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All posts by Alan Draper| Name | 2014-15 |
|---|---|
| Gordon Hayward | $14,746,000 |
| Derrick Favors | $12,950,000 |
| Kendrick Perkins (waived) | $8,719,795 |
| Trevor Booker | $5,000,000 |
| Dante Exum | $3,615,000 |
| Alec Burks | $3,034,356 |
| Trey Burke | $2,548,560 |
| Jeremy Evans | $1,794,871 |
| Rodney Hood | $1,290,360 |
| Rudy Gobert | $1,127,400 |
| Grant Jerrett | $816,482 |
| Carrick Felix (waived) | $816,482 |
| Joe Ingles | $507,336 |
| Toure’ Murry (waived) | $417,647 |
| Patrick Cristopher (waived) | $379,010 |
| Elijah Millsap | $241,731 |
| Christapher Johnson | $113,059 |
| Bryce Cotton | $92,514 |
| Jordan Hamilton (waived) | $66,929 |
| Dee Bost (waived) | $65,000 |
| Kevin Murphy (waived) | $65,000 |
| Jack Cooley (waived) | $65,000 |
| Jack Cooley | $62,671 |
| Christapher Johnson (expired 10-day) | $53,838 |
| Elliot Williams (expired 10-day) | $53,838 |
| Elliot Williams (expired 10-day) | $53,838 |
| Elijah Millsap (expired 10-day) | $29,843 |
| Elijah Millsap (expired 10-day) | $29,843 |
| Jack Cooley (expired 10-day) | $29,843 |
| Jack Cooley (expired 10-day) | $29,843 |
| Bryce Cotton (expired 10-day) | $29,843 |
| Bryce Cotton (expired 10-day) | $29,843 |
| Jerrelle Benimon (expired 10-day) | $29,843 |
| Total | $58,905,618 |
Quick: $4.2 million in cap space.
Exceptions
- Room: $2,732,000
Roster Count: 15 guaranteed
Depth Chart*:
PG: Dante Exum, Trey Burke, Bryce Cotton
SG: Rodney Hood, Joe Ingles, Alec Burks (injured)
SF: Gordon Hayward, Elijah Millsap, Christapher Johnson
PF: Derrick Favors, Trevor Booker, Jeremy Evans, Jack Cooley
C: Rudy Gobert, Grant Jerrett
*Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.
Head Coach: Quin Snyder (signed in 2014 for four years, last season team option)
Basketball Executives:
- Kevin O’Connor — Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations
- Dennis Lindsey — General Manager
- Justin Zanik — Assistant General Manager
Pick Swaps
- 2015 — Owed second-rounder from Cleveland Cavaliers (John Lucas III)
- 2016 — Owed second-rounder from Golden State Warriors (Andre Iguodala).
- 2016 — Owed second-rounder (higher of Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics pick) from Memphis Grizzlies (Jarnell Stokes, Jerry Stackhouse or Jerryd Bayless).
- 2017 — Owed first-rounder from Golden State Warriors (Andre Iguodala).
- 2017 — Owed first-rounder (lottery protected through 2020, otherwise converts to second-rounders in 2020 and 2021) from Oklahoma City Thunder (Enes Kanter). Pick will come two years after Thunder obligation met to Philadelphia 76ers (Dion Waiters, Timofey Mozgov, JaVale McGee).
- 2017 — Owed second-rounder from Golden State Warriors (Andre Iguodala).
- 2017 — Owed second-rounder from New York Knicks (Andrea Bargnani, Steve Novak).
- 2017 — Owed second-rounder from Detroit Pistons (Reggie Jackson).
- 2018 — Owed second-rounder from Denver Nuggets (Randy Foye).
Acquisitions
- 6/25/14 — Gave a qualifying offer to Gordon Hayward.
- 6/26/14 — Selected Dante Exum (5th) and Rodney Hood (23rd) in the 2014 NBA Draft.
- 6/26/14 — Traded the rights to Jarnell Stokes (35th) to the Utah Jazz for a 2016 second-rounder.
- 7/10/14 — Traded Diante Garrett to the Toronto Raptors for Steve Novak and a 2017-second-rounder (New York Knicks).
- 7/11/14 — Signed Dante Exum to a $16.3 million rookie-scale contract.
- 7/11/14 — Signed Rodney Hood to a $6.4 million rookie-scale contract.
