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All posts by Basketball Insiders| Name | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Hayward | $31,500,000 | |||||
| Terry Rozier | $23,205,221 | $24,924,126 | $26,643,031 | |||
| LaMelo Ball | $10,900,635 | $14,301,633 | ||||
| P.J. Washington | $7,992,407 | |||||
| James Bouknight | $4,570,080 | $6,064,496 | $8,302,295 | |||
| Kai Jones | $3,047,880 | $4,693,735 | $6,693,266 | |||
| Nick Richards | $2,228,270 | |||||
| Vernon Carey Jr | $1,930,681 | |||||
| JT Thor | $1,836,096 | $1,988,598 | ||||
| Kelly Oubre | ||||||
| Jalen McDaniels | ||||||
| Ish Smith | ||||||
| Mason Plumlee | ||||||
| Guaranteed Total: | $54,705,221 | $24,924,126 | $24,924,126 | |||
| Inclusive Total: | $87,211,270 | $51,972,588 | $41,638,592 |
Quick: Cap room used.
2014 NBA Draft: 24th pick (from Portland Trail Blazers), 16th to Chicago Bulls & 45th; Detroit’s pick if lottery drops Pistons below 8th.
2014/15 Projected Space ($63.2 million cap estimate): None to $19.5 million, less if Josh McRoberts doesn’t opt out.
Exceptions
- Trade Exception (Jeff Adrien, expiring 2/20/15) — $916,099
Roster Count: 15 guaranteed
Depth Chart*:
PG: Kemba Walker, Luke Ridnour, Jannero Pargo
SG: Gerald Henderson, Gary Neal
SF: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Jeffrey Taylor (injured)
PF: Josh McRoberts, Bismack Biyombo, Anthony Tolliver, D.J. White
C: Al Jefferson, Cody Zeller, Brendan Haywood (injured)
*Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.
Head Coach: Steve Clifford (signed three-year, $6 million contract starting for 13-14 season – third year team option)
Basketball Executives:
- Rod Higgins — President of Basketball Operations
- Rich Cho — General Manager
Pick Swaps:
- 2014 – Owed first-rounder (top-8 protected in 2014, top-pick protected in 2015, unprotected in 2016) from Detroit Pistons (Corey Maggette).
- 2016 – Owe second-rounder (top-55 protected) to San Antonio Spurs (Theo Ratliff).
Acquisitions
- 6/27/13 — Selected Cody Zeller (4th) in the 2013 NBA Draft.
- 7/10/13 — Amnestied Tyrus Thomas.
- 7/10/13 — Signed Cody Zeller to a $17.4 million rookie-scale contract.
- 7/10/13 — Signed Al Jefferson to a three-year, $40.5 million deal (player option on third season).
- 7/11/13 — Signed Josh McRoberts to a two-year, $5.4 million deal (player option on second season).
- 7/30/13 — Signed Gerald Henderson to a three-year $18 million contract (player option on third season).
- 8/9/13 — Signed Jannero Pargo on a one-year, $1.4 million non/partially guaranteed minimum deal.
- 8/19/13 — Signed Anthony Tolliver on a one-year, $1.1 million minimum contract.
- 9/5/13 — Signed James Southerland to a one-year, non-guaranteed $490k minimum contract.
- 9/23/13 — Signed Abdul Gaddy to a one-year, non/partially-guaranteed $490k minimum contract.
- 9/23/13 — Signed Troy Daniels to a one-year, non/partially-guaranteed $490k minimum contract.
- 9/23/13 — Signed Patrick O’Bryant to a one-year, non/partially-guaranteed $948k minimum contract.
- 10/31/13 — Picked up the third-year option on Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.
- 10/31/13 — Picked up the fourth-year options on Bismack Biyombo and Kemba Walker.
- 12/11/13 — Signed Chris Douglas-Roberts to a one-year, non-guaranteed $661k minimum contract.
- 2/20/14 — Traded Ramon Sessions and Jeff Adrien to the Milwaukee Bucks for Gary Neal and Luke Ridnour.
- 3/4/14 — Signed Justin Hamilton to a 10-day contract.
- 3/21/14 — Signed D.J. White to a 10-day contract.
- 3/31/14 — Signed D.J. White to a second 10-day contract.
- 4/10/14 — Signed D.J. White for remainder of season.
Waived Players: Tyrus Thomas (via amnesty), Patrick O’Bryant, James Southerland, Ben Gordon, Justin Hamilton
Free Agents
- Bird: None
Unsigned Draft Picks:
- First-rounders: None
- Second-rounders: None
Amnesty: Used on Tyrus Thomas — 2013-14 $8,694,215, 2014-15 $9,388,430.
Cash Paid ($3.2 million max): $0
Cash Received ($3.2 million max): $0
Archives: 2012-13
Cap Holds
| Name | $2,023 | $2,024 | $2,025 | $2,026 | $2,027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ish Smith | $5,850,000 | |||||
| Mason Plumlee | $17,252,792 | |||||
| P.J. Washington | $17,425,305 | |||||
| Nick Richards | $2,228,270 | |||||
| Jalen McDaniels | $1,855,319 | |||||
| Kelly Oubre | $16,380,000 | |||||
| Gordon Hayward | $43,619,345 | |||||
| Vernon Carey Jr | $1,948,092 | |||||
| LaMelo Ball | $31,156,675 | |||||
| Kai Jones | $4,081,205 | |||||
| JT Thor | $2,035,756 | |||||
| James Bouknight | $18,193,488 | |||||
| Terry Rozier | $39,964,547 | |||||
| Total: | $60,991,686 | $76,724,112 | $24,310,449 | $39,964,547 |
