.
  • 10/31/16 — Team options for Rondae-Hollis Jefferson and Chris McCullough.
  • 6/30/17 — Qualifying offer deadline for Bojan Bogdanovic.
  • 6/30/17 — Sean Kilpatrick’s $1,051,245 guarantees for 17/18.
  • 10/31/17 — Team options for Rondae-Hollis Jefferson and Chris McCullough.
  • 6/29/18 — Player option for Thaddeus Young.
  • 10/31/18 — Extension deadlines for Rondae-Hollis Jefferson and Chris McCullough.
  • 6/30/19 — Qualifying offer deadlines for Rondae-Hollis Jefferson and Chris McCullough.

Teams and players can renegotiate guarantee dates.  The NBA’s general cut-down date is January 10.

Acquisitions

  • 6/22/15 — Thaddeus Young opted out of the final year of his contract.
  • 6/22/15 — Tendered a qualifying offer to Mirza Teletovic.
  • 6/25/15 — Traded a 2018 second-rounder, 2019 second-rounder and $880k in cash to Charlotte Hornets for the rights to Juan Pablo Vaulet (2015-39th).
  • 6/25/15 — Selected Chris McCullough with the 29th pick in the draft.
  • 6/25/15 — Traded Mason Plumlee and the rights to Pat Connaughton (2015-41st) to Portland Trail Blazers for Steve Blake and the rights to Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (2015-23rd).
  • 6/29/15 — Brook Lopez opted out of the final year of his contract.
  • 6/30/15 — Alan Anderson opted out of the final year of his contract.
  • 7/1/15 — Signed Chris McCullough to a $5.8 million rookie-scale contract.
  • 7/3/15 — Signed Ryan Boatright to a two-year, partially-guaranteed ($75k), $1.4 million minimum contract.
  • 7/6/15 — Signed Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to a $6.7 million rookie-scale contract.
  • 7/9/15– Signed Shane Larkin to a two-year, $3.0 million contract, player option on second season.
  • 7/9/15 — Re-signed Brook Lopez to a three-year, $63.5 million contract.
  • 7/9/15 — Rescinded the qualifying offer to Mirza Teletovic,
  • 7/9/15 — Re-signed Thaddeus Young to a four-year, $54.0 million contract, player option on final season.  Young has a base salary of $50.0 million, with $1 million in annual incentives.
  • 7/9/15 — Signed Thomas Robinson to a two-year, $2.0 million minimum contract, player option on second season.
  • 7/9/15 — Signed Willie Reed to a partially-guaranteed, one-year $947k.
  • 7/10/15 — Signed Wayne Ellington to a two-year, $3.1 million contract, player option on second season.
  • 7/11/15 — Stretched the salary of Deron Williams, at $5.47 million a year for $27.4 million total.
  • 7/13/15 — Traded Steve Blake to Detroit Pistons for Quincy Miller.
  • 7/17/15 — Signed Andrea Bargnani to a two-year, $2.9 million deal, player option on second season.
  • 8/10/15 — Signed Donald Sloan to a $1.0 million partially-guaranteed ($50k) $1.0 million minimum contract.
  • 9/10/15– Signed Dahntay Jones to a $1.4 million minimum summer contract.
  • 9/10/15 — Allowed rights to Xavier Thames (2014-59th) expire.
  • 9/18/15 — Signed Justin Harper to a non-guaranteed $845k minimum summer contract.
  • 9/23/15 — Signed Chris Daniels to a $525k minimum summer contract.
  • 9/29/15 — Guaranteed Markel Brown’s $845k for 15/16.
  • 10/28/15 — Guaranteed Willie Reed’s $947k for 15/16.
  • 11/1/15 — Guaranteed Donald Sloan’s salary for $200k for 15/16.
  • 11/2/15 — Declined team option for Sergey Karasev.
  • 1/10/16 — Guaranteed Donald Sloan’s $1.0 million for 15/16.
  • 1/10/16 — Fired Coach Lionel Hollins.
  • 1/10/16 — Reassigned General Manager Billy King.
  • 2/18/16 — Hired Sean Marks as general manager on a four-year deal.
  • 2/28/16 — Signed Sean Kilpatrick to a $49.7k 10-day contract.
  • 3/9/16 — Signed Sean Kilpatrick to a second $49.7k 10-day contract.
  • 3/17/16 — Signed Henry Sims to a $57,726 10-day contract.
  • 3/19/6 — Signed Sean Kilpatrick to a three-year, partially-guaranteed $2,252,852 million contract.
  • 3/27/16 — Signed Henry Sims to a $57,726 10-day contract.
  • 4/6/16 — Signed Henry Sims for the rest of the season at $46,181.
  • 6/23/16 — Traded the rights to Marcus Paige (55th) and $3.0 million to Utah Jazz for the rights to Isiah Whitehead (42nd).

