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All posts by Alan Draper| Name | 2017-18 |
|---|---|
| Kent Bazemore | $16,910,113 |
| Dennis Schröder | $15,500,000 |
| Miles Plumlee | $12,500,000 |
| Jamal Crawford (waived) | $10,942,762 |
| Marco Belinelli (waived) | $6,306,060 |
| Dewayne Dedmon | $6,000,000 |
| Ersan Ilyasova (waived) | $5,434,282 |
| Mike Muscala | $5,000,000 |
| Malcolm Delaney | $2,500,000 |
| Richard Jefferson (waived) | $2,500,000 |
| Taurean Prince | $2,422,560 |
| John Collins | $1,936,920 |
| Mike Dunleavy (waived) | $1,662,500 |
| DeAndre' Bembry | $1,567,200 |
| Sheldon Mac (waived) | $1,312,611 |
| Okaro White (waived) | $1,312,611 |
| Diamond Stone (waived) | $1,312,611 |
| Isaiah Taylor | $1,312,611 |
| Nicolas Brussino (waived) | $905,249 |
| Tyler Dorsey | $815,615 |
| Tyler Cavanaugh | $679,919 |
| Antonius Cleveland | $133,632 |
| Jaylen Morris | $101,376 |
| Quinn Cook (waived) | $100,000 |
| Jeremy Evans (expired 10-day) | $83,129 |
| Tyler Cavanaugh (waived) | $50,000 |
| Jeremy Evans (waived) | $50,000 |
| Damion Lee | $46,080 |
| Damion Lee (expired 10-day) | $46,080 |
| Damion Lee (expired 10-day) | $46,080 |
| Jaylen Morris (expired 10-day) | $46,080 |
| Jaylen Morris (expired 10-day) | $46,080 |
| Antonius Cleveland (expired 10-day) | $46,080 |
| Antonius Cleveland (expired 10-day) | $46,080 |
| DeAndre Liggins (waived) | $26,773 |
| Josh Magette (two-way) | |
| Andrew White (two-way) | |
| Total | $99,701,094 |
Quick: Spent over the cap.
Salary Cap: $99,093,000
Luxury Tax Threshold: $119,266,000
Exceptions
- Trade Exception (Luke Babbitt, expiring 2/8/19) — $1,471,382
- Room Exception: $4,328,000
Roster Count: 15 guaranteed, two two-ways
Depth Chart:
PG: Dennis Schröder, Malcolm Delaney, Isaiah Taylor, Josh Magette (two-way)
SG: Tyler Dorsey, Andrew White (two-way), Damion Lee, Jaylen Morris, Antonius Cleveland, Kent Bazemore (injured)
SF: Taurean Prince, DeAndre' Bembry
PF: John Collins, Mike Muscala, Tyler Cavanaugh
C: Dewayne Dedmon, Miles Plumlee
Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.
G-League Affiliate: Erie Bayhawks (Malik Rose general manager, Josh Longstaff coach)
Two-Way Contracts: Josh Magette (one-year), Andrew White (one-year)
Two-Way Daily Rate in NBA/G-League: $4,608/$528
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Mike Budenholzer
Assistants: Darvin Ham, Taylor Jenkins, Charles Lee, Ben Sullivan, Chris Jent, Patrick St. Andrews
Trainer: Keke Lyles (executive director of player performance), Scottie Parker (head athletic trainer), Brady Howe (assistant athletic trainer), Mike Roncarati (director of rehabilitation), Chris Chase (athletic performance coach), Adam Loiacocno (performance therapist), Daniel Bove (sports scientist/assistant strength and conditioning coach)
Basketball Executives:
- Travis Schlenk — general manager and head of basketball operations
- Wes Wilcox — special advisor to ownership
- T. Scott Wilkinson — executive vice president and assistant general manager
- Michael Blackstone — assistant general manager
- Jeff Peterson — assistant general manager
- Michelle Leftwich — vice president of salary cap administration
- Dominique Wilkins — vice president of basketball
- Rick Sund — senior advisor, basketball operations
- Mike McNeive — director of basketball operations
- John Treloar — director of player personnel
- Jeff Peterson — director of scouting
- Malik Rose — manager of basketball operations
- Dan Martinez — senior director of team operations
Pick Swaps
- 2018 — Owed first-rounder (lottery protected through 2020, otherwise converts to 2020 and 2021 second-rounders) from Minnesota Timberwolves (Adreian Payne).
- 2018 — Owed first-rounder (top-three protected through 2023, unprotected in 2024) from Houston Rockets (Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford).
- 2018 — Owe second-rounder (top-55 protected) to Los Angeles Clippers (DeAndre Liggins).
- 2019 — Owed first-rounder (top-10 protected through 2020, otherwise converts to 2021 and 2022 second-rounders) from Cleveland Cavaliers (Kyle Korver)
- 2019 — Owed second-rounder (lesser pick) from Minnesota Timberwolves or Los Angeles Lakers (Tyus Jones, Roy Hibbert, Rakeem Christmas, Brendan Haywood, Richard Jefferson).
- 2019 — Owe second-rounder (top-55 protected) to Washington Wizards (Sheldon Mac)
- 2020 — Owed second-rounder (top-55 protected) from Portland Trail Blazers (Mo Harkless, Joe Harris, Richard Jefferson).
Cash Paid ($5.1 million max): $0
Cash Received ($5.1 million max): $1,312,611 from Los Angeles Clippers (Jamal Crawford); $100,000 from Los Angeles Clippers (DeAndre Liggins); $3.0 million from Cleveland Cavaliers (Richard Jefferson); $687,389 from Washington Wizards (Sheldon Mac) — $0 remaining
Acquisitions
- 6/20/17 — Traded Dwight Howard and the 31st pick to Charlotte Hornets for Miles Plumlee, Marco Belinelli and the 41st pick.
