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All posts by Alan Draper| Name | 2016-17 |
|---|---|
| Brook Lopez | $21,165,675 |
| Jeremy Lin | $11,483,254 |
| Trevor Booker | $9,250,000 |
| Andrew Nicholson | $6,088,993 |
| Luis Scola (waived) | $5,000,000 |
| Deron Williams (waived) | $5,474,787 |
| Greivis Vasquez (waived) | $4,347,826 |
| Justin Hamilton | $3,000,000 |
| KJ McDaniels | $3,333,333 |
| Randy Foye | $2,500,000 |
| Quincy Acy | $1,790,092 |
| Caris LeVert | $1,562,280 |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | $1,395,600 |
| Isaiah Whitehead | $1,074,145 |
| Anthony Bennett (waived) | $1,015,696 |
| Marcus Thornton (waived) | $980,431 |
| Sean Kilpatrick | $980,431 |
| Joe Harris | $980,431 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | $726,672 |
| Jarrett Jack (waived) | $500,000 |
| Yogi Ferrell (waived) | $102,300 |
| Andrea Bargnani (waived) | $323,599 |
| Yogi Ferrell (waived) | $100,000 |
| Egidijus Mockevicius (waived) | $100,000 |
| Archie Goodwin | $75,000 |
| Prince Ibeh (waived) | $75,000 |
| Cliff Alexander (waived) | $75,000 |
| Archie Goodwin (expired 10-day) | $57,672 |
| Archie Goodwin (expired 10-day) | $57,672 |
| Quincy Acy (expired 10-day) | $57,672 |
| Quincy Acy (expired 10-day) | $57,672 |
| Beau Beech (waived) | $45,000 |
| Total | $83,776,233 |
Quick: Under the cap by $10.4 million
Exceptions
- Room Exception: $2,898,000
Roster Count: 15 guaranteed
Depth Chart:
PG: Jeremy Lin, Spencer Dinwiddie
SG: Caris LeVert, Isaiah Whitehead, K.J. McDaniels, Archie Goodwin
SF: Randy Foye, Sean Kilpatrick, Joe Harris
PF: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Quincy Acy, Andrew Nicholson
C: Brook Lopez, Trevor Booker, Justin Hamilton
Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.
Acquisitions
- 4/17/16 — Hired Kenny Atkinson as head coach to replace interim coach Tony Brown.
- 6/23/16 — Traded the rights to Marcus Paige (55th) and $3.0 million to Utah Jazz for the rights to Isiah Whitehead (42nd).
- 6/29/16 — Issued qualifying offer to Markel Brown, declined offer to Willie Reed.
- 6/29/16 – Wayne Ellington and Shane Larkin declined player options.
- 7/6/16 — Rescinded qualifying offer to Markel Brown.
- 7/6/16 — Renounced the rights to Willie Reed, Thomas Robinson, Donald Sloan, Wayne Ellington, Jason Collins, Jerry Stackhouse, Sergey Karasev, Shane Larkin, Henry Sims and Andray Blatche.
- 7/7/16 — Traded Thaddeus Young to Indiana Pacers for the rights to Caris LeVert (2016-20th) and a 2017 protected second-rounder.
- 7/7/16 — Signed Tyler Johnson to a four-year Arenas-rule offer sheet for $50 million, player option on final season.
- 7/7/16 — Signed Jeremy Lin to a three-year, $38.3 million contract, player option on final season.
- 7/7/16 — Signed Allen Crabbe to a four-year, $74.8 million offer sheet, player option on final season.
- 7/8/16 — Renounced the rights to Markel Brown.
- 7/8/16 — Signed Trevor Booker to a two-year, $18.4 million contract.
- 7/8/16 — Signed Isaiah Whitehead (2016-42nd) to a four-year, partially-guaranteed $4.6 million contract.
- 7/10/16 — The Miami HEAT matched the Brooklyn Nets’ offer to Tyler Johnson.
- 7/10/16 — The Portland Trail Blazers matched the Portland Trail Blazers’ offer to Allen Crabbe.
- 7/11/16 — Signed Justin Hamilton to a two-year, $6 million contract.
- 7/13/16 — Signed Luis Scola to a one-year, $5.5 million contract ($500,000 in likely incentives TBD).
- 7/13/16 — Signed Greivis Vasquez to a one-year, $5.0 million contract ($652,174 in unlikely incentives TBD).
- 7/14/16 — Signed Caris LeVert (2016-20th) to an $7.5 million rookie-scale contract.
- 7/14/16 — Signed Randy Foye to a one-year, $2.5 million contract.
- 7/14/16 — Signed Anthony Bennett to a two-year, partially-guaranteed $2.1 million contract.
- 7/14/16 — Signed Randy Foye to a one-year, $2.5 million contract.
- 7/19/16 — Signed Joe Harris to a two-year, partially-guaranteed $2.0 million contract.
- 7/22/16 — Signed Yogi Ferrell to a one-year, partially-guaranteed $543,471 contract ($100,000).
- 7/25/16 — Signed Beau Beech to a one-year, partially-guaranteed $543,471 contract ($45,000).