Waived Players: Darius Morris, Deron Williams, Cory Jefferson, Earl Clark, Chris Daniels, Quincy Miller, Ryan Boatright, Dahntay Jones, Justin Harper, Andrea Bargnani, Joe Johnson

Unsigned Draft Picks

  • First-rounders: None
  • Second-rounders: Juan Pablo Vaulet (2015-39th), Christian Drejer (2004-51st)

Coaching Staff

Interim Head Coach: Tony Brown

Assistants: Joe Wolf, Steve Jones, Jay Humphries, Jim Sann (advance scout)

Trainer: Tim Walsh, Lloyd Beckett (assistant), Ale Oliveira (assistant)

Basketball Executives

  • Sean Marks — General Manager
  • Trajan Langdon – Assistant General Manager
  • Gregg Polinsky — Director of Player Personnel

Pick Swaps

  • 2016 — Owe first-rounder to the Boston Celtics (Kevin Garnett)
  • 2016 — Los Angeles Clippers have rights to swap second-rounders (if Clippers’ pick in top-55, Reggie Evans).  Clippers may send pick to Milwaukee Bucks.
  • 2017 — Boston Celtics have the right to swap first-rounders (Kevin Garnett).
  • 2017 — Owed second-rounder (46-60 range) from Boston Celtics, only if Boston swaps first-rounders (Kevin Garnett).
  • 2017 — Owe second-rounder to Atlanta Hawks (Joe Johnson).
  • 2018 — Owe first-rounder to the Boston Celtics (Kevin Garnett).
  • 2018 — Philadelphia 76ers have right to swap Cleveland Cavaliers’ second-rounder with Nets’ second-rounder (Andrei Kirilenko).
  • 2018 — Owe second-rounder to Charlotte Hornets (Juan Pablo Vaulet), after Philadelphia potential swap.
  • 2019 — Owed second-rounder from Milwaukee Bucks (or Sacramento Kings, whichever is the higher pick; Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Jason Kidd, Marquis Teague)
  • 2019 — Owe second-rounder to Memphis Grizzlies (Juan Pablo Vaulet, Courtney Lee).
  • 2020 — Owe second-rounder to Philadelphia 76ers (Andrei Kirilenko).

Cash Paid ($3.4 million max): $3.0 million to Utah Jazz (Isiah Whitehead)

Cash Received ($3.4 million max): $0

Free Agents

  • Early Bird: Andray Blatche*
  • Non-Bird: Jason Collins (retired)*, Jerry Stackhouse (retired)*

* Cannot be used in a sign and trade because they were not active players in the NBA last season.

Trade Kickers

  • Thaddeus Young — 15%
  • Bojan Bogdanovic — 15%

Note: Players can waive their trade bonuses, under certain circumstances.

Amnesty:  Used on Travis Outlaw.

D-League Affiliate: Long Island Nets (starting 2016/17 season, head coach Ronald Nored)

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(Updated on 8/19/16)

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