New Orleans Pelicans Team Salary

2017-18 Team-By-Team Salary Summary

Quick: Over the cap and hard-capped.

Salary Cap: $99,093,000

Luxury Tax Threshold: $119,266,000

Hard Cap: $125,266,000

Projected 2018-19 Cap Space ($101 million cap): None

Exceptions

• Trade Exception (Buddy Hield, expiring 2/20/18) — $3,517,200
• Trade Exception (Tim Frazier, expiring 6/21/18) — $2,090,000
• Trade Exception (Quincy Pondexter, expiring 9/1/18) — $3,853,931
• Mid-Level Exception: $2,190,385 (Rajon Rondo, Darius Miller, Frank Jackson)
• Bi-Annual Exception: $3,290,000

Non-Guaranteed Salaries

• Martell Webster $2,328,652
• Jordan Crawford $1,709,538 ($250,000 guaranteed)
• Perry Jones III $1,524,305
• Cliff Alexander $1,471,382

Roster Space: 14 guaranteed, four non-guaranteed

Depth Chart
PG: Rajon Rondo, Frank Jackson (injured)
SG: Jrue Holiday, E’Twaun Moore, Ian Clark, Jordan Crawford
SF: Tony Allen, Dante Cunningham, Cheick Diallo, Darius Miller, Martell Webster, Solomon Hill (injured)
PF: Anthony Davis, Perry Jones III, Cliff Alexander
C: DeMarcus Cousins, Alexis Ajinca, Omer Asik

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

G-League Affiliate: None

Two-Way Contracts: Jalen Jones (two year), Charles Cooke (one-year)

Two-Way Daily Rate in NBA/G-League: $4,608/$528

Trade Kickers

• None

Note: Players can waive their trade bonuses.

No-Trade: Martell Webster (implicit)

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Alvin Gentry (four-year $13.75 million deal starting with the 2015-16 season, final year team option)

Assistants: Darren Erman (associate head coach), Robert Pack, Fred Vinson, Kevin Hanson, Jamelle McMillan, Elvis Valcarcel, Chris Finch

Trainer: Duane Brooks

Basketball Executives

• Dell Demps — general manager
• Danny Ferry — special advisor

Pick Swaps

• 2018 — Owe second-rounder to Chicago Bulls (Quincy Pondexter).

Cash Paid ($5.1 million max): $2.5 million to Chicago Bulls (Quincy Pondexter)

Cash Received ($5.1 million max): $0

Deadlines:

• 11/10/17 — Jordan Crawford’s salary guarantees at $500,000 for 2017-18.
• 12/15/17 — No-trade restrictions lift on Perry Jones III, Darius Miller, Ian Clark, Tony Allen and Rajon Rondo.
• 12/22/17 — No-trade restriction lifts on Martell Webster.
• 12/24/17 — No-trade restriction lifts on Dante Cunningham
• 9/24/17 — Signed Dante Cunningham to a one-year, $2.3 million contract.
• 12/25/17 — 12/22/17 — No-trade restriction lifts on Cliff Alexander.
• 1/10/18 — Martell Webster’s $2,328,652 guarantees for 2017-18.
• 1/10/18 — Jordan Crawford’s $1,709,538 guarantees for 2017-18.
• 1/10/18 — Perry Jones III’s $1,524,305 guarantees for 2017-18.
• 1/10/18 — Cliff Alexander’s $1,471,382 guarantees for 2017-18.
• 1/15/18 — No-trade restriction lifts on Jrue Holiday.
• 2/20/18 — Buddy Hield trade exception expires.
• 6/28/18 — Darius Miller’s salary guarantees at $300,000 for 2018-19.
• 6/29/18 — Qualifying offer deadline on Cliff Alexander.
• 7/4/18 — Darius Miller’s $2,205,000 guarantees for 2018-19.
• 7/6/18 — Cheick Diallo’s $1,544,951 guarantees for 2018-19.
• 6/21/19 — Team option on Omer Asik.
• 6/29/19 — Qualifying offer deadline for Cheick Diallo.
• 6/30/19 — Frank Jackson’s $1,618,520 guarantees for 2019-20.
• 7/1/19 — Omer Asik’s $12.0 million salary guarantees for 2019-20.
• 6/29/21 — Player option on 2021-22 season.

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

Acquisitions

• 6/21/17 — Dante Cunningham opted out of his contract.
• 6/21/17 — Traded Tim Frazier to Washington Wizards for a 2017 second-rounder (52nd).
• 6/22/17 — Traded the rights to Dwyane Bacon (40th) and $1.8 million to Charlotte Hornets for the rights to Frank Jackson (31st).
• 6/22/17 — Traded the rights to Edmond Sumner (52nd) to Indiana Pacers for $1.0 million.
• 7/5/17 — Axel Toupane and Quinn Cook’s salaries guaranteed at $25,000 apiece for 2017-18.
• 7/6/17 — Signed Jrue Holiday to a five-year, $150.0 million contract with likely and unlike incentives, player option on the final season.
• 7/6/17 — Signed Rajon Rondo to a one-year, $3.3 million contract.
• 7/9/17 — Signed Frank Jackson (2017-31st) to a partially-guaranteed three-year, $3,812,377 contract.
• 7/24/17 — Signed Jalen Jones to a two-year, two-way contract.
• 7/26/17 — Signed Darius Miller to a partially-guaranteed two-year, $4,305,000 contract.
• 8/1/17 — Signed Charles Cooke to a one-year, two-way contract.
• 8/2/17 — Signed Ian Clark to a one-year, $1,577,230 contract.
• 9/1/17 — Traded Quincy Pondexter, a 2018 second-rounder and $2.5 million to Chicago Bulls for the rights to Ater Majok (2011-58th).
• 9/11/17 — Renounced the rights to Ater Majok (2011-58th).
• 9/14/17 — Signed Tony Allen to a one-year, $2,328,652 contract.
• 9/22/17 — Signed Martell Webster to a non-guaranteed one-year, $2,328,652 summer contract with exhibit nine.
• 9/24/17 — Signed Dante Cunningham to a one-year, $2.3 million contract.
• 9/25/17 — Signed Cliff Alexander to a non-guaranteed one-year, $1,471,382 summer contract with exhibit nine.

Waived Players: Axel Toupane, Quinn Cook

Traded Players: Tim Frazier, Quincy Pondexter

Expired 10-Day Contracts: None

Unsigned Draft Picks

• First-rounders: None
• Second-rounders: Latavious Williams (2010-48th)

Arena: Smoothie King Center

Free Agents (with Cap Holds)

• Non-Bird: Donatas Motiejunas ($1,471,382)

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Cap Holds

For notes on some of the rules and an explanation of cap holds, please refer to the following Salary Notes.

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(Updated on 10/4/17)