- 6/22/17 — Drafted John Collins (19th), Tyler Dorsey (41st) and Alpha Kaba (60th).
- 6/26/17 — Paul Millsap opted out of his contract.
- 6/26/17 — Issued a qualifying offer to Tim Hardaway Jr.
- 6/28/17 — Traded Ryan Kelly to Houston Rockets for $75,000.
- 7/1/17 — Signed John Collins (2017-19th) to an $11,059,862 rookie-scale contract.
- 7/6/17 — Renounced the rights to Paul Millsap, Thabo Sefolosha, Jose Calderon and Kris Humphries.
- 7/6/17 — Traded a Washington Wizards second-round pick to Denver Nuggets for Jamal Crawford, Diamond Stone, $1,312,611 and a Houston Rockets first-rounder to the Los Angeles Clippers.
- 7/8/17 — Declined to match New York Knicks' offer sheet to Tim Hardaway Jr.
- 7/14/17 — Signed Tyler Dorsey (2017-41st) to a two-year, $2,193,857 contract.
- 7/19/17 — Signed Ersan Ilyasova to a one-year, $6 million contract.
- 7/20/17 — Claimed Nicolas Brussino off waivers (Dallas Mavericks).
- 7/21/17 — Signed Dewayne Dedmon to a two-year, $14,100,000 contract, player option on final season.
- 7/25/17 — Signed Mike Muscala to a two-year, $10 million contract, player option on final season.
- 8/8/17 — Signed Luke Babbitt to a partially-guaranteed one-year, $1,974,159 contract.
- 9/5/17 — Signed Josh Magette to a one-year, two-way contract.
- 9/6/17 — Signed Tyler Cavanaugh to a partially-guaranteed one-year, $815,615 contract.
- 9/6/17 — Signed Quinn Cook to a partially-guaranteed two-year, $2,857,562 contract.
- 9/20/17 — Signed Jeremy Evans to a partially-guaranteed one-year, $1,841,849 contract.
- 9/20/17 — Signed Jordan Matthews to a non-guaranteed one-year, $815,615 summer contract with exhibits nine and 10.
- 9/25/17 — Signed John Jenkins to a non-guaranteed one-year, $1,709,538 summer contract with exhibit nine.
- 9/25/17 — Traded a protected 2018 second-rounder to Los Angeles Clippers for DeAndre Liggins and $100,000.
- 10/14/17 — Traded the rights to Dimitrios Agravanis (2015-59th) and Sergey Gladyr (2009-49th) to Cleveland Cavaliers for Richard Jefferson and Kay Felder, a 2019 second-rounder, a protected 2020 second-rounder and $3.0 million.
- 10/14/17 — Picked up team options on DeAndre' Bembry and Taurean Prince for 2018-19.
- 10/17/17 — Signed Isaiah Tylor to a two-year, $2,857,562 contract (guarantees TBD).
- 11/5/17 — Signed Tyler Cavanaugh to a two-way contract.
- 12/15/17 — Luke Babbit's $1,974,159 guaranteed for 2017-18.
- 12/18/17 — Signed Tyler Cavanaugh to a non-guaranteed two-year, $2,058,161 contract.
- 1/10/18 — Tyler Cavanaugh's $679,919 guaranteed for 2017-18.
- 1/10/18 — Isaiah Taylor's $1,312,611 guaranteed for 2017-18.
- 1/15/18 — Signed Andrew White to a two-way contract.
- 2/8/18 — Traded Luke Babbitt to Miami HEAT for Okaro White.
- 2/8/18 — Traded a protected 2019 second-rounder to Washington Wizards for Sheldon Mac and $687,389.
- 2/22/18 — Signed Antonius Cleveland to a 10-day, $46,080 contract.
- 2/28/18 — Signed Jaylen Morris to a 10-day, $46,080 contract.
- 3/4/18 — Signed Antonius Cleveland to a 10-day, $46,080 contract.
- 3/11/18 — Signed Jaylen Morris to a 10-day, $46,080 contract.
- 3/13/18 — Signed Damion Lee to a 10-day, $46,080 contract.
- 3/14/18 — Signed Antonius Cleveland to a partially-guaranteed two-year, $1,511,874 contract.
- 3/21/18 — Signed Jaylen Morris to a partially-guaranteed two-year, $1,479,618 contract.
- 3/23/18 — Signed Damion Lee to a 10-day, $46,080 contract.
- 3/31/18 — Signed Jeremy Evans to a 10-day, $104,059 contract.
- 4/2/18 — Signed Damion Lee for the rest of the season at $46,080.
Waived Players: Mike Dunleavy, Jamal Crawford, Diamond Stone, DeAndre Liggins, Richard Jefferson, Kay Felder (claimed by Chicago Bulls), Jordan Matthews, John Jenkins, Quinn Cook, Tyler Cavanaugh, Jeremy Evans, Nicolas Brussino, Okaro White, Marco Belinelli, Sheldon Mac, Ersan Ilyasova
Traded Players: Dwight Howard, Ryan Kelly, Luke Babbitt
Expired 10-Day Contracts: Antonius Cleveland (two), Jaylen Morris (two), Damion Lee (two), Jeremy Evans
Unsigned Draft Picks
- First-rounders: None
- Second-rounders: Alpha Kaba (2017-60th), Isaia Cordinier (2016-44th), Marcus Eriksson (2015-50th), Alain Digbeu (1997-49th), Augusto Binelli (1986-40th)
Free Agents (with Cap Holds)
- None
Arena: Philips Arena
Non-Guaranteed Salaries
- None
Trade Kickers
- None
Note: Players can waive their trade bonuses.
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