- 7/12/14 — Matched Charlotte Bobcats offer sheet to Gordon Hayward for a four-year, $63 million contract.
- 7/21/14 — Signed Trevor Booker to a two-year, $9.8 million contract (second season $250k guaranteed).
- 7/22/14 — Traded John Lucas III, Malcolm Thomas and Erik Murphy to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Carrick Felix, a second-rounder and $1.3 million.
- 8/14/14 — Signed Dee Bost to a three-year, partially-guaranteed $2.4 million contract.
- 8/18/14 — Signed Jack Cooley to a three-year, partially-guaranteed $2.4 million contract.
- 8/25/14 — Signed Kevin Murphy to a two-year, partially-guaranteed $1.8 million contract.
- 8/25/14 — Invited Brock Motum to camp on a non-guaranteed, $507k minimum contract.
- 8/26/14 — Signed Toure’ Murry to a two-year, partially-guaranteed $2 million contract.
- 9/22/14 — Invited Dahntay Jones to camp on a non-guaranteed, 1.4 million minimum contract.
- 10/25/14 — Picked up Rudy Gobert’s third-year option.
- 10/25/14 — Picked up Trey Burke’s third-year option
- 10/27/14 — Claimed Joe Ingles off waivers (Los Angeles Clippers).
- 10/27/14 — Claimed Jordan Hamilton off waivers (Toronto Raptors).
- 10/31/14 — Signed Alec Burks to a four-year, $41 million extension ($1 million in incentives per year, $250k deemed “likely”).
- 12/10/14 — Signed Patrick Christopher to a two-year, $1.2 million non-guaranteed minimum contract.
- 1/5/15 – Signed Elijah Millsap to a $30k, 10-day contract.
- 1/7/15 — Signed Elliot Williams to a $57.7k, 10-day contract.
- 1/15/15 — Signed Elijah Millsap to a $30k, 10-day contract.
- 1/17/15 — Signed Elliot Williams to a $57.7k, 10-day contract.
- 1/25/15 — Signed Elijah Millsap to a three-year, partially-guaranteed $2.1 million contract.
- 1/28/15 — Signed Christapher Johnson to a $53.4k, 10-day contract.
- 2/19/15 — Traded Enes Kanter, Steve Novak to Oklahoma City Thunder for Kendrick Perkins, Grant Jerrett, the rights to Tibor Pleiss and a 2017 protected first-rounder from Oklahoma City, along with a second-rounder from Detroit Pistons.
- 2/24/15 — Signed Jack Cooley to a $29.8k, 10-day contract.
- 2/24/15 — Signed Bryce Cotton to a $29.8k, 10-day contract.
- 3/6/15 — Signed Jerrelle Benimon to a $29.8k, 10-day contract.
- 3/6/15 — Signed Bryce Cotton to a $29.8k, 10-day contract.
- 3/16/15 — Signed Bryce Cotton to a three-year, partially guaranteed $1.9 million contract.
- 3/16/15 — Signed Jack Cooley to a $29,8k, 10-day contract.
- 3/26/15 — Signed Jack Cooley to a three-year, partially-guaranteed $1.9 million minimum contract.
- 3/26/15 — Signed Christapher Johnson to a three-year, partially guaranteed $2.1 million minimum contract.
Waived Players: Dee Bost, Kevin Murphy, Jack Cooley (waived, also expired 10-day), Dahntay Jones, Brock Motum, Carrick Felix, Jordan Hamilton, Patrick Christopher, Toure’ Murry, Elliot Williams (expired 10-day), Christapher Johnson (expired 10-day), Kendrick Perkins, Jerrelle Benimon (exp. 10-day), Ian Clark
Free Agents
- None
Unsigned Draft Picks
- First-rounders: None
- Second-rounders: Raulzinho Neto (2013-47th), Tibor Pleiss (2010-31st), Ante Tomic (2008-44th), Shan Foster (2008-51st), Mario Austin (2003-36th), Peter Fehse (2002-49th)
Cash Paid ($3.3 million max): $0
Cash Received ($3.3 million max): $1.3 million from Cleveland Cavaliers (John Lucas III), $1.5 million from Portland Trail Blazers (Daniel Diez) — $500k million remaining
Amnesty: No eligible players.
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(Updated on 7/5/15)