- 7/27/16 — Signed Egidijus Mockevicius to a one-year, partially-guaranteed $543,471 contract ($100,000).
- 9/26/16 — Signed Chase Budinger to a one-year, non-guaranteed $1,315,448 contract.
- 9/26/16 — Signed Jorge Gutierrez to a one-year, non-guaranteed $1,015,696 summer contract.
- 10/30/16 — Picked up team options for Rondae-Hollis Jefferson and Chris McCullough.
- 11/9/16 — Signed Yogi Ferrell to a two-year, non-guaranteed $1,400,767 contract.
- 12/2/16 — Signed Donatas Motiejunas to a four-year, partially-guaranteed $37 million offer sheet (Houston Rockets have right to match).
- 12/5/16 — Houston Rockets matched offer to Donatas Motiejunas.
- 12/8/16 — Signed Spencer Dinwiddie to a three-year, non-guaranteed $2,903,733 contract.
- 1/10/17 — Spencer Dinwiddie’s $726,672 guaranteed for 2016-17.
- 1/10/17 — Signed Quincy Acy to a $61,821 10-day contract.
- 1/20/17 — Signed Quincy Acy to a $61,821 10-day contract.
- 1/30/17 — Signed Quincy Acy to a two-year, partially-guaranteed $3,499,630 contract.
- 2/22/17 — Traded Bojan Bogdanovic and Chris McCullough to Washington Wizards for Andrew Nicholson, Marcus Thornton and a protected 2017 first-rounder.
- 2/23/17 — Traded $75,000 to Houston Rockets for K.J. McDaniels.
- 3/15/17 — Signed Archie Goodwin to a 10-day $59,747 contract
- 3/25/17 — Signed Archie Goodwin to a 10-day $59,747 contract
- 4/2/17 — Signed Cliff Alexander for the rest of the season at $75,000.
- 4/3/17 — Signed Prince Ibeh for the rest of the season at $75,000.
- 4/4/17 — Signed Archie Goodwin to a two-year, partially-guaranteed $1,652,230 contract.
Waived Players: Jarret Jack, Beau Beech, Chase Budinger, Jorge Gutierrez, Egidijus Mockevicius, Yogi Ferrell (twice), Greivis Vasquez, Anthony Bennett, Luis Scola, Marcus Thornton, Prince Ibeh, Cliff Alexander
Traded Players: Thaddeus Young, Bojan Bogdanovic, Chris McCullough
Expired 10-Day Contracts: Quincy Acy (two), Archie Goodwin (two)
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Kenny Atkinson
Assistants: Jacque Vaughn, Chris Fleming, Bret Brielmaier, Adam Harrington (assistant and director of player development), Jordan Ott (assistant coach and manager of advance scouting), Matt Batiste (player development assistant)
Trainer: Lloyd Becket (head athletic trainer/physical therapist), Zach Weatherford (director of player performance), Dan Meehan (head strength and conditioning coach), Aisling Toolan (director of physical therapy), Sebastien Poirier (assistant athletic trainer), Lauren Green (assistant strength and conditioning coach)
Basketball Executives
- Sean Marks — general manager
- Trajan Langdon – assistant general manager
- Gregg Polinsky — director of player personnel
- Natalie Jay — cap and contract specialist
- Ryan Grisriel — director of basketball administration
- Andrew Baker — strategic planning coordinator
- Gianluca Pascucci — director of global scouting
- BJ Johnson — coordinator of player evaluation
Pick Swaps
- 2017 — Boston Celtics have the right to swap first-rounders (Kevin Garnett).
- 2017 — Owed first-rounder (top-14 protected) from Washington Wizards (Bojan Bogdanovic).
- 2017 — Owed second-rounder (46-60 range) from Boston Celtics, only if Boston swaps first-rounders (Kevin Garnett).
- 2017– Owed second-rounder (31-44 range through 2020, unprotected in 2023) from Indiana Pacers (Thaddeus Young).
- 2017 — Owe second-rounder to Atlanta Hawks (Joe Johnson).
- 2018 — Owe first-rounder to the Boston Celtics (Kevin Garnett).
- 2018 — Philadelphia 76ers have right to swap Cleveland Cavaliers’ second-rounder with Nets’ second-rounder (Bogans, Andrei Kirilenko).
- 2018 — Owe second-rounder to Charlotte Hornets (Juan Pablo Vaulet), after Philadelphia potential swap.
- 2019 — Owe second-rounder to Memphis Grizzlies (Juan Pablo Vaulet, Courtney Lee).
- 2020 — Owe second-rounder to Philadelphia 76ers (Andrei Kirilenko).
Unsigned Draft Picks
- First-rounders: None
- Second-rounders: Juan Pablo Vaulet (2015-39th), Christian Drejer (2004-51st)
Free Agents
- None
Cash Paid ($3.5 million max): $75,000 to Houston Rockets (K.J. McDaniels)
Cash Received ($3.5 million max): $0
Trade Kickers
- Jeremy Lin — 10 percent
Note: Players can waive their trade bonuses, under certain circumstances.
D-League Affiliate: Long Island Nets (head coach Ronald Nored)
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(Updated on 4/20/17)
