Rookie Contract Options Pending: Anthony Davis, Austin Rivers

Exceptions

• Room: $2,732,000 (likely to be used on John Salmons)

Roster Space: 12 guaranteed, three non/partially-guaranteed

Depth Chart*:
PG: Jrue Holiday, Austin Rivers, Jimmer Fredette, Russ Smith
SG: Eric Gordon, Tyreke Evans
SF: John Salmons, Darius Miller, Luke Babbitt
PF: Anthony Davis, Ryan Anderson, Patric Young
C: Omer Asik, Alexis Ajinca, Jeff Withey

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

Head Coach: Monty Williams (four-year extension given before 2012/13 season)

Basketball Executives:

• Dell Demps — General Manager

Pick Swaps:

• 2015 — Owe first-rounder (top-3 and 20-30 protected through 2018, top-3 and 25-30 protected through 2020, otherwise converts to 2020 and 2021 second-rounders) to Houston Rockets (Omer Asik)
• 2015 — Owe second-rounder to Washington Wizards (Chris Paul, Nick Young).
• 2016 — Owed second-rounder (top-55 protected) from Sacramento Kings (Hilton Armstrong).
• 2016 — Owe first-rounder (top-3 and 20-30 protected through 2018, top-3 and 25-30 protected through 2020, otherwise converts to 2020 and 2021 second-rounders) to Houston Rockets (Omer Asik).
• 2016 — Higher pick between Sacramento Kings (31-55 range) and Pelicans’ second-rounder will go to Milwaukee Bucks (Hilton Armstrong, Jrue Holiday, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute).
• 2017 — Owe second-rounder (top-55 protected) to Minnesota Timberwolves (Brad Miller).

Acquisitions

• 6/22/14 — Acquired the rights to Russ Smith (2014-47th) from the Philadelphia 76ers for the rights to Pierre Jackson (2013-42nd).
• 7/11/14 — Traded a Clippers’ 2016 conditional second-rounder to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Alonzo Gee.
• 7/13/14 — Acquired Scotty Hopson from the Charlotte Hornets for $75k.
• 7/15/14 — Traded Alonzo Gee, Scotty Hopson and a 2015-protected first-rounder to the Houston Rockets, along with Melvin Ely to the Washington Wizards, for Omer Asik, Omri Casspi and $1.5 million.
• 7/15/14 — Signed Russ Smith to a three-year, $2.3 million partially-guaranteed minimum contract.
• 7/19/14 — Signed Patrick Young to a two-year, $1.4 million partially guaranteed minimum contract.
• 7/23/14 — Signed Jimmer Fredette to an estimated $948k contract.
• 7/23/14 — Signed Darius Miller to a two-year, $1.9 non/partially-guaranteed minimum contract.
• TBD — Agreed to sign John Salmons to a two-year deal.

Waived Players: Omri Casspi

Free Agents:

• Non-Bird: James Southerland (renounced)

Unsigned Draft Picks

• First-rounders: None
• Second-rounders: None

Cash Paid ($3.3 million max): $75k to Charlotte Hornets (Scotty Hopson)

Cash Received ($3.3 million max): $1.5 million from Houston Rockets (Omer Asik)

Amnesty: Left unused.  No eligible players.

Archives
2013-14
2012-13

Cap Holds

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

Salary and team data changes quite often. If you notice a discrepancy, please notify Basketball Insiders Senior Writer Eric Pincus.

(Updated on 7/26/